2013 aahperd national convention & exposition, boston ma how to present and effective and...

2013 AAHPERD National Convention & Exposition, Boston MA

How to Present and Effective and Applicable PowerPoint Presentation

Dr. Jamie HarveyUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga


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1. Too Lengthy:Diagnosis: It presents way more than

anybody wants to know.Why It Happens: The speaker is “spraying and praying” in hope that

something works.What Results: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…How to Fix It: Always make your

presentation less than half as long as you think it should be.

Interactions of Anaerobic and Aerobic Metabolism

How to Present and Effective and Applicable PowerPoint Presentation2. Complicated

Graphics

Diagnosis: It's full of busy graphics with lots of little details.

Why It Happens: One picture is worth a thousand words, right? (Uh, wrong.)

What Results: The audience stare glassy-eyed, then pulled out smart phones and started checking emails.

How to Fix It: Only include simple graphics; highlight the data point that’s important.

ATP Breakdown and Muscle Contraction — First Theory

1. Actin–myosin binding activates myosin ATPase, which breaks down an ATP molecule and liberates energy.

2. Energy causes the myosin cross-bridge to swivel toward the center of the sarcomere, which pulls Z-lines closer together and shortens sarcomeres.

3. A fresh ATP molecule binds to the myosin cross-bridge, causing it to release from the actin molecule. The myosin cross-bridge stands back up and binds to a different actin binding site.

4. This binding again activates myosin ATPase to break down the new ATP molecule bound to the myosin cross-bridge.

5. The process repeats—cross-bridge recycling or cross-bridge recharging.


3. Reading from Slides• Diagnosis: The speaker reads

aloud what everyone can read for themselves.

• Why It Happens: The speaker is unprepared and using slides as a memory-jogger.

• What Results: By the third slide, the audience is ready to kill the presenter.

• How to Fix It: Use slides to reinforce your message rather than to outline your data points.

ATP Breakdown and Muscle Contraction — Second Theory

1. The myosin cross-bridge is energized and bound to ADP and inorganic phosphate (Pi).

2. The binding of actin and the myosin cross-bridge releases stored energy, which causes the myosin cross-bridge to swivel; this then results in muscle contraction.

3. During the swiveling, ADP and Pi are released from the myosin cross-bridge

4. After actin and myosin dissociate, fresh ATP is broken down and liberated energy is used to reenergize the myosin cross-bridge.

5. The cross-bridge recycling process repeats.


4. Unreadable Fonts• Diagnosis: The slides have fonts

that are too fancy, too small or both.

• Why It Happens: The fonts looked great on the desktop screen; on the projector… not so much.

• What Results: The audience squints and peers and then gives up.

• How to Fix It: Use large fonts in simple faces (like Ariel); avoid boldface, italics and UPPERCASE.

Structure, Function, and Organization of the Cardiovascular System

• Circulation of blood through the heart.


5. Redundant Content• Diagnosis: The presentation

has slides that everyone has already seen.

• Why It Happens: Somebody is trying to “standardize” on a standard presentation.

• What Results: The audience gets bored to death.

• How to Fix It: Never present the same material to the same audience twice.


6. Busy Backgrounds• Diagnosis: The slides have

background templates that are distracting.

• Why It Happens: Somebody thought it would make the slides look more “professional.”

• What Results: The audience gets headaches trying to see what is actually on each slide.

• How to Fix It: Use a simple, single color background. Always.


7. All Opinion, No Facts• Diagnosis: The presentation is

all opinions without any supporting data.

• Why It Happens: Laziness. It’s easy to claim “leadership”; it’s harder to actually be a leader.

• What Results: The speaker's credibility with the audience leaps down the toilet.

• How to Fix It: Only state opinions that you can back up with quantifiable data.


8. Biz-Blab

• Diagnosis: The presentation is filled with tacky business buzzwords.

• Why It Happens: The speaker wrongly thinks that biz-blab sounds “business-like.”

• What Results: The audience assumes the speaker is 1) pompous, 2) crazy, or 3) talking in tongues.

