How to Avoid Death By Powerpoint
Presentation slides have long been the primary modality by which faculty have communicated with their audiences while delivering didactic content. However, though this modality is so widely used, it is often not used effectively to engage with learners.
David Phillips, author of the book “How to Avoid Death By Powerpoint”, gave a 20-minute TEDx Talk on the subject of Powerpoint presentations in 2014. In this presentation, he provides five simple tips to improve your Powerpoint presentations:
- Include only one message per slide.
- Avoid redundancy (speaking text that also appears on a slide).
- Make the most important part of your slide the biggest.
- Use contrast (e.g., color, highlighting, etc.) to help the audience focus on the content.
- Place no more than six objects per slide.
We encourage you to view this presentation by visiting: TEDx Talk: How to Avoid Death By Powerpoint
For more information or assistance on designing your presentations, contact us using our iMedEd Service Request Form.
Reminder: iMedEd Faculty Development Workshop Series
To sign up for any of the workshops below, visit: iMedEd Workshop Sign-up.
Google Glass in Medical Education
This workshop will describe specific examples of the use of Glass in medical education at UC Irvine and describe the benefits/challenges of using this wearable device in the classroom and clinical settings.
- Tuesday, May 10, 2016, noon to 1 p.m., Conference Room A1000, Medical Education Building (Irvine)
- Tuesday, May 24, 2016, noon to 1 p.m., ITC Classroom, Grunigen Medical Library (Orange)