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Claremont McKenna College



              •   A Powerpoint
                  presentation by Gordon
                  Jack
Claremont McKenna College
•Founded as a men’s college in 1946
•CMC became co-educational in 1976
• The 69 acre campus is located 35 miles east of
 downtown Los Angeles
• As of 2011, there are 1,301 undergraduate students
 and 20 graduate students
• Mr. Jack plagiarized this information from Wikipedia
• These points are getting tedious, aren’t they?
• Are you even reading these any more?
  • Raise your hand if you want him to shut up!
Avoid Bullets on Every Slide
• Too linear
• Too wordy
• Too boring
• Too predictable
• Promotes reading the slides
• Promotes reading ahead
Society as a whole is predominantly
      visual in its orientation
                         (Hyerle, 2000)
Not visual like this




(cheesy stock photograph)
Not visual like this




  (cheesy clip art)
Compelling photographs
Video
Rules to remember
1. Keep the audience in mind
Rules to remember
2. Keep it organized
Opening hook

Central Claim
Sub Point #1
 Sub Point #2

Effective closing
Opening hook




Sub points
EFFECTIVE CLOSING!




         uh...so...t
          hat’s it
Rules to remember
  3. Keep it simple
10 words or less on slides
How to reduce to < 10 words a slide
Step 1: Find a slide with too many words on it.




                         Adapted from Slideology by Nancy Duarte
How to reduce to < 10 words a slide
Step 2: Choose one key word per bullet as reminder




                           Adapted from Slideology by Nancy Duarte
How to reduce to < 10 words a slide
Step 2: Choose one key word per bullet as reminder




                           Adapted from Slideology by Nancy Duarte
How to reduce to < 10 words a slide
Better yet, find a visual and memorize all the info

                Learning to Ride




                            Adapted from Slideology by Nancy Duarte
Images of Claremont McKenna College




Don’t Clutter the Page
“Graduation!!”
Rules to remember
4. Practice, practice, practice
Rules to remember
   5. Cite your sources!
http://www.noodletools.com/
Exercise:
              Make this slide visual




“In studies, experimental psychologists and educators
have found that retention of information three days after
a meeting or other event is six times greater when
information is presented by visual and oral means than
when the information is presented by the spoken word
alone.”
Retention of Information after 3 Days

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Avid college presentation

  • 1. Claremont McKenna College • A Powerpoint presentation by Gordon Jack
  • 2. Claremont McKenna College •Founded as a men’s college in 1946 •CMC became co-educational in 1976 • The 69 acre campus is located 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles • As of 2011, there are 1,301 undergraduate students and 20 graduate students • Mr. Jack plagiarized this information from Wikipedia • These points are getting tedious, aren’t they? • Are you even reading these any more? • Raise your hand if you want him to shut up!
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6. Avoid Bullets on Every Slide • Too linear • Too wordy • Too boring • Too predictable • Promotes reading the slides • Promotes reading ahead
  • 7. Society as a whole is predominantly visual in its orientation (Hyerle, 2000)
  • 8. Not visual like this (cheesy stock photograph)
  • 9. Not visual like this (cheesy clip art)
  • 11. Video
  • 12. Rules to remember 1. Keep the audience in mind
  • 13.
  • 14. Rules to remember 2. Keep it organized
  • 15. Opening hook Central Claim Sub Point #1 Sub Point #2 Effective closing
  • 17. EFFECTIVE CLOSING! uh...so...t hat’s it
  • 18. Rules to remember 3. Keep it simple
  • 19. 10 words or less on slides
  • 20. How to reduce to < 10 words a slide Step 1: Find a slide with too many words on it. Adapted from Slideology by Nancy Duarte
  • 21. How to reduce to < 10 words a slide Step 2: Choose one key word per bullet as reminder Adapted from Slideology by Nancy Duarte
  • 22. How to reduce to < 10 words a slide Step 2: Choose one key word per bullet as reminder Adapted from Slideology by Nancy Duarte
  • 23. How to reduce to < 10 words a slide Better yet, find a visual and memorize all the info Learning to Ride Adapted from Slideology by Nancy Duarte
  • 24. Images of Claremont McKenna College Don’t Clutter the Page
  • 26. Rules to remember 4. Practice, practice, practice
  • 27. Rules to remember 5. Cite your sources! http://www.noodletools.com/
  • 28.
  • 29.
  • 30.
  • 31.
  • 32.
  • 33. Exercise: Make this slide visual “In studies, experimental psychologists and educators have found that retention of information three days after a meeting or other event is six times greater when information is presented by visual and oral means than when the information is presented by the spoken word alone.”
  • 34. Retention of Information after 3 Days