1. Presenting research
Presentation tools and considerations for using technology to present at conferences
Faye Brockwell
Information Services

2. Presenting research Tools Looking professional Adding interest
Preparation

3. Some presentation tools…
PowerPoint
Microsoft Sway
Prezi
Keynote & PowerPoint 2011
Haiku Deck & Office for iPad
PowerPoint 2016 is on all pool room machines.
Staff and students can download Office and Office apps for iPad.
Sway comes with Office 365 accounts.
Considerations:
Sway and Prezi is web-based so relies on internet connectivity = risk at a conference?
Sway and Haiku Deck are more visual – but only paid version can be exported to PowerPoint so, again, internet connectivity needed

4. Looking professional - Structure
Introduce you and your topic
Say what you’re going to say
Say it
Summarise it
Invite questions
Remind them who you are

5. Looking professional – Slide design
Less is more
Ideally 5-6 bullets per slide
Key words/phrases not sentences
Don't overuse effects
Text
Simple font like Arial or Helvetica
Size 30pt or bigger for large rooms
Avoid red or green
Leave white space

6. Looking professional – slide design
Avoid:
Cartoons
Word Art
Comic Sans MS
Make use of:
Themes
University of Brighton template
SmartArt
Spell check
Word Art

7. Looking professional – facing forwards
Print handouts with speaker notes
Have notes on an iPad
Use a wireless mouse or clicker
Having speaker notes like these help if you need to be reminded of details
I prefer to use Mind Genius on an ipad – as this also allows me to plan and structure my presentation in the first place
Use a wireless mouse or pointer to move through the slides – practise doing it

8. Adding interest in PowerPoint
Themes
SmartArt
Images
Video
Animation – text and images
Audio
Charts and graphs

9. Considerations for using video, audio and images
Copyright
File type
Internet connectivity

10. Preparation is everything
Practise running through with PowerPoint
Plan for technology to fail
Check what is available
Version of PowerPoint
Internet connectivity
Wireless mouse to allow movement
Speakers for sound
Flash player if needed

11. Any questions?

12. Faye Brockwell