Allyn
and Bacon Public Speaking Web Site
" This website contains six modules that you can use along with your textbook
to learn about the process of public speaking and to help you prepare your talks.
They are Assess, Analyze, Research, Organize, Deliver, and Discern."
The
Art of Communicating Effectively
By Art Feierman
"Tips about all aspects of pulling off a successful presentation!"
Communication
Tips and Presentation How-To's
From Executive Presentations Group
While these articles are oriented toward presentations in the business environment,
you'll find many helpful ideas here.
Dealing With Presentation Disasters from Strategic Communications.
Designing
Effective Visuals
A tutorial by Jeff Radel, University of Kansas Medical Center.
How
to Give a Bad Talk
By David A. Patterson, Computer Science Division, University of California-Berkeley,
Circa 1983
How
to Give Better Presentations
James Hayes-Bohanan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Geography
Based on a lecture by Dr. Edward Tufte: "This page is meant to help people
of all kinds to make better presentations. This includes students making presentations
in class, professors teaching a class, people presenting research results, and
professionals presenting ideas in a business environment."
How
to Give a Talk: Changing the Culture of Academic Public Speaking
By Paul N. Edwards, School of Information, University of Michigan. Includes:
• The Awful Academic Talk
• Principles Of Effective Talks
How
Not To Give A Presentation
British Medical Journal
Instructional
Graphic Guidelines from Learning Technology Services (LTS), University of
Wisconsin.
Great tips for posters and PowerPoint!
Now
That We Have Your Complete Attention ...
Here's Fast Company's eight-point program for presentations guaranteed
to keep your listeners on the edge of their seats. From: Issue 07 | Feb/Mar
1997 | Page 124 | By: Eric Matson. Illustrations by: Steven Guarnaccia.
Oral Presentation
Advice
By Mark D. Hill, Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
April 1992; Revised January 1997.
* Things to Think About
* A Generic Conference Talk Outline
* Academic Interview Talks
* Other Talks
Oral
Presentations from the Humboldt State University Library.
Links to myriad sites.
Overcoming
Speaking Anxiety in Meetings & Presentations
By Lenny Laskowski
" Do your knees feel like Gumby's when you have to get up and speak in
front of a group? Do you feel like the next words out of your mouth are going
to be the dumbest words ever uttered by a human? If you said yes to either of
the questions above, be advised, you have a full-blown case of stage fright,
says Lenny Laskowski, a professional speaker and President of Newington based
LJL Seminars."
Preparing
Effective Oral Presentations
A tutorial by Jeff Radel, University of Kansas Medical Center.
Presentation
Helper
A mega-site with tips on every type of presentation plus famous speeches.
Presentation
Planning - Draw a Logic Tree from Strategic Communications.
"The first step in preparing a successful presentation for decision makers
is to draw a picture of it - that is, develop your ideas as a 'logic tree.'
In constructing a logic tree, a presenter starts with the main idea, the one
thing that he or she wants the decision makers to remember or do."
Presentation-Pointers.com
Includes
Presentation
Skills
School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Newcastle
upon Tyne
"As engineers, it is vitally important to be able to communicate your thoughts
and ideas effectively, using a variety of tools and medium. You will need to
develop and use this skill throughout your years in University; when you attend
job interviews and especially when you start working in the big wide world.
But, it is often said that engineers do not possess the ability to communicate
well. Of course that is a load of b*&%@ks - not enough coaching and practise
that's all! This page contains links to material that is designed to improve
your presentation skills."
Presentation
Tips
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Includes:
Presentation
Tips for Public Speaking from A Research Guide for Students.
By I. Lee, a member of Toastmasters International. Includes links to other web
sites.
Presentations.com, "a comprehensive presenter's resource providing instant access to up-to-date information on technology and techniques for effective communication."
Presenters
University
"Here you'll find lots of FREE stuff to put Wow! in all your presentations.
Try free presentation software and download any of our many free PowerPoint
templates or Corel masters. Read hundreds of articles from presentation experts,
purchase the latest presentation books and even Ask the Professor your most
perplexing presentation software questions."
Scott
Hanselman's Tips for a Successful MSFT Presentation
Includes:
Seated
Presentations - Don't be a Sitting Duck from Strategic Communications.
"It's more difficult to be impressive and in control when making a seated
presentation than when standing, say Judy Stein and Marya Holcombe, principals
of Strategic Communications, Inc., a consulting firm in New Haven, Conn. They
believe salespeople who don't adjust their delivery style inadvertently put
themselves in the hot seat."
Tips
for Oral Presentations
By Harvey J. Greenberg
"This guide is intended to give a few tips for your presentation. It is
neither complete nor precise. You must decide what is appropriate for you and
your topic, then go with it. What is important is that you plan!"
Tips for Paper/Poster Presentations from Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology.
Using
Charts from Strategic Communications.
"The most common mistake presenters make with visuals is overloading them,
says Judith Stein, co-author of Presentations for Decision Makers (Van
Nostrand Reinhold, 1996)."