• How to Fix It: Just stop it. Please. (The horror... The horror...)


9. Irrelevant Information• Diagnosis: The speaker

includes material that doesn’t really belong in the presentation.

• Why It Happens: The speaker isn't clear about the message that needs to be conveyed.

• What Results: The audience loses the train of thought.

• How to Fix It: Only include material that’s relevant to your overall message.


10.Unappealing Clip Art

• Diagnosis: It has graphics lifted directly from a low-grade clip art library.

• Why It Happens: Somebody was trying to save a few bucks and a few minutes.

• What Results: The audience figures that the speaker is too cheap to do it right.

• How to Fix It: If you've got to use clip art, buy the good stuff.


11. Skipping Around• Diagnosis: The speaker flips

ahead to another slide, then flipped back.

• Why It Happens: The speaker is trying to edit the presentation real-time.

• What Results: The audience rightly figures the speaker isn't fully prepared.

• How to fix it: If you must improvise, do so within the structure of the presentation.


12. Wrong Audience• Diagnosis: The presentation is

on a subject that isn't appropriate to the audience.

• Why It Happens: The presenter didn't bother to research the audience.

• What Results: The audience rightly concludes that the presenter doesn’t give a flying.

• How to Fix It: Always research your audience and customize a story to match.


13. Technical Difficulties• Diagnosis: Something

happens that screws up the slides or the sound.

• Why It Happens: Nobody bothered to test the setup prior to the presentation.

• What Results: The audience rightly concludes that the presenter isn't prepared.

• How to Fix It: Always check, then double-check, the setup.


14. Intro is Too Long• Diagnosis: The first third of the

presentation introduces the speaker, his firm and the topic.

• Why It Happens: The speaker is used to giving a longer presentation and didn’t shorten the intro.

• What Results: Eye rolling all around as everyone wonders when the speaker will come to the point.

• How to Fix It: Never spend more than 1 minute on your introduction. Never.


15. Weak Attempts at Humor• Diagnosis: The speaker tries

to be a comedian but lacks the skills.

• Why It Happens: The speaker heard somewhere that humor will make a presentation better.

• What Results: Blank stares.

• How to Fix It: Unless you've got the skills, leave the humor to professional comedians.


16. Overly Fancy Slides• Diagnosis: The presentation is

chockablock with special effects and visual jim-cracks.

• Why It Happens: The speaker was afraid that the audience would find him boring.

• What Results: Your audience watches the pretty pictures and misses the real message.

• How to Fix it: Use the minimum visuals that you need to tell the story.


17. All Data, No Story• Diagnosis: It presents scads of

information without any context or meaning.

• Why It Happens: The speaker wrongly assumes the presentation was a lecture.

• What Results: The audience pulls out their smartphones by the time the fifth slide comes up.

• How to Fix It: Make your presentation tell a story, ideally with the audience as the heroes.


18. Meandering

• Diagnosis: The speaker wanders off on a tangent rather than following a train of thought.

• Why It Happens: The speaker didn’t really take the time to think the presentation through.

• What Results: The audience rightly assumes the speaker is disjointed and disorganized.

• How to Fix It: Review your presentation with a colleague, make changes, then rehearse.


19. Discussion Rat-holes• Diagnosis: The presentation has

a slide guaranteed to pitch the discussion down a rat-hole.

• Why It Happens: The speaker probably didn't realize that the rat-hole was there.

• What Results: The audience starts arguing about the slide, making the entire exercise useless.

• How to fix it: Think through the emotional impact of EVERY slide in your deck.


20. Wrong Time of Day• Diagnosis: The presentation is

scheduled for when everyone's mind was elsewhere.

• Why It Happens: The speaker wrongly believe his message is too important to wait.

• What Results: The audience barely hears what is said.

• How to Fix It: Schedule presentations for a time when people will give it proper attention.


• Which idea (s) may apply to your preparation?

• Consistent theme: SIMPLE

• Questions?


• Thank you for attending and your attention!

• Enjoy the conference!

• Jamie Harvey

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