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Powerpoint & MultimediaThe Art of Presenting Research
Robin Chin Roemer
March 19, 2012
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This is a real PowerPoint slide.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html
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“PowerPoint is Evil.”
Imagine a widely used and expensive prescription drug that promised to make us beautiful but didn't. Instead the drug had frequent, serious side effects: It induced stupidity, turned everyone into bores, wasted time, and degraded the quality and credibility of communication.
Edward Tufte. Wired (September 2003)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/ppt2.html
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“PowerPoint is NOT the Problem.”
“PowerPoint is NOT the problem. The problem is bad talks …
… it is difficult work to give a good talk, and to do so, the presenter has to have learned how to give talks, has to have practiced, and has had to have good feedback about the quality of the talks - the better to improve them.”
Don Norman. Sociable Media (2004)
http://www.sociablemedia.com/articles_norman.htm
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Best Practices for Presenting Research
• Keep it simple.
• Limit bullet points & text.
• Use color & fonts appropriately.
Aa Bb CcAdapted from http://www.garrreynolds.com/Presentation/slides.html
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Best Practices for Presenting Research
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Best Practices for Presenting Research
Overstructured design, confusing to follow
Excessive use of text, complex visual pairings
Tiny font choice, witheye-searing color scheme
http://www.seas.ucla.edu/ms/posters/posters.html
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Best Practices for Presenting Research
Simple design, yet entertaining to examine
Judicious use of text, balanced with visuals
Clean font choice, withconsistent color scheme
http://swellbell.tumblr.com/post/274801752/design-research-poster
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Best Practices for Presenting Research
• Limit effects & animations.
• Use visuals & media.
• Choose charts wisely.
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Best Practices for Presenting Research
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Best Practices for Presenting Research
Generic-looking visuals,
abstract-looking from afar
Heavy use of text, minimal visual use
Tiny font choice, withmonochrome theme
http://www.seas.ucla.edu/ms/posters/posters.html
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Best Practices for Presenting Research
Evocative, unique visuals,
informative from afar
Strategic use of text, appropriate visual use
Tiny font choice, butClear & consistent theme
http://www.grida.no/images/polar/ipyposters/nb/research_poster.jpg
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Best Practices for Presenting Research
• Know your content & audience.
• Practice your delivery.
• Strive to inform & intrigue.
http://prezi.com/pvk1t5erqfrh/make-it-work/
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Best Practices for Presenting Research
http://callandsocialmedia.wordpress.com/2010/05/15/poster-presentation/
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Best Practices for Presenting Research
Humanities & Social Science Research Day 2010
“… a poster session illustrating the work of researchers in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and DCU Linked Colleges…”
Sample Audience Fields• Communications• Education• Law and Government • Applied Language• Intercultural Studies
http://callandsocialmedia.wordpress.com/2010/05/15/poster-presentation/
is this a catchy title?
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Best Practices for Presenting Research
NSF annual IGERT conference
“… IGERT is the National Science Foundation's flagship interdisciplinary training program, educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers by building on the foundations of their disciplinary knowledge with interdisciplinary training. “
Sample Audience Fields• Engineering• Computer Science• Sciences
http://depts.washington.edu/bioenrgy/research.html
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Useful Links
“Presentation Tips.” Garr Reynolds.
http://www.garrreynolds.com/Presentation/index.html
“SlideFest: Slide School 101.” Microsoft Corporation.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/powerpoint-slidefest/slide-school-101.aspx
“Unleashing the Power of PowerPoint.” University of Oregon Teaching Effectiveness Program.
http://tep.uoregon.edu/technology/powerpoint/powerpoint.html
TED Talks. Technology, Entertainment, Design.
http://www.ted.com/talks
Topics: PowerPoint. Mashable.
http://mashable.com/follow/topics/powerpoint/
Prezi: the Zooming Presentation Editor. Prezi.
http://prezi.com/Robin Chin Roemer
Communication [email protected]