diff --git a/content/Best font size for slides is 40 or 50.md b/content/Best font size for slides is 40 or 50.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2634711e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Best font size for slides is 40 or 50.md @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +# Best font size for slides is 40 or 50 + diff --git a/content/Building a fence.md b/content/Building a fence.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b8d070ea4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Building a fence.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +# Building a fence + +Say what things are not. + +Avoid that your idea can be confused with the ideas of other's. Build a good fence around your ideas and specify the parameters. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Cycle around the subject.md b/content/Cycle around the subject.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2ec327490 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Cycle around the subject.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +# Cycle around the subject + +You have to keep coming back to your ideas or subject. Tell them what you will tell them, tell them, tell them a third time. + +[[Udemy Course Script writing conventions]] diff --git a/content/Do not read from slides.md b/content/Do not read from slides.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bfe7f986e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Do not read from slides.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +# Do not read from slides \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Don't start talks with a joke.md b/content/Don't start talks with a joke.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ae4579145 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Don't start talks with a joke.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +# Don't start talks with a joke + +The audience needs to adjust to your vocal parameters, and therefore jokes usually fall flat. diff --git a/content/Get people back on the bus.md b/content/Get people back on the bus.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9ce4b9d0f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Get people back on the bus.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +# Get people back on the bus + +It's natural for the audience to become distracted. Therefore you have to give them opportunities to hop back on. You can do this by [[Using verbal punctuation]] + +[[Asking a question to the audience]] is also a good way. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/How to Speak.md b/content/How to Speak.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..32ed66197 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/How to Speak.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# How to Speak + +A masterful lecture about [[Public Speaking]] + +- [[Don't start talks with a joke]] +- [[Start talks with a promise]] +- [[Cycle around the subject]] +- [[Building a fence]] +- [[Get people back on the bus]] +- [[Using verbal punctuation]] +- ![[The board as a teaching tool]] +- [[Never have your hands in your pocket during a presentation]] + +- ![[Slides]] + + + +https://youtu.be/Unzc731iCUY?si=6LpRnh5F9to2wkq0 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Keep images simple on slides.md b/content/Keep images simple on slides.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..785063467 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Keep images simple on slides.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +# Keep images simple on slides + +Don't confuse the audience. They should complement the presentation \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Keep slides as simple as possible.md b/content/Keep slides as simple as possible.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d39f65b8a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Keep slides as simple as possible.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +# Keep slides as simple as possible + +Constant simplification. They should not distract. Keep the attention on you. + +[[Leave out bullet points on slides]] +[[You don't need titles on slides]] diff --git a/content/Leave out bullet points on slides.md b/content/Leave out bullet points on slides.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..da759729b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Leave out bullet points on slides.md @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +# Leave out bullet points on slides + +If it's just a list of things, bullets are not needed. + diff --git a/content/Never have your hands in your pocket during a presentation.md b/content/Never have your hands in your pocket during a presentation.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..86213b832 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Never have your hands in your pocket during a presentation.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +# Never have your hands in your pocket during a presentation + +In some cultures this is even seen as offensive \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Slides.md b/content/Slides.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bb646fa05 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Slides.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +# Slides + +- [[Use slides for exposure, not for teaching]] +- [[There is always too much text and too many slides]] +- [[Do not read from slides]] +- [[Keep images simple on slides]] +- [[You don't need titles on slides]] +- [[Leave out bullet points on slides]] +- [[Keep slides as simple as possible]] +- [[Best font size for slides is 40 or 50]] + +[[Powerpoint]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Speed of handwriting corresponds with speed of information absorption.md b/content/Speed of handwriting corresponds with speed of information absorption.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..01655d26d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Speed of handwriting corresponds with speed of information absorption.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +# Speed of handwriting corresponds with speed of information absorption + +Slides usually go way too fast for people to actually absorb the information. Writing things out by hand on the board slows things down and gives people some time to process. + +[[handwriting]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Start talks with a promise.md b/content/Start talks with a promise.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5b14f74b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Start talks with a promise.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +# Start talks with a promise + +The audience needs to know what they will get for their time. This keeps them engaged. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/The board as a teaching tool.md b/content/The board as a teaching tool.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a755d7308 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The board as a teaching tool.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# The board as a teaching tool + +Student surveys resulted in "less slides, more chalk". + +The board is a powerful teaching tool and I need to learn how to use it. + +- [[Speed of handwriting corresponds with speed of information absorption]] +- [[The board is a good place to point your hands to]] +- \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/The board is a good place to point your hands to.md b/content/The board is a good place to point your hands to.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e23097f1d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/The board is a good place to point your hands to.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +# The board is a good place to point your hands to + +Keep pointing towards the board. You can even point to irrelevant information. This brings some life to your presence as a speaker, movement. Gesticulation. + +[[Never have your hands in your pocket during a presentation]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/There is always too much text and too many slides.md b/content/There is always too much text and too many slides.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..50ed904e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/There is always too much text and too many slides.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +# There is always too much text and too many slides \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/Use slides for exposure, not for teaching.md b/content/Use slides for exposure, not for teaching.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5a552a31b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Use slides for exposure, not for teaching.md @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +# Use slides for exposure, not for teaching + +You should use the blackboard for teaching. Slides are only a compliment to your presentation. + diff --git a/content/Using verbal punctuation.md b/content/Using verbal punctuation.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3959a8612 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/Using verbal punctuation.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +# Using verbal punctuation + +Use "the first idea is".., "the second idea is.." + +"A very important aspect of this is.." \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/You don't need titles on slides.md b/content/You don't need titles on slides.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ac6a0c7e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/You don't need titles on slides.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +# You don't need titles on slides