4. brand savvy consumer children...
More than 50% of children’s christmas
wishes mention a specific brand name
Insight Quarterly news report: Issue 1
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9. So, our aim is to learn some
basics of good design and
keep things simple,
balanced and above all,
Beautiful!
Check out “Presentation Zen: Simple ideas on
Presentation Design and Delivery” by Garr Reynolds .
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12. Go Visual!
Use less than
seven words in
each slide.Trust me!
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13. Go Visual!
Empty space allows us to
appreciate what is not there,
& makes our visual
messages stronger.
Use less than
seven words in
each slide.Trust me!
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14. Go Visual!
Empty space allows us to
appreciate what is not there,
& makes our visual
messages stronger.
Make your image fill up
the whole slide. Yes,
right up to the edge!
Place your text inside it.
Use less than
seven words in
each slide.Trust me!
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15. Let the image tell your story!
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16. Use your image to draw out students
high order thinking skills.
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17. We are hardwired to
understand images.
Going visual
improves
communication.
Use your image to draw out students
high order thinking skills.
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18. Good presentations target
students “left brain” &
“right brain”.
We are hardwired to
understand images.
Going visual
improves
communication.
Use your image to draw out students
high order thinking skills.
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19. Sample Slides
A good image allows students to think, wonder and reflect on an issue.
A great image can help tell the story in a way bullet points never can.
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37. Absolutely
no bullet
points!
If you have to use
them, save them for
the last slide!
Students quickly tire of bullet points.
What other options do you have?
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42. ..one child in your class will have a
colour vision deficiency.
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43. Take care to match
colours and backgrounds
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44. Take care to match
colours and backgrounds
Take care to match
colours and backgrounds
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45. Take care to match
colours and backgrounds
Take care to match
colours and backgrounds
Take care to match
colours and backgrounds
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46. Take care to match
colours and backgrounds
Take care to match
colours and backgrounds
Take care to match
colours and backgrounds
If you can’t use colour wisely,
then avoid it entirely!
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51. Helvetica
Gill Sans
Impact
The Holy Trinity!
These are all examples of
Sans Serif fonts, that give
any presentation a
professional look and feel.
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58. Practice before
presenting
Don’t be tempted to read
the text straight from the slide!
But what about the
detail? Well, the slide
should lead to the
worksheet, or textbook, so
pupils can learn more.
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60. Learn from
this guy!
Check out “The
Presentation
Secrets of Steve
Jobs”by Carmine Gallo
Some people even
dress like this guy!
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62. Absolutely
no bullet
points!
Repeat the slides in your
presentation to re-enforce
the message
Say what you have to say.
Say it simply.
Say it again!
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63. • Go Visual
• Let the image tell your story
• Absolutely no bullet points (until the
end)
• Use simple fonts
• Practice before presenting
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64. Presentation Skills
for geography teachers
Simple design tips to improve learning
Version 2.0
Simon Jones 2010
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65. Learn something new every day.
Contact:
simon_jones_2@hotmail.com
http://geographyjones.posterous.com
Photo Credits:
Attak
flickr
iStockphoto
moffit.moffit
zipdesign
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