Good Points, I have used many similar methods when I have presentations, this came about a few years ago when I watched this gentleman presentation on the mental bits of powerpoint and presentations in general. This may be of some use for others. https://youtu.be/Iwpi1Lm6dFo Best Regards, Niran Beharry On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 10:20 AM <sylvia@prontocl.com.br> wrote:
Thank you very much Jonathan. Very Interesting and visual. I wil put it into practice.
Thnak you for your time in sharing your experience.
Kisses,
Sylvia
*De:* At-Large <at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org> *Em nome de *Jonathan Zuck *Enviada em:* sábado, 20 de junho de 2020 11:11 *Para:* At-Large Worldwide <at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org> *Assunto:* [At-Large] Presentation Tips
Folks,
At the request of “management,” I’m working on a class on PowerPoint and how to use it for Presentations, Videos and Course development but it will be quite a while before it is finished. In the meantime, Maureen asked if I would simply share some presentation tips so, here are some, in rough format. I hope they are helpful. JZ
*FACTS*
1. *People cannot listen and read at the same time.* Period. Both activities engage the language center of the brain. They will do only one and, more often than not, that's read. If they are reading the same slides you are, then why are you there? 2. *Slides should supplement the talk, not the other way around.* The big joke is that during EVERY Zoom meeting, people ask if the slides will be available. It's funny first because the answer is ALWAYS yes but, more importantly, your slides should not be able to stand on their own. 3. *People CAN absorb pictures and listen at the same time* Looking and listening engage different, complimentary, parts of the brain. The best analogy for a good presentation is a documentary film. They generally have narration and visuals. Imagine if Ken Burn's documentary about the American Civil War was a series of PowerPoints with titles and bullets!
*ADVICE ON SLIDES*
1. *Only pictures and punchlines* 2. *6 words or LESS* 3. *Bring People Back* Ideally, people spend more time looking at you than your slides. This is harder in the virtual world, for sure, especially if there's no video, but consider a blank slide or a picture of yourself as you explain something. Tell people to close their eyes, even! 4. *Turn sentences into pictures and punchlines* In other words, edit down sentences to the bare minimum to be understood, make numbers Arabic instead of text and make them bigger and different colors than the text. A sentence like “Research shows that ninety-five percent of applications for community priority evaluation failed to gain approval,” could be represented on a slide as [image: A close up of a sign Description automatically generated] 5. *Notes in Notes Section* If you wish to include explanations in your slide deck, do it in the notes section. Then they are there for you to use and EVEN available to share by making a PDF of the Notes View, instead of the slide view! Another benefit of putting what you plan to say iin the Notes is that you can often share them with the interpreters in advance. 6. *Rehearse It’s the only way you’ll ever know how long your presentation is becoming or whether you’re going to stumble over a particular phrase or simply be at a loss for words. You can use the “Rehearse Timing,” feature under the Slide Show menu.*
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