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On Making Oral Presentations: for students, especially at F&M College. Last revised February 2011.
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- 1. On Making Oral Presentations spring 2011
- 2. Organizing a Presentation • Have something to say that’s worth our attention. • Be sold on its validity or importance. • Furnish strong arguments, with support. • Use confident language.
- 3. Organizing a Presentation • Phrase your thoughts clearly; be easy to follow. • Speak to the point: background, theme, conclusion. • Anticipate audience reaction. • Offer variety and wit; be the expert but act the friend. I am indebted to John Trimble in Writing with Style for some of these suggestions.
- 4. Delivery • Be prepared • Handouts • Good notes • Quick access to visuals, media • Anticipate questions
- 5. Rehearse • Rehearse in a classroom • Rehearse with a friend • Rehearse with your laptop • Rehearse with the preceptor or instructor
- 6. Disadvantages and Pitfalls of the Powerpoint Presentation • Presenter-oriented, not audience- or content-oriented • Minimal fragments, not whole sentences • Preoccupation with format, not content • Condensed data loses detail • > 1000 numbers in Science article; 12 on slide
- 7. Disadvantages... • Cognitive style • The cognitive style of a PPT presentation is to sell • The cognitive style of a presentation is to teach • The academic lecture • We used to “read a paper”; we were “speakers” • Now we “give a presentation”; we are “presenters” These ideas are gleaned from books and presentations by Edward Tufte.
- 8. Delivery: to the room • Put the whole thing somewhere • A folder on eDisk or other server • A “flash drive” or other external device • Bring presentation and all embedded media • Drag this folder onto classroom computer’s desktop • Or, bring your laptop
- 9. Delivery: to the room • Bring your laptop • Cables; adapter • Issues: • resolution • screen mirroring • fonts • Mac vs. Windows
- 10. Delivery • Style • Don’t just read your notes; above all, don’t read the screen • Raise your head; speak to the back of the room • Maintain eye contact; speak to particular individuals
- 11. Delivery • How to use on-screen presentations: computer projections (PowerPoint, Keynote), overhead slides • Very little information on each slide • Title, 4-5 points or one graphic • Uncluttered background • light on dark • be careful of color • Use “effects” sparingly
- 12. Delivery • Also bring handouts: abstract plus references • Make them as good as a printed paper: spelling, complete sentences, grammar • Color is an expensive option • Fallback position • References or bibliography • Plan ahead to print and copy
- 14. Software • Microsoft PowerPoint • Almost universal nowadays • Has its own “player”; available in TECs
- 15. Software • Apple Keynote • New in 2003; updated in 2006 and 2009 • Has its own player • Can also export to PowerPoint • Installed in most TECs • Why?
- 16. MultiMedia: Audio, Video, Graphics in presentations • Capture photographs, other graphics • see ITS (Harris): scanners, etc. • Digital cameras • Grab and capture from an online source • iPhoto
- 17. MultiMedia: Audio, Video, Graphics in presentations • Capture audio or video • see ITS • Audio: SoundStudio, iTunes • Video: iMovie, QuickTime
- 18. MultiMedia: Audio, Video, Graphics in presentations • Insert in Keynote/PowerPoint presentation • Acknowledge your source!
- 19. MultiMedia: Audio, Video, Graphics in presentations • Practical warnings: • your software is not their software • your fonts are not their fonts
- 20. Independent audio/video • Video: • DVD (in computer); can use bookmarks and “clips” • Audio • CD (in computer)
- 21. Independent audio/video • Practical warnings: • plan in advance • is special software or hardware required? • transporting media “assets” with presentation • usually better to capture small “sound bites” or video
- 22. Example • Graphics • ITS: scan photograph, etc. • or, use Grab or other capture for online graphics • Export in a standard format file (jpeg, tiff) • Embed in presentation Boris Karloff as Frankenstein’s creature Frankenstein (Universal, 1931)
- 23. Example • Audio • ITS capture station • Keep as a QuickTime “movie” • Embed in presentation Elizabeth screams Frankenstein (Universal, 1931)
- 24. Example • Audio • CD imported into iTunes • Export as MP3 file • Convert to QuickTime “movie” • Embed in presentation Chris Anderson, theme from The Angel Doll.
- 25. Example • Video from VHS or DVD • ITS capture station • Keep as QuickTime movie • Embed in presentation Elizabeth screams Frankenstein (Universal, 1931)
- 26. References • Audio/video • Audio and video extracts from Frankenstein (Universal Pictures, 1931) • Theme from The Angel Doll, Chris Anderson, 2002. Personal copy, gift of the composer. • Text • John Trimble, Writing with Style. (Prentice-Hall, 2000). • Edward Tufte, Beautiful Evidence. (Graphics Press, 2006).
- 27. Apple • Keynote • part of iWork • can export PowerPoint and PDF • can import PowerPoint • available (limited) on iPad; requires cable • several remote controllers available for iPhone, FrontRow, others
- 28. Apple • iPhone and iPod Touch • remote controller for Keynote, PowerPoint • requires WiFi; same network
- 29. Apple • iWork.com (beta) • transfer documents to server (“the cloud”) • share, edit, play from there • https://www.iwork.com/r/?d=MakingPresentations11.key&a=p55199268
Editor's Notes
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- Not all may be relevant to a particular assignment; the presumption here is that your presentation is to persuade, not just inform.\n
- Rule of three: tell them what you’re going to say; say it; tell them what you’ve said.\n
- PPT and Keynote allow for speaker’s notes, which only the speaker sees. These could also be printed as part of a handout.\nBe aware of “dead air”: it shouldn’t take more than seconds to start an audio or video clip.\nHandout may have to use different background than real slides; use of color?\n
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- Remarks about Tufte and his books...Beautiful Evidence, Visual Explanations, Envisioning Information, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.\n
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- Depending on position of screen, podium, yourself: use speaker’s notes.\nRemote device for Keynote or PowerPoint allows speaker’s notes.\n
- 10% of men are colorblind \nColors depend on light in room\n
- This may depend on the assignment.\n
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- “PowerPoint” has come to mean this kind of presentation, whether or not one uses MS PPT.\n
- iWork available to you, now; one-time deal.\nKeynote Remote app for iPod, iPhone\nKeynote itself for iPad.\n
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- For example, TECs may not have particular fonts which you have used in a presentation.\nTECs may not have a Flash player or something to show a video or audio from a website.\n
- Tape media (VHS, audio) are available on loan.\n
- Tradeoff between playing a video clip from a DVD and “capturing” it and embedding it in presentation\n
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- Some WiFi networks may prohibit use of remotes\n
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