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 Thomas Janicki found that students who were shown an animated PowerPoint slideshow learnt less than those that saw a non-animated slideshow.
New survey: How people are using Twitter at conferences
May 27, 2009
Wow. Some academics have written a paper about tweeting at conferences (thank you @tonyramos for tweeting about it).
I’m more impressed that somebody would write such a paper, than by the paper itself.
The paper reports on a survey of tweeters at five different conferences.
New research shows that speaking can enhance your career
February 16, 2009
People perceive someone who speaks up as a competent leader – regardless of whether they actually are competent. That’s the finding of a fascinating research study that has just been reported online at Time.
The research study
68 students were divided into teams of four. Each group was tasked with organizing an imaginary nonprofit environmental organization. The level of influence and competence of each group member was then rated by: [Read more]
