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News releases and other items of interest about the books and the blog
Simply turn off the projector
Believe it or not, the research is clear. One simple act can help you improve your presentation effectiveness by 20 to 30 per cent. If you’re in the room, turn off the projector. If you’re via Zoom, don’t share your slides. Instead, use your slides as your notes and simply talk to your audience.
undermines technology problem-solving
I once had a conversation with the dean of engineering at a major university who asked me: “How can we teach technical knowledge without PowerPoint?” This well-written article helps us understand why chalk-and-talk provides students with solutions, not abstractions.
And, in the complex world of engineering, solutions trump abstractions every single time.
your audience’s attention
In this article in Inc. magazine, author Carmine Gallo discusses the value of using Elon Musk’s presentation hack to hook the audience.
The theory is that if you surprise people, you’ll grab their attention. If you give the audience something unexpected, they will be more likely to remember your presentation and the message embedded within it.
According to this article, PowerPoint should be banned in lectures because it makes students more stupid and professors more boring.
And, based on my conversations with students and professors, moving bad PowerPoint lectures from the room to via Zoom just makes things worse, not better.