Dodging Bullets: Delivering the Presentation

of Your Life

Jamie TubbsWyoming City Schools

Applying ideas from:

Applying ideas from:

Who is my audience today?

You have a presentation to deliver

You want your presentation to be as

“sticky”as possible

“Sticky” is another way to say that

your ideas are understood & memorable

To make your ideas stick, you need to:

(1) Simplify your slides. (2) Make them visual.

(3) Tell a story.

Simplify

To simplify, find the core of each slide

Keep your core simple…compact

Give each slide its own core by…

…placing a sentence at the top and supporting it with an image

Properties of Sound

• Sound waves travel like the ripples in a pond after a stone is thrown in

• Sound is caused by vibrating objects– More vibrations means a higher sound; less

vibrations means a lower sound

Sound waves travel like the ripples in a pond after a stone is thrown in

VisualMake them

“Toss your PowerPoint presentations.”

Vision trumps all other senses

65%

10%

Properties of Sound

• Sound waves travel like the ripples in a pond after a stone is thrown in

• Sound is caused by vibrating objects– More vibrations means a higher sound; less

vibrations means a lower sound

More vibrations means a higher sound; less vibrations means a lower sound

StoryTell a

Write a script to focus your ideas

Act 1: Set Up the StorySetting Educators give presentations for different purposes.

Protagonist You have a presentation to give.

Imbalance You want to make your presentation as sticky as possible

Balance Sticky presentations are memorable and understood.

Solution Follow three steps to make your presentation more sticky.

The first five slidesThe first five slides

Act 2: Develop the Action5 minute column 15-minute column 45-minute column

Make your slides simple

Make them visual

Tell a story

Support your ideas

Act 3: Frame the ResolutionCrisis

Solution

Climax

Resolution

The first five slidesRecap

A sticky presentation is memorable and understood

To make your presentation sticky, remember three things:

Additional Resources:• Slideshare.net – You can upload your

PowerPoint and Keynote slideshows to this site. From Slideshare, your audience can download, share, and/or embed your presentation into their website.

• www.misterteacher.com – A document that summarizes this presentation is available there. You can also download this presentation.

Picture Credits

• Slide 1 – Bullit3 from stock.xchng• Slide 2 – Audience from IBM Lotus Symphony• Slide 3 – Finger pointing• Slide 16 – John Medina from Brain Rules

Website• Slide 20 – Movie Clapboard from stock.xchng• All other photos from Microsoft Office Clipart

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