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Lecture 10. TECHNICAL COMMUNICATONS Spring 2014 - Althoff. Oral Presentations Part I - “Slides”. Slides – Some “history & perspective”.
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Lecture 10 TECHNICAL COMMUNICATONS Spring 2014 - Althoff Oral PresentationsPart I - “Slides”
Slides – Some “history & perspective” • __________________ 35 mm slides (or overhead transparencies) challenges: a) project ‘advance’ working b) jammed slides c) “advanced” time required 1) get good pictures 2) get good graphs/charts 3) get film processed 4) editing limited • ______ PowerPoint Few conferences offered PC-video projector Not reliable/compatible (CD vs. 3 ½ floppy vs. ???)
Current PowerPoint • More conformity (except maybe for video clips)…most versions of PowerPoint accepted • Better chance of “everything” working • Still issues with “________” and “__________” • Less _________, more last-minute “throwing together” of slide sets • Over use of whistles and bells
“Guidelines… did you say Guidelines?” • Nothing “hard and fast” --- at least anything that will get you off the program…in advance • Avoid over doing it (in a variety of ways….color, animation, contrast, backgrounds, too many slides, etc.) • Font _____ AND ______ are critical !!!!!! • Consider your audience AND consider you as the speaker!!! • Bottomline…don’t be ______________ …any slide. If it isn’t ‘quality’ then don’t include it OR modify it BEFORE the presentation !!!!
Boxes used as…. • Nut-cutting refuges • Latrines & Nut-cutting refuges • Nesting – winter refuge • Nesting – rearing of young
Highlighting / Blocking Get good “focus” by blocking out unnecessary clutter Highlight with “simple” effects (this example: window)
Animation….sequencing • Limit number of colors (<3) • Do not over- animate…keep it simple • “synchronize” with verbal comments
Installation Specific Assessments • Non-woody vegetation cover (NWV) • Bare ground area (BGA) • Soil quality (physical, chemical,& biological) • LRAM rehab sites 100 m X 100 m plots using Rotating Panel Sampling Design Plot size varies by site…. Monitor all initially
NWV & BGA Bare ground areas exceeding 1 m2 that were created by tracked vehicle
Non-woody vegetation areas exceeding 1 m2 NWV & BGA Bare ground areas exceeding 1 m2 that were created by tracked vehicle
Smallwood et al. 2009 Journal of Raptor Research NEST BOXES 1984-2007
Title Slides (i.e., first slide) • Large font size • Really, really, really: _________________ only …except for maybe a scientific name • Less is often better • Avoid any animation/mouse-click “add-ons”: a) don’t know when ‘ready’ to launch b) want audience to get full attention “now”… not with snippets that show up because you are just getting use to the clicker/pointer/pg-down button, etc. • Keep in mind: this is _____ thing audience sees!
Gliding GlaucomysSOUTHERN FLYINGSQUIRRELS DONALD P. ALTHOFF, Ph.D. University of Rio Grande Wildlife Diversity Conference 2007: Wild At Night Sponsored by OhioDivision of Wildlife 14 March 2007
Fort Riley’sRTLA Protocol: An overview of development and direction DONALD P. ALTHOFF Kansas State University 14th Annual ITAM Conference RTLA DAY 7 August 2006 Manhattan, Kansas
MONITORINGKESTREL OCCUPANCY AND PRODUCTIVITY USING NEST BOXES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO Henry J. Barrows III Hocking College Donald P. Althoff University of Rio Grande 54th Annual Ohio Fish & Wildlife Conference 31 January 2014