YOUarethepresentation…

…andPowerpoint isonlyONEvisualaidtouse- whatelsecouldyouadd?Oversizedprops,exaggerations,contrastingvoices

ConciseTitlesOneeasytoreadfontthroughout.ALWAYS!Darkbackground– paletext– bekindtoyouraudience’seyes.Theywillbehappier!

TextMinimaltext:• 6-8linesperslide

• Max30wordsperslide(Thebulletpointsshouldbeheadlines,notnews articles)

• Sentencefragmentsbuiltaroundkeywords

• Fontsize24orbigger.

Pictures6clearpictures,maximum

Onlypresentpicturesthatillustrateyourpoint

Linkthepicturestokeywordssotheviewerknowswhattolookforinthepictureeg *

PerformancetipsUseahookquestiontostartwith- opentheirminds- thenfillholewithinformationUsean‘Ask’questiontofinish– somethingforthemtotakeawayandthinkaboutaftertheyleaveMaybeuseaTimelineorotherstructuralanchor

Pronunciationtrick(Pro- nun- see- ay- shun)(Tri-K)Importantinfoyoucan’tsayoput loud?Putthephoneticspellingonthepowerpoint andreadittothem!Theywillhavenoideathatyoucan’tsayitforreal- #teachingtrickery

*Photochromic

Powerpoint Presentations:GoldenRules

Superchargetheevent!Performlikeaninformativestandupcomedian- drawtheaudiencein,interact,askrhetorical*questionstomakethemthink- thengivetheanswers.Useyourbodyandyourhandstohelpexpressyourself(butnottoomuchsothatitbecomesdistracting!)Youmightalsoconsideranother3Dproporvisualaid.

Speak….s…l..o..w..l..y…..Givethewordsroomtobreatheandtobeabsorbedbytheaudience.Itwillmakeyourperformancemorefluidandeasy,makeyouseemconfidentandwisenotlikearabbitcaughtintheheadlights.

ContextiseverythingContextisimportanttocomparenewfactsagainstoldandmakeconnections(i.e.formmemories)Trythefollowing- givedates bysayinghowfarawaytheyare:“Overahundredandtwentyyearsagoin1903”,Givesizes bycomparisons:“Theweightofthreegrownelephants,thelengthofastandardbathtub,thesizeofWales(!),astallasPeterboroughCathedral”,andlocationsmakerelativetoamape.g.DysonwasborninCromerwhichis(showNorfolkonamapofEngland,zoomin,showCromeronthemapofNorfolk– andnoweveryoneknowsthathealsogrewupinaseasidetown!)

BetheMEME!Someofthethingsthatmostgrabourattentionandstaywithusarememes.Theyachievethisbyhavingcolourful,clear,straightforwardimagesormovingGIFS,withshortstatementsmadeupfromsentencefragments,andoftenhaveahumorouspunchline.Oftenashortstatementatthetopisusedtosetupthememewithapunchlineatthebottom.

Memesarefast,direct,memorablecommunication:Andtheyalwayslinkuptoyourpreviousknowledgeandemotions.

Beopinionated!Lettheaudienceknowyouropinion- letthemknowhowyouarepersonallyengagedwiththeinformationyouaregiving- butalsoletthemunderstandthatitisyouropinionandthattheymustformtheirownopinion.Bybeingopinionateditencouragespeopletohavetheirownbecauseiftheydisagreethentheywillhavetoformareasonedcounter-argument,andiftheyagreecompletelytheywillbelookingforinformationtobackuptheirthinking.AlsoplayingtheDevil’sAdvocate(deliberatelytakingupacontroversialposition)reallygetspeopleworkedupandemotional- thereforemuchmoreengaged.

Practisefromascript,andthenignoreit:Ifyouknowyoursubjectandhavereheased soyouknowwhattosayandyoualsohavevisualcuesontheboardyoucantalkinamoreconversationalstyle,whichisfarmoreengaging,personalandmemorable.

(*RhetoricalQuestionsarequestionsthateitherimplyananswerortheyareusedasdevicesforyoutotellpeoplewhattothink.Alwaysansweryourownquestions.Askingaquestionisliketheprocessofplantingaflowerbulb,youopenupaholeinthegroundexactlytherightsizetoplantthebulbin,putitinandcoveritup.Therightquestionactslikeopeningaholeinthemind,youthenprovidethe‘bulb’ofinformationtofillthatholewhichiscoveredoverandlefttheretogrowovertime.)