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Here's the Deal...
Here's the Deal...
Like Word Processing, there is a lot you may not know about Presentation software and its capabilities!
Introduction
Introduction
Presentation software is application software that supports a speech or public presentation of information. In essence, it helps create and organize media to tell a story.
What is Media? (in the context of the semester above)
What is Media? (in the context of the semester above)
Multimedia combines different media types with tools to navigate, interact, and communicate.
What are the 5 Media Types?
What are the 5 Media Types?
Text • Graphics • Animation • Audio • Video
Presenting Information: Art & Science
Presenting Information: Art & Science
Good presentations balance creativity and research-based design:
Art?
Art?
Intuitive
Imprecise
Subjective
Imaginative
Creative
Science?
Science?
Researched
Measured
Objective
Factual
Evident
What Does the Science Say?
What Does the Science Say?
Words and Pictures is a YES!
Words and Pictures is a YES!
When a slide is full of text, your audience can't read AND listen at the same time. Research by Dr. Richard Mayer (UC Santa Barbara) shows that people learn significantly better from words AND pictures together than from words alone. This is why bullet-point-heavy slides fail. (Mayer, 2001)
Boo to Complete Sentences.
Boo to Complete Sentences.
Including full sentences on slides is a frequent mistake because reading and verbal processing use the same cognitive channels. So that means your audience can either read your slide OR listen to you, but not both effectively. (Naegle, 2021)
The general guideline when designing slides is the 6x6 rule. Aim for no more than 6 bullets and no more than about 6 words per bullet.
A PowerPoint About PowerPoint!
A PowerPoint About PowerPoint!
PresentationSoftware_v2.pptxNotebook ACTIVITY
Notebook ACTIVITY
It's Critique time!
In your notebook, write down the worst presentation you've ever seen. What made it bad?
Now think about the best, jot it down, and explain why you liked it.
Now, write down three takeaways for your next presentation based on what you learned on this page.
Why does this matter?
Why does this matter?
You will give presentations for the rest of your life. Job interviews, work meetings, class projects, community events, etc. Your ability to communicate your ideas is vital! Understanding the art and science of presentation design means your ideas actually get heard.
And yes, there's a working file and a deliverable here too.... can you name them?
Media > Text Alone
Sources
Sources
Digital Learning Institute. (n.d.). Mayer's 12 principles of multimedia learning. https://www.digitallearninginstitute.com/blog/mayers-principles-multimedia-learning
Naegle K. M. (2021). Ten simple rules for effective presentation slides. PLoS computational biology, 17(12), e1009554. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009554
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