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PowerPoint

10 tools for presenting with Twitter

October 14, 2009

Note: updated on 3 November 2009 Presenting while people are tweeting is challenging – but also adds a new dimension to the presentation experience for your audience. Gradually tools are being developed to make it easier for you as the presenter to manage the backchannel. Posting Tweets during the presentation Crafting a set of tweets [...]

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New evidence that bullet-points don’t work

October 7, 2009

At last, we have some scientifically rigorous evidence to show that slides full of bullet-points don’t work. The research is the work of Chris Atherton, a cognitive psychologist. Chris recently delivered a presentation at the Technical Communication UK Conference and has put up her slides on slideshare. There’s been a tremendous amount of interest in [...]

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How getting in the beam makes you a better presenter

September 17, 2009

Public speaking and presenting are full of silly rules. One such silly rule is that you shouldn’t walk into into the beam of the projector. I disagree – it can be incredibly effective to get in the beam. Why you should get in the beam 1. You show your energy and passion One of the [...]

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Here’s a quick way to make over a bullet-point slide

August 13, 2009

It’s called the Assertion-Evidence Format and it was developed by Professor Michael Alley (I’ve mentioned it previously but somehow never devoted a whole post to it). BTW, if you’ve downloaded and read my Presentation Planning Guide, you’ll see that this slide format dovetails nicely with the planning system I describe in the Guide. First let’s [...]

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Powerpoint custom animation experiment – check out the animation for yourself

June 17, 2009

Yesterday, I reported on the results of an experiment into the impact of Powerpoint custom animation on learning. I’ve now been given permission by the authors (Dr Stephen Mahar and colleagues) to publish samples of the screencasts used in the research. Summary of the experiment The purpose of the experiment was to test the hypothesis [...]

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New research questions the benefits of custom animation in PowerPoint

June 16, 2009

I thought that simple, non-distracting animations that brought in slide elements one at a time as I verbally introduced them was helpful. I thought that it helped members of my audience focus on the slide element that I was talking about. Seems I might be wrong. Research carried out by Stephen Mahar, Ulku Yaylacicegi and [...]

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How to create a “new” presentation from pre-existing slides

June 13, 2009

In a perfect world, every new presentation would be prepared from scratch, tailored exactly to the specific audience. But in reality, you sometimes have to cobble together a “new presentation” from pre-existing material. How can you create an effective presentation in the shortest possible time using pre-existing slides from different sources? There are two phases [...]

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How to persuade other people to ditch the bullets

May 14, 2009

You’ve read Presentation Zen and Slideology and you’re convinced about the benefits of using visually-engaging PowerPoint slides when you present. But everyone else in your organization stubbornly sticks to the bullet-point slides. How can you persuade them to change their minds? The absolute first thing to do, is to be a good role model. When [...]

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Little-used methods to make the delivery of your PowerPoint stand out

May 1, 2009

There’s a revolution in the design of PowerPoint slides, but not the delivery. Most speakers still rely on their slides to cue them. They click, they talk, click, talk, click, talk… Here are five methods that will make the delivery of your PowerPoint presentation stand out. 1. The Reinforce method Most presenters click on the [...]

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How to make an effective PowerPoint presentation

January 20, 2009

Hi there, if you’ve reached this page by searching on Google for “How to make an effective PowerPoint presentation” you’ll also be interested in my Guide How to make an Effective PowerPoint Presentation. I asked a number of experts for their tips on how to make an effective PowerPoint presentation. Follow these tips and you’ll [...]