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Presenting for Impact May 22, 2009 AACE George Siemens
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presentation on planning to present at ed-media or AACE conferences
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Presenting for Impact
May 22, 2009AACE
George Siemens
Overview, idea relatedness, and transition
• Message• Research
Planning
• Message• Research
Planning
Planning
What do you want to communicate?
Why is your message important?
What should listeners do as a result of your research/message?
Preparing
Presenting vs. Providing resources
Sequencing & Flow
build
your
argument
Telling stories? Metaphors?
Tables/data
Consider wikis/Google docs for complex tables and data
Poor tableLots of columns Small text No colour Important concepts not
highlightedLots of numbers
More of the same Difficult to read All black text Text flows from one 4563
And so on Especially in poorly lit rooms
All black text Element to the next +/- 0.687
And so on Too much info All black text A simple arrow or colour
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Until viewers sanity
Important ideas will not be noticed
(remember what that does to Jack?)
Change can go a long way
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Is questioned You are the 25 presenter
All black text I’m running out of things to say here
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And then more They have seen in the last two days
All black text Image reading this on a screen?
N=lots
Data and information
Why is your work important?
All black text Not sure if anyone, other than the speaker
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Eyes are blurring More text All black text Can make sense of this 4567
Effective tableClear text Variation in colour Attention on
important findings
Large columns Don’t over do it...but a bit of variety is good.
Clear explanation of what the numbers mean
Large font
This is important Research shows...
Images
GliffyPowerPoint
FlickriStockPhoto
Don’t over due it...don’t go for “cutesy”
Images should add to, not detract from, your message
Text size• Certain things can be very difficult to read• Especially when in a large room with small screen• Text and background colour are important• Too many points on a slide are a challenge• What you put on a slide does not need to be read from the
podium (unless it’s a really important quote)• Your viewers eyes will start to glaze over if they see too many of
these slides• You think your research is important and you want to make sure
that you don’t forget any vital elements. Putting them all up on a slide, however, is not the way to do it
• Yellow is tough to read
Rehearsing
Mirror
With a colleague/friend
With the technology
Confirm what you need
Internet connectionSpeakers
Room layoutLighting
Screen location
Presenting
Arriving early
Right room, right time
Dealing with nervousness (your audience WANTS you to succeed)
Transitioning from previous speaker
Flash drive?
Advance slides?
Load media?
Using multimedia
Expect it to fail. What will you do if it does?
Backup plan
How will you share your research/deliver your presentation if everything goes wrong?
Interacting
Responding to questions
Write down questions
Repeat if unsure
Offer to follow up if unable to answer
Follow up
Collect cards/email addresses
Presentations=networking opportunities
Staying on task and on time
Timing presentation and Q & A
NEVER go overtime
Join Toastmasters
Follow speaker lists/blogs
Observe & learn from other presenters
Tools
Jing
Wikis
Slideshare
Audacity or handheld recorder
Managing your expectations
Numbers in attendance
Audience interaction
Now what?
Reflecting and improving
Resources
http://blogs.aace.org/edmedia/
http://delicious.com/gsiemens/ed-media
http://www.slideshare.net/gsiemens
