Comments on: PowerPoint Extreme Makeover http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/28/powerpoint-extreme-makeover/ As an educational technologist, I am exploring ways to make learning more relevant, engaging and authentic. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:57:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David Fordee http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/28/powerpoint-extreme-makeover/#comment-29717 David Fordee Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:43:00 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/28/powerpoint-extreme-makeover/#comment-29717 thanks so much for this video and post. It was very helpful for this World History teacher and trainer of teachers. Lots of nice tips that I learned from you. And I got plenty of feedback on some of the things I was already doing well through dumb luck or intuitive nature. Thanks! David Fordees last blog post..<a href="http://fordee.blogspot.com/2008/06/kung-fo-watching.html" rel="nofollow">Kung Fo Watching</a> thanks so much for this video and post. It was very helpful for this World History teacher and trainer of teachers. Lots of nice tips that I learned from you. And I got plenty of feedback on some of the things I was already doing well through dumb luck or intuitive nature. Thanks!

David Fordees last blog post..Kung Fo Watching

]]> By: Jeevan http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/28/powerpoint-extreme-makeover/#comment-29498 Jeevan Sat, 10 May 2008 20:35:53 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/28/powerpoint-extreme-makeover/#comment-29498 What is the best way to go about presenting technical stuff at an University for example... the expectations of the audience are different from the case when you are trying to sell a product... generally people listening to you are (if a student is presenting something) are more knowledgeable and they are hardly impressed with all the imagery (this is not to denigrate the significance of "impact presentation" you had emphasized)... There is bound to be lots of text and equations - the audience expects you to show them... but this goes against the conventional wisdom of presenting which you highlighted here... What is the best way to go about presenting technical stuff at an University for example… the expectations of the audience are different from the case when you are trying to sell a product… generally people listening to you are (if a student is presenting something) are more knowledgeable and they are hardly impressed with all the imagery (this is not to denigrate the significance of “impact presentation” you had emphasized)…

There is bound to be lots of text and equations - the audience expects you to show them… but this goes against the conventional wisdom of presenting which you highlighted here…

]]> By: Marie http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/28/powerpoint-extreme-makeover/#comment-29425 Marie Mon, 05 May 2008 07:34:09 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/28/powerpoint-extreme-makeover/#comment-29425 Great hints, thanks for sharing, definitely more effective than having to read slides! Great hints, thanks for sharing, definitely more effective than having to read slides!

]]> By: links for 2008-04-20 | Ms. V's Thoughts http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/28/powerpoint-extreme-makeover/#comment-29197 links for 2008-04-20 | Ms. V's Thoughts Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:48:24 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/28/powerpoint-extreme-makeover/#comment-29197 [...] Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Blog Archive » PowerPoint Extreme Makeover (tags: PPT) [...] [...] Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Blog Archive » PowerPoint Extreme Makeover (tags: PPT) [...]

]]> By: Odds & Ends (4/18/08) | Tech Tips & Timely Tidbits http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/28/powerpoint-extreme-makeover/#comment-29193 Odds & Ends (4/18/08) | Tech Tips & Timely Tidbits Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:01:31 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/28/powerpoint-extreme-makeover/#comment-29193 [...] you Carolyn Foote (Not So Distant Future Blog) for pointing me to the “PowerPoint Extreme Makeover” post on Dean Shareski’s Ideas and Thoughts Blog. The video is a YouTube, so for those [...] [...] you Carolyn Foote (Not So Distant Future Blog) for pointing me to the “PowerPoint Extreme Makeover” post on Dean Shareski’s Ideas and Thoughts Blog. The video is a YouTube, so for those [...]

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