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PresentationCampBayAreaSessions

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Saturday, February 28, 2009 :: Stanford, CA

Sessions & Schedule

Session Summaries and Outcomes

Look for summaries to be posted here while camp is in progress. Each session block contains 4 main breakout spaces and 3 roundtables.

Proposed Sessions 

  • The "Lessig Method" of Presentation - John Nash would love to lead a session on Lessig's approach to slides.  Says John: "I'm intrinsically attracted to Lawrence Lessig's style of presentation, involving hundreds of slides, most with just a word or two or an image, seamlessly synced to a compelling story or narrative. Okay, I'm a Lessig wannabe in the presentation department. You too?  Let's watch some of Lessig's style and talk about where and when it works best and hear from those that have tried it. I don't like to talk at people, so this will be some kind of interactive round table discussion."

  • PowerPoint is Tyranny - Jay Cross wants to explore how to switch from monolog to dialog.

  • Storytelling to the Power of X & Y - Scott Schwertly will discuss some styles and approaches on how to give presentations that will resonate with Gen X & Y.  This includes unpacking a Lesson from Ron Burgundy, understanding The Genius of Seth McFarlane, and applying the Art of the Jabbawockeez.

  • How to engage your audience with TwitterOlivia Mitchell will present and facilitate this session remotely. Olivia says, "Tweeting during conference presentations is likely to become mainstream this year. The next time you present at a conference you might be faced with an audience with their heads down tapping away on their laptops. In this session we'll look at not only how to manage the Twitter backchannel but how to use Twitter as a new participation tool during your presentation."

  • PowerPoint Fiction: Slideshows as Electronic Literature - The PowerPoint presentation, already a cultural cliche, has been widely parodied, vilified by some (Edward Tufte), and subverted by others (David Byrne) for artistic purposes. Can writers tell a compelling story through bullet points, charts, and graphs? Can animated slides drive a narrative in the same way as film or video? Fiction and e-lit author Rich Holeton offers to perform some of his short "slideshow fictions" (in PowerPoint and Keynote) and lead a discussion about the potential of these new media forms to serve as vehicles for literary art.

  • Keynote on Community-Funded Reporting - Spot.Us is working on a more accessible and general outreach presentation about comunity-funded reporting and I wanted to get people ideas on our five slides so far.

  • Vocal Delivery and the Performer's Presence: Tom Freeland writes: "I just registered for Presentation Camp and am looking forward to attending, but I was also struck by the tech-heavy orientation of the event as a whole. Would there be any interest in a session devoted to the presentation technology each of us is born with-- i.e., a voice and a body? I am a trained actor, and teach voice through the Oral Communication Program (and have taught for the Stanford Drama Department), and would be happy to share some techniques of vocal delivery and the performer's presence. As I see it (and as I teach it), no matter how good your slides are, sooner or later you have to say something." (The organizers say YES!)

 

Topics I would like to hear about 

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  • When is a Presentation a Slideument? And what should one do when that happens? When is it best to just turn off Powerpoint and have a discussion over a document?
  • Powerpoint Slide Designs - Based on a great blog post from Olivia Mitchell. It would be great to review these different styles and think about what situations they would work best in (especially in your own case)
  • Progress, Not Perfection - If you can convince your peers to change only one thing about they way they present, what would it be?
  • Presenting with a Back Channel - How do we adjust to presenting with a simultaneous chat session?

 

Proposed Formats and Other Cool Ideas

 

Session Logistics

  • Two morning and two afternoon sessions, separated by lunch
  • 45 minutes per session
  • Two rooms with projectors
  • Two large breakout areas and a lounge area
  • A huge courtyard with three dedicated Topic Roundtables (keep your fingers crossed for no rain!)
  • A Book Table. Bring a favorite presentation/public speaking book for others to browse!

 

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