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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">FACTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">People cannot listen and read at the same time.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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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?<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Slides should supplement the talk, not the other way around.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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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.<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">People CAN absorb pictures and listen at the same time</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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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!<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ADVICE ON SLIDES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Only pictures and punchlines<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">6 words or LESS<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Bring People Back</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
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!<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Turn sentences into pictures and punchlines</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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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<br>
<img width="374" height="229" style="width:3.8958in;height:2.3854in" id="Picture_x0020_20" src="cid:image001.png@01D646D1.E36AE130" alt="A close up of a sign
Description automatically generated"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Notes in Notes Section</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
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.<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Rehearse<br>
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.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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