8 Responses to “Develop SharePoint Presentation Materials: Part 02 (Screencast)”

1. Richard Harbridge on September 9th, 2009 2:15 pm

   Hello Mark,

   Slide design for presentation (or material prep) should be designed based on the style of the presentation, the style of the presenter, and the audience. (Which I think you have done a great job of here in the specific example shown. )

   I agree that consistency and color coding is very important for any presentation. The focus should also be on the message the presenter is trying to get across and often with color coding, splash pages for topics, or imagry this can be done very effecitvely.

   Sometimes some topics should have very few slides, or simply be a series of images instead of any slides (as a picture tells a thousand words). However for presentations that are to be read or referenced later it’s important that they are full of the content and verbage that’s important as simple pictures won’t suffice. (I recommend two slide shows for this reason if time is available.)

   I guess what I am saying is that while I like your template and approach I am sure for certain presentation styles/presenters it wouldn’t work without modification.

   Some more examples:
   If a presentation is meant to be personal they might not even have the slide show, or if perhaps the speaker is very kenetic/emotional (they move around alot, or are trying to get the audience thinking a certain way (example creative thinking, possibility thinking etc)) then they will most likely have a very different slide show format and structure than someone who may be visual and want all the attention on the slides/presentation and not themselves.

   If the presentation is meant to teach but has more workshop periods to enforce the lessons/subjects that were just taught (as everyone learns differently) then your template would most likely need workshop slides throughout it, or perhaps slides for referencing a demonstration etc.

   Just offering some thoughts and thanks for sharing how you build some of your presentation material. It’s always really neat to see the patterns, processes, and emphasis that different presenters use.

   Thank you,
   Richard Harbridge

2. Frank on September 9th, 2009 3:09 pm

   Mark,
   I get it now; you did a great job of explaining it. I would like to try this in a ‘small’ class. I am giving classes just about every month. I’m still trying to ‘justify’ the Train-the-Trainer Workshop Series. How or why it would benefit the hospital and this is better than what I already do. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

3. EndUserSharePoint on September 9th, 2009 4:21 pm

   Hi Frank – The justification you are looking for is in the description on the registration page. I talk about my motivation for offering the series, the financial benefit to your team as well as to the Information Workers in need of training. Hope that helps. More screencasts coming. — Mark

4. EndUserSharePoint on September 9th, 2009 4:30 pm

   Richard,

   > I agree that consistency and color coding is very important for any presentation.

   More than important, I think it’s critical in order to give the participants a mental marker… “We’re headed for a new topic. I can rest a second.”

   That’s one of the benefits of the Q&A marker and the summary slide at consistent places in the presentation. There has to be mental closure before rushing into the next major talking point.

   The color coding also works at a subconscious level, placing the mental markers subliminally, even when people don’t consciously recognize them.

   > presentations that are to be read or referenced later it’s important that they are full of the content and verbage that’s important as simple pictures won’t suffice.

   I adamantly disagree with this theory of presentation and will explain why, in depth, in my next screencast.

   > I am sure for certain presentation styles/presenters it wouldn’t work without modification.

   No argument there. However, when I get through with the series of screencasts, I think you’ll find that it will fit in the 80/20 rule.

   Thanks for the discussion points.

   Regards,
   Mark

5. Richard Harbridge on September 10th, 2009 7:34 am

   Thanks Mark!

   Looking forward to the next parts to this article series,
   Richard Harbridge

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