Post on 09-May-2015
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Simple tips for great presentations
Terese Bird
Learning Technologist & SCORE Learning Fellow
Institute of Learning Innovation
Community History Workshop, 16 June 2013
What will we talk about?
• What will you talk about?
• Simplicity• Templates & tips• Copyright• Others’ equipment• Slideshare• Prezi• Confidence
Photo by Julia Manzerova on Flickr
What will you talk about?
• Audience expectation• How long• 1 slide, 1 minute• Abstract• Decide the main points• Tell the audience
Photo by ImagineCup, Flickr
Simplicity
Photo by Matt Yohe on Wikimedia Commona
Templates & tips
Tips
• Screengrab/ screenshot (Snipping Tool, Snagit)• Fonts no less than 24 point• To insert movie or sound:
– bring into the same folder as your Powerpoint file– THEN insert movie or sound– When finished, copy the whole folder to USB
stick to transport to another computer
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Others’ equipment
• If videos or sound, copy entire folder to usb stick• 2 usb sticks• Save as 1997 Powerpoint (.ppt)• Get there early and test it• Sound may be a problem. Bring your own
speakers if you can.• Ask for internet if you need it. Can substitute
website screenshots.• Bring your own laptop if you can. Make sure it’s
charged.
Slideshare
Prezi
How to embed sound in Prezi• https://
prezi.zendesk.com/entries/22596482-Adding-sound-to-your-prezi
• Or http://tinyurl.com/n9p63fv
Confidence
• If you are researching a topic, you know more than anyone in the room about it (probably)
• Smile and be confident!
Photo by inhyuksong on Flickr
Any questions?
• tmb10@le.ac.uk• Google ‘tbirdcymru slideshare’ in order to find
this presentation on Slideshare• How to make moving map presentations in
Prezi: http://tinyurl.com/puz559k