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Presentation Skillsfor geography teachers

Simple design tips to improve learning

Version 2.0

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Welcome to your target audience...


brand savvy consumer children...


brand savvy consumer children...

More than 50% of children’s christmas wishes mention a specific brand name

Insight Quarterly news report: Issue 1


...who respond well to good design


Think about it!Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Bad design and presentation never

killed anyone, but it never inspired

anyone either!

Take a look at this guy!


So, our aim is to learn some basics of good design and

keep things simple, balanced and above all,

Beautiful!

Check out “Presentation Zen: Simple ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery” by Garr Reynolds .


Garr

Garr’s book


Go Visual!


Go Visual!

Use less than seven words in

each slide. Trust me!


Go Visual!

Empty space allows us to appreciate what is not there,

& makes our visual messages stronger.




Go Visual!

Empty space allows us to appreciate what is not there,

& makes our visual messages stronger.

Make your image fill up the whole slide. Yes,

right up to the edge! Place your text inside it.




Let the image tell your story!


Use your image to draw out students high order thinking skills.


We are hardwired to understand images.

Going visual improves

communication.



Good presentations target students “left brain” &

“right brain”.

We are hardwired to understand images.

Going visual improves

communication.



Sample Slides

A good image allows students to think, wonder and reflect on an issue. A great image can help tell the story in a way bullet points never can.


What will this place

look like in 1000 years

time?


What will this place

look like in 1000 years

time?

How would he describe this

place in a phone call to you, right now?


Explain the events of the last 24 hours.


You are in charge. What needs to go on this plane?


Theart

ofusing

“Builds”


A “build” is where we repeat the image and add more text


Giving yourself and your students time to digest information.


What will they need in the next six days?...



...six months?



...six months?

...six years?


Hammer Time.Tuesday, 9 March 2010

..and yes, you can use humour

to get your message across!


..children catch simple messages that are fun to

remember!Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Vision beats all our other

senses, so...


Absolutely no bullet points!



Students quickly tire of bullet points. What other options do you have?



If you have to use them, save them for

the last slide!

Students quickly tire of bullet points. What other options do you have?


Make it easy on the eye!


Make it easy on the eye!

Think about the image you are using. A good quality image speaks a thousand words!


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Sources


%

of boys are affected by

colour blindness...Tuesday, 9 March 2010

..one child in your class will have a colour vision deficiency.


Take care to match colours and backgrounds





If you can’t use colour wisely, then avoid it entirely!


simple Use

fonts


Helvetica


Helvetica

Gill Sans


Helvetica

Gill Sans

Impact


Helvetica

Gill Sans

Impact

The Holy Trinity!These are all examples of Sans Serif fonts, that give

any presentation a professional look and feel.



Sources Helvetica



Sources Helvetica

Gill Sans MS


Comic Sans MS?


Comic Sans MS? Professional designers do not use this font, so why

should we?

I See No

Evil?!!!


Practice before presenting



Don’t be tempted to read the text straight from the slide!



Don’t be tempted to read the text straight from the slide!

But what about the detail? Well, the slide

should lead to the worksheet, or textbook, so pupils can learn more.


Learn from this guy!


Learn from this guy!

Check out “The Presentation

Secrets of Steve Jobs”by Carmine Gallo

Some people even dress like this guy!



Repeat the slides in your presentation to re-enforce

the message



Repeat the slides in your presentation to re-enforce

the message

Say what you have to say.

Say it simply. Say it again!


• Go Visual

• Let the image tell your story

• Absolutely no bullet points (until the end)

• Use simple fonts

• Practice before presenting


Presentation Skillsfor geography teachers

Simple design tips to improve learning

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Simon Jones 2010


Learn something new every day.

Contact:[email protected]://geographyjones.posterous.com

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