nyla preconference - beyond powerpoint
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BeyondPowerPoint
Academic & Special Libraries SectionNew York Library Association
November 2, 2012Polly-Alida Farrington
www.pafa.net
This workshop is not about PowerPoint.
Good design is as little design as possible.
Dieter Rams
Life after death by PowerPoint
http://youtu.be/lpvgfmEU2Ck
Better Presentations
Graphic by Austin Kleon: http://flic.kr/p/4N38hR
1: Content
Don’t start here…
Start herePhoto: http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarianbyday/5465255249
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/155918164/
Photo by Niklas: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pivic/1010701180
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jillclardy/2566241384
Storyboard
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/imobio/4037629205
Slide Sorter
7 (+/- 2)
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/jessedee/steal-this-presentation-5038209
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/sirexkat/what-is-library-20
2: Creating Slides
Slides: 5 BIG ideas
1: Billboard
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/criminalintent/372179228/
2: K.I.S.S.
Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/142726839
3: Focus
Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcomagrini/698692268
4: Blank Space
Photo: www.apple.com/macbookair/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/niallkennedy/58697220
5: Do you really need a slide?
Slides: Don’t!
5 never evers
1. Use cheesy graphics
2.Random fonts3. Animations and sounds4. Crazy colors & bad contrast
5. Minimize use of bullets
Templates?
Slides: Do!
1: Great Title Slide
2: Colors & Backgrounds
Background: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chadbrooks/2889381421/
colourlovers.com
http://kuler.adobe.com/
kuler.adobe.com
Save as Tools Embed fonts
4: Single idea
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastian-silva/2814884869
5: Powerful Images
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/austcare/2777409580
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/austcare/2777409580
Crop for greater impact
6: Remove unnecessary words
Thanks Amanda!
Source: http://tametheweb.com/2011/10/28/ili2011-library-learning-new-literacies/
7: Quotes
8: Fail-safe layouts
Advice from EllenFinkelstein.com: http://youtu.be/Ln580dAl05w
9: This belongs in a handout!
48% % of world population living on less than
$2 per day
Garr Reynolds:How to Present Data
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9avFB908k0
10: Engage : sapweb.com
Slides: 10 Tips for Finding & Managing Graphics
CREDITyour
sources
Photo source: http://goo.gl/BdoHy
1 : Imagine
2 : Flickr Creative Commons
http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced
bluemountains.net
http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/
3 : Flickr Groups
4 : Stock Photos
http://www.everystockphoto.com/
5 : Flickr Faves RSS Feeds
6 : Just for fun
Source: http://www.storiesinflight.com/flickrpoet/
7 : SlideShare
8 : Homemade
9 : Evernote
10 : Share on Pinterest
Presenting
http://youtu.be/jbkSRLYSojo
Compelling Storyteller: Hans Rosling 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes
Audience Connect Converse
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cabinet/2623851133
Put yourself into the picture
Photo by: Beth Hoffman http://flic.kr/p/8RETFm
Get off the podiumPhoto: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nengard/463165234
RehearseRehearseRehearse
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/downunderphotos/6157433485
Use Presenter View
Prepare for disasters
Alternatives
http://prezi.com/vmvomt3sj3fd/this-is-anthropology/
Prezi
http://animoto.com/samples/education/jktzTofygNAu13RxEsXYDw
Animoto
http://photopeach.com/
PhotoPeach
SlideShare
Google Docs http://goo.gl/TyNqE
Infographics
Visual Essay
Source: NY Times http://goo.gl/UgYbr
Screenshot: http://goo.gl/tngS6
http://goo.gl/NWB3X
Source: http://www.verysmallarray.com/?p=1056
Source: NY Times http://goo.gl/pxz1R
Source: NY Times http://goo.gl/CjhSg
http://visual.ly/green-through-ages
Source: SpyreStudios http://goo.gl/z7J3h
Sketch out your ideas
Sketch with Popplet.com
Source: SpyreStudios http://goo.gl/z7J3h
Connect idea groups with colors
Source: SpyreStudios http://goo.gl/z7J3h
Research!
PewInternet.org
http://visual.ly/twitter
Visual.ly
http://visual.ly/librarian’s-worth-around-world
There’s a problem here..
Can you see it?
12,804 122,101
Keep scale on x-axis the same for easy comparison.
Example from Visualize This by Nathan Yau, published by Wiley, 2011
Include a legend for better understanding
Example from Visualize This by Nathan Yau, published by Wiley, 2011
“Can I use this on my …”
Source: http://www.labnol.org/internet/credit-images-flowchart/18943/
Data tells Stories
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pollyalida/5060939806/
This belongs in a handout!
This tells a story
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15391515
48% % of world population living on less than
$2 per day
Visualize to Understand
Default Bar Chart
Stacked Bar Chart
Line Chart
Bubble Chart
Wired: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/08/st_datagirlscoutcookies/
Courtesy of: http://www.lisakurt.com/2011/09/data-visualization-workshop/
Google Data Tools
http://imagecharteditor.appspot.com/
Google Image Chart Editor
Google Fusion Tables
More Tools
Many Eyeshttp://goo.gl/AqL3W
http://www.openheatmap.com
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/04/27/135737940/the-case-shiller-index-sung-as-opera
Questions?
Ideas?
Share!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluejake/286030741/
Thank you!
http://[email protected]