Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Make Your Presentations a Little Bit Better

Date: April 10, 2013
Speaker: Scott St. George, University of Minnesota

[chrismills]

5:54 tip one - do pre-planning sketches/writing away from computer
9:20 tip two - get your notes off the screen
14:38 tip three - be mindful of people in the back row who see it from afar
20:50 tip four - be mindful of basic design principles
27:34 tip five - get to the point
36:15 Q + A starts, more general tips
40:45 - differences between presentations for colleagues vs students
42:40 - fonts
44:28 - professional/conference style talk vs public outreach talk
46:15 - talks are linear but research isn't
48:00 - prezi
49:10 - black background/white text vs white background/black text
50:50 - revitalizing people's attention over a long lecture
52:50 - audio in a powerpoint
54:35 - picking colors
55:40 - starting with an outline
57:40 - strategy for talking to policymakers
59:45 - public speaking
1:03:40 - short clips and animations
1:05:10 - engaging/interacting with audience
1:06:40 - how often to refer to screen
1:08:20 - stick to time
1:10:23 - slowing down for people who naturally speak fast
1:12:00 - when to put multiple figures on the same slide/separate slides
1:13:40 - graphics programs for figures
1:14:55 - job interview presentations

[aszi]

Tip 6: Keep it SHORT! Much shorter than 1 hour 18 minutes!!!