Web
Site Estates: Free PowerPoint Templates, PowerPoint Designs and PowerPoint
Backgrounds
"Website Estates is a leading online community for marketing and communications
professionals seeking insight, resources and guidance on topics including presentations,
sales and marketing and ebusiness. In addition, we provide many of these same
resources to students and educators."
Advice
on Designing Scientific Posters
By Colin Purrington, Department of Biology, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.
Not just for scientific posters!
Association
for Institutional Research (AIR) Poster Sessions
Some great tips for all posters.
Creating
Posters for Humanities & Social Sciences
By Marilyn A. Levine, Professor of History & Chair, Division of Social Sciences,
Lewis-Clark State College.
A comprehensive site which includes many photo examples of posters.
Designing
Effective Poster Presentations from the Arts & Sciences Libraries, University
at Buffalo.
Not just for scientific posters! In addition to the great resources provided
on this site, there are a wide variety of links including "Real-life instructions
for Poster Sessions" and "Samples of Real-life Posters and Online
Poster Sessions".
Developing
a Poster Presentation
A tutorial by Jeff Radel, University of Kansas Medical Center.
Developing
a Poster Presentation in the Social Sciences
A PowerPoint presentation by Casey Flinn, George Mason University Writing Center.
Guidelines
for Preparing Scientific Posters in the Digital Age
While the focus is scientific, the tips are helpful to anyone creating a poster.
How
to Present a Poster Session
Action Research, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Poster Design Guide from The Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication.
Poster
Design Tips from The Population Research Institute (PRI), Penn State University.
"A well-designed poster is eye-catching, attractive, and communicates information
effectively and economically. The following guidelines have been prepared by
the PRI Library to help you design and present your research poster. Keep
in mind that this is a general guide. Always check the guidelines for the conference
where you will be presenting your poster."
Poster
Presentations from the Humboldt State University Library.
Links to myriad sites.
Poster Presentations Bibliography from a New Jersey Library Association workshop.
The
Poster Session: A Guide for Preparation
By Carol Waite Connor, U.S. Geological Survey
While the focus is scientific, the tips are helpful to anyone creating a poster.
Poster
Sessions
Writing@CSU, Colorado State University
"A successful poster is not created overnight. Preparing a well-organized,
visually-pleasing poster requires you to plan well in advance. First, consider
your audience and what type of poster you’ll create. Next, gather your
supplies and decide what information to include. From this point, create the
text and graphics. Remember to consider how these work together and then format
your poster accordingly."
Providing Good Poster Sessions from Career Development, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. 17 links to a wide range of poster resources, especially in the Sciences.
Sample
Poster Sessions
Some large photos of successful poster sessions from the American Library Association.
Clip Art and Media Gallery from Microsoft
EPSON
Presenters Online: Tutorials: PowerPoint
A gold mine of PowerPoint tips.
Getting
Started with Microsoft PowerPoint
A quick start handout from Training Services, Information Technology Services,
The University of Texas at Austin.
Making
Documents Viewable Online with Macromedia FlashPaper2
By Dennis Griffin
"Macromedia FlashPaper 2 makes it easy to transform any printable document
into a compact, web-friendly, fast-loading Macromedia Flash file that you can
link to or embed directly in any web page—providing site visitors with
an unbeatable online document viewing experience. The only plug-in that FlashPaper
uses is Flash Player 6 (or greater), which is not only compact but available
on practically all computer desktops."
Microsoft Office PowerPoint
2007
Microsoft Office Online
PowerPoint
Tips & Tricks
" At a Bit Better, we happen to know a LOT about PowerPoint. So, from time
to time, we post tips, and tricks to help you use PowerPoint to its fullest.
For more on PowerPoint, check out our answers to frequently asked questions.
Power users might enjoy the list of keyboard shortcuts."
Powerpoint
To Flash Conversion Tools - The PPT2Flash Top20
By Robin Good (Luigi Canali De Rossi)
" Why Would You Ever Want To Convert A Powerpoint Presentation Into A Flash
File? Here is a detailed list of the key advantages you would have in converting
a PowerPoint presentation into a Flash file. No matter what your final goal
is, a Flash-based presentation goes a long way in making your content become
easily accessible, ubiquitous and easily distributable."
Presentation
Helper: PowerPoint
A mega site with links to free templates, audio clips and much more....
Presentation-Pointers.com
Includes Building A Presentation: "Tips and articles on using powerpoint
and other presentation and related programs includes a data base of tips and
tech notes from Microsofts Powerpoint related sites. Effective handouts, planning
and using projectors."
Presenting
with PowerPoint: 10 dos and don'ts
By Jeff Wuorio
Microsoft Small Business Center
Quick
PowerPoint Tips
Especially good on Font & Color.
Oh
No! I Can’t Get on the Web: Offline Strategies for Internet Content Presentations
Steven J. Bell, Director, Paul J. Gutman Library, Philadelphia University
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