Are students disengaged with your traditional presentation design? Are staff members turned off by your presentation delivery? Find out ways to improve your next presentation, whether for professional learning experiences or everyday classroom instruction. Explore concepts in layout & design, strategies for engaging your audience, and presentation techniques used by some of the world’s best speakers. Make your next presentation rock!

1. katie@esu8.org
IMPACT YOUR AUDIENCE:
Presentations that rock!
Katie Morrow, ESU 8
@KatieMorrow

2. Disclaimer!
“Behind the Scenes”
not a “Master Model”

3. Presentation
FAIL!
@Twitterhandle

4. Design. Develop. Deliver.
PRESENTATION
RENOVATION

5. Presentation
Renovation

6. Blueprints
ARCHITECT

7. ““I didn’t have time
to write a short
letter, so I wrote a
long one instead.”
-Mark Twain

8. PREPARATION: Plan, Organize, Write,
Sketch, Design, Rehearse
Start with paper, not PowerPoint

9. Theme, Connect to content
Emotional connection, Meaning before details
Rich narrative, Add real-life examples
Why, How, What, Start with the Why
Foundation: Your Content.
Your Idea. Tell it Well

10. The Setup
Why should I care?
The Confrontation
How will my idea make your life better?
The Resolution
What action do I need to take?
3 Act Story

11. Title Text
Body Level One
Body Level Two
Body Level Three
Body Level Four
Body Level Five
Nancy Duarte TED Talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_duarte_the_secret_structure_of_great_talks

12. A
SHARE A STORY
with a neighbor
Think of a presentation that resonated with you. Why or How?

13. Presentation
Renovation

14. Design/Visuals
INTERIOR
DESIGNER

15. ““Simplicity is
the ultimate
sophistication.”
-Steve Jobs

16. Brain Rules says…
“We pay attention to color, orientation, size, and special
attention to motion.”
Brain Rules says…
“If information is presented orally, people remember about
10%, tested 72 hours after exposure. That figure goes up to
65% if you add a picture.”
Stimulate More Senses

17. Visual literacy, Lynell Burmark
“Visuals help people make sense out
of the content and direct attention”
But remember… 3 Second Rule
Vision Trumps All Senses

18. Avoid Bullets, simplify, simplify
Negative Space, is not a bad thing
Fonts and Colors, add emphasis
Patterns and Repetition, CARP
Slide design idea notebook,
Extreme Slide Makeover
Design & Layout

19. Master Slides,
Edit > Slide Masters
Image Editing Tools,
Masks, Instant Alpha, Ordering & Grouping, etc.
Magic Move,
Will change your life!
Keynote as Presentation Tool

22. Title Text
Body Level One
Body Level Two
Body Level Three
Body Level Four
Body Level Five
Life After Death by PowerPoint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck

23. 1
DESIGNER “DON’TS”
with Formative
D
http://goformative.com Enter Code: MPZA429

24. Presentation
Renovation

25. Engagement/
Interaction
ELECTRICIAN

26. ““Knowing isn’t enough; we
must apply. Being willing
isn’t enough; we must do.”
-Leonardo daVinci

27. Audience Engagement, experiential learning
ACDC Energy, direct AND alternating current
Blended Learning, practice what we preach!
Balance Passive with Active

28. 4 corners
Continuum line
Elbow partners share
Snowball fight
Inside/outside circle
Speed dating
Fist of five
Heads or tails
Station rotation
Brain breaks
Walk and talk
Physical Interactions

29. Backchannels, Todays Meet
Twitter, #hashtags, scheduled tweets
Polling, PollEverywhere, Mentimeter
Sketch responses, Formative, PearDeck
Ideation, Padlet, Tricider
Digital Tools
for Audience Engagement

30. Title Text
Body Level One
Body Level Two
Body Level Three
Body Level Four
Body Level Five
Brain Rules Videos
http://brainrules.net/brain-rules-video

31. 1
POST AN ELECTRIC IDEA
with Padlet
E
http://padlet.com/mrsmorrow1/electrician

32. Presentation
Renovation

33. Delivery
CONSTRUCTION
CREW

34. ““People will forget what
you said and did, but
people will never forget
how you made them feel.”
-Maya Angelou

35. Anchor yourself on the left, read left to right
Gestures, add appropriate motion
Don’t read the slides, ever.
Reveal personality, incorporate humor
Presence & Personality

36. Plan stops along the way, be intentional
Support audience, upload slides and share.
Connect with audience, “YOU. WE.”
“Dopemine lollipops”

37. Flow and Beats

38. 1
REFLECT & ASSESS
with Mentimeter
C
Go to www.menti.com and use the code 42 76 34

39. A
D
E
C
REPEAT TO REMEMBER
ARCHITECT: Message and story, meaning before details
DESIGNER: Visually Impact, patterns and repetition
ELECTRICIAN: Engage your audience, create an experience!
CONSTRUCTION CREW: Execute content, connect with audience

40. Additional Resources
http://bit.ly/impactaudience

41. katie@esu8.org
THANK YOU!
Appreciation to Pixabay, Unsplash, and
Open Clipart for CC0-licensed images
@KatieMorrow