Synopsis: Chapter 2
“Creating slides and handouts”
In reading Chapter 2 of “they Snooze, you Lose” it says that you have two categories in which presenters fall into: entertainment and educational purposes. We as educators are responsible for our students learning and we must present slide shows to them in which they are meaningful. This chapter states that the layout of the slides and the handouts that accompany the presentation is the best way to keep your audience attention. We must learn to stop the standard slide share procedure, if I think about it, my power point is just that (bulleted text and if I were to present, handouts of the same power point). Sadly, that is a waste of time because you will bore your audience to death.
As Richard Mayer states, “The best way to foster learning involves both words and pictures.”[1] Photographic images and audio is how your audience is going to remember, keeping in mind that all extra information should be saved for your handout. Your handout should be a supplement instead of a duplicate of your presentation. It is suggested that it be one page with all the websites, URL’s, quotations, etc. that you have to credit. The handout is like Burmark states, “a running record of what you’ve seen and experienced, what you want to remember, what you plan to follow up on, and maybe even some new ideas that you already got from her ideas.” (Burmark, 2011)
In conclusion, creating high-quality photographic slides with words and good-quality handouts will help the presenter be well organized and encourage the audience to have a meaningful presentation to remember.
[1] Mayer, Richard E., Multimedia Learning (2nd edition) (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009).
Burmark, Lynell, (2011)- They snooze, you lose: the educator’s guide to successful presentations/Lynell Burmark.
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