[At-Large] RES: Presentation Tips

[Niran Beharry]

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 at prontocl.com.br> wrote:

> Thank you very much Jonathan. Very Interesting and visual. I wil put it
> into practice.
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> Thnak you for your time in sharing your experience.
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> Kisses,
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> Sylvia
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> *De:* At-Large <at-large-bounces at 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 at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> *Assunto:* [At-Large] Presentation Tips
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> 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
>
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> *FACTS*
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>    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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