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Presenting better :

Presentation Zen (book) by Garr Raynolds http://www.garrreynolds.com/Presentation/slides.html

- preparation is the presentation - tends to be a communication problem especially in big groups - death by powerpoint (Don McMillan - youtube)

- Think of your audience you are presenting to - less is often more - understand your topic well so you can pass on the message - SIMPLIFY - keep it easy

- book "Made to stick" / "Switch" ....Curse of knowledge --- hard to put yourself in the audience position ... sum up what they really need and keep it simple

- why do we do a presentation --- is there a need --- if it is only a filler no need for the meeting/presentation

- Actual value of information has lost value --- that is why you need to be very clear/short and specific -- create interest and have people leave with the wish to search for more

- There should be a story it helps with the understanding

- Decoration is not design - don't show too many details

- You can make thinks worse by explaining everything all in too much details - audience will be lost - give limited info and have follow up questions or sessions

- Do a storyboard before you make your computerized presentation

- Finding the right images is very hard and time consuming but makes the presentation much more powerful

- Sharing of pictures is much more important and reduces the copy right issues as we willingly share/pictures information

Programs for sharing images:

- free, however a bit clunky as each search engine is separate
 * Creative Commons** http://creativecommons.org/

- needs a sign in - only 5 pictures per month are free - can automatically embed-It also gives you all the data of the picture including the CC/citation
 * Wylio** http://www.wylio.com/

- it takes you to flicker but you can choose size / get info etc.
 * bhold** http://www.behold.cc/

-click on advanced tab to search for legal files - also gives you suggestions
 * flickr storm** http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/

- you can choose safe/unsafe to make sure content is appropriate for students - great pictures - right hand side offers pictures extra for purchase
 * comp fight** http://compfight.com/

- As advanced search you can also choose pictures with CC
 * Google search images**

Create a flickr account and you can have various galleries

Use thesaurus to find like terms for image searches to enhance your search and results

Youtube : (short videos can be very effective)


 * quietube** --- drag it into top bar and any video from youtube can be played without sound