Hi everyone!
Thanks again for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come to the presentation — I hope you found it useful! Below are some resources you may find helpful for exploring the research behind the three rules. I’ve also included some tools you may find handy when preparing your next presentation. –Lee.
BACKGROUND RESOURCES
“How People Learn: Human Cognitive Architecture and the Learning Process” by Lee Andrew Hilyer. Excerpt from Presentations for Librarians: A Complete Guide to Creating Effective, Learner-Centred Presentations, Chandos Press (Oxford, UK), 2008. There is a copy of the book in the Libraries’ collections.
This excerpt (Chapter 1) gives a detailed overview of the learning process and of human cognitive architecture. It also includes the bibliography from the book. This item cannot be redistributed without permission (thank you).
Three Rules for Better Presentations (Multimedia PDF) Note: Requires Acrobat Reader 9.
This PDF is a slideshow with audio, added notes and an attached summary of the three rules. Feel free to share this with friends and colleagues!
“Five Ways to Reduce PowerPoint Overload” by Cliff Atkinson and Richard E. Mayer.
Cliff Atkinson is the author of Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate and Inspire (ISBN: 978-0-7356-2387-3) and Dr. Mayer is a noted authority on cognitive psychology. This short article gives additional information and helpful tips for improving your presentations.
“Before and After 2008″ and “Text to Pictures SD Example”
These two PDFs provide examples of different PowerPoint slides before and after editing. Looking at these examples may give you some ideas on how to restructure text-heavy slides.
TOOLS
- Delicious list of web resources for presentations
- Preparation worksheet
Use this sheet to help you gather the logistical details (time, venue, audience, etc.) for your presentation. - Beyond Bullet Points script template
There are more templates and other tools in the Free Downloads section of the BBP website. Also, we have an e-book version of this title in our collection. - Poster: Three Simple Rules for Great Presentations (8X11 format)
Print out this poster and hang it up in your office to remind you of the three rules next time you prepare a presentation. - Image resources:
- Stock XChange (http://www.sxc.hu)
- Flickr Creative Commons (http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons)
- LIFE magazine archives on Google Images (http://images.google.com/hosted/life)
- Fotolia (http://www.fotolia.com) Reasonable prices; most images are $1 – $3.
- Additional free image sources (PDF; from Dynamic Graphics, Apr/May 2006)
Thanks, Lee – this looks very useful.