Digest #161: Guide to Effective Presentations

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Digest #161: Guide to Effective Presentations

4) A Scientist’s Guide to Making Successful Presentations to High School Students by Gloria Seelman of the NIH Office of Science Education

This resource really is for science teachers, but again, the lessons included could and should be considered by anyone hoping to present an effective presentation. Consider your audience and goals, engage the learners, but also while presenting, consider wait time and equity issues. Included here are also some excellent off the shelf classroom tools for science educators.

5) The Science of Effective Presentations by Prezi, @prezi

While I am not specifically endorsing Prezi as a medium here, this document walks through some of the research specifically around the effectiveness of storytelling to create a compelling and memorable presentation. There are some visually appealing examples provided as well as ideas for how to deliver the story.

In addition to the above, we have a two blogs about creating effective instructional videos (here and here) that talk about some of the same principles as the above resources and could be useful!