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Hi all,

Welcome to your program page.

Here you will find some review of key topics as well as links to supplemental material such as PP files from our workshop time together and supplemental files as well as videos of work covered.

If there is something we covered that you don't see here and would like access to, please don't hesitate to ask.

Andrew

Topics covered so far (scroll down for supporting documents)

January 17: Rethinking the content trajectory for more effective presentations

February 7th: Changing how you think about PowerPoint

February 28th: Being more dynamic

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CONTENT: Here are the slides from January 17th:

and here's the video:

KEY Takeaways

Identify the key elements: 5-7 is probably all you need, some of them you will be able to frame and share as stories.
Scaffold them strategically to capture and hold attention.
Think, build, and play with ideas modularly.

VISUALS: Here are the slides from February 7th:

Here is a link to a longer video that covers more than we did in class. This video is more tailored for in person presenting and should be reviewed for the spring/summer policy pitches. In particular towards the end there is demonstration of and directions for building an interactive Q&A slide. This will be very effective for that future presentation. For things specific to online (such as gestures and stop screen sharing to bring attention back to the speaker) , see the video from class uploaded to myCourses.

KEY Takeaways

Build slides for your audience (not speaking notes for you)
Design to help with comprehensions, credibility, connections
Think strategically about timing (don't always follow your slides)
Use animation and morphing to control audience attention
Find moments where you can stop screen sharing and be fully visible.
Bonus: consider cameo or virtual camera (OBS, etc.)

PRESENCE:

Here are the slides from February 28:

And here's the video:

KEY Takeaways:

Stand up when presenting online
Remember pauses and micropauses
Allow yourself to think and feel, be authentic
Allow the audience to see and hear you think and feel
Go for it, create positive feedback loops, and be yourself:

you do it better than anyone else.

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