Presentation

Here’s the PDF snapshot of what we discussed.

Here’s the Keynote if you’re interested.

• PDF Form
• Keynote 09

Flickr is a great source for images. I tend to use the advanced search and set it for Creative Commons licensed work and then sort the results by “Interestingness.”

Here are some other ways to search Flickr which might be easier.

• BlueMountainsCC – very nice search with a variety of nice features.
• CompFight – another nice search for flickr et al.

The Library of Congress Digital Collections are a great source for public domain images and audio files. They also have digitized primary resources and other media for in use in a variety of subject areas.

The one downside here is that it can be something of a pain to search.

Archive.org is an interesting and varied source for audio, video and image files. It has some really unique movies and other media you won’t find elsewhere.

. . . then they really know their stuff. The team behind Durante Design helped Al Gore design the “An Inconvenient Truth” presentation. Currently, Nancy Durante has a free online video available called “Creating Powerful Presentations.“

It’s a little long, but has the advantage of being broken into chapters so you can easily jump around or come back to sections easily.

If you have any interest in picking up some great tips be sure to check this out.

This information was found via the Presentation Zen blog which I enthusiastically encourage you to check out.

Original post by Tom Woodward

I don’t agree with everything Dr. Abela says but he does have some strong points. He’s repeating some of the concepts we’ve talked about before-

• Purify your slides
• No useless transitions or animations
• Use lots of graphics and little text

He also advises using only black and white unless you’re using color to emphasize a point in the slide. Dr. Abela feels that lessens the cognitive load on the view who will be trying to apply a rationale to your color choice (even if there is no rationale). I’m not sure I’ll go that far as I feel that color plays a role in the audience’s engagement and the proper use of color tends to make your presentation appear more professional.

The Key to Moving People is Moving People « Chalkdust101

Sitting in Estes’ presentation, I learned that I have not been nearly observant enough of my audience; your audience and being able to read them and redirect them through the use of movement, storytelling, and, of all things, touch, determines the success or failure of your message. Information without reflection and discussion does nothing for learners. Give them the chance to hash out what you are saying and clarify it for one another and you stand a much better chance of making a difference in their learning.

Some really great presentation tips regarding some things that are rarely done in presentations- human touch and movement.

Lawrence Lessig at TED

Another high slide count presentation. Pay attention to how often the slides change as he speaks. Lessig uses an interesting mix of images and words to keep things moving.

Dick Hardt’s OSCON Identity 2.0 Presentation – a great example of a well timed and humorous presentation. This presentation style takes a lot of practice and work to get the rhythm down. There are a few iffy portions in terms of language.