They Snooze, You Loose Ch4

The main topic in this chapter is how the presenter should represent himself/herself. I agree with the author,

 Lynell Burmark, about the presenter dressing up appropriately. Dressing up to much will distract the 

audience and the audience will not focus on what the message the presenter is getting across. 

Although this chapter was obviously a short one, it pointed out some highly important ideas such as getting

 the audience's attention and making the presentation stick.

They Snooze, You Loose Ch1

Chapter 1 Tweaking Presentations Discussion

EDTC 6340.60

Dr. Chavez

Submitted by Gladys Bargas

In Burmark’s chapter 1 of the book “You Snooze, You Loose,” has changed my ways of thinking about power point presentations. I have experienced taking courses where the instructor is reading off the slides and I tend to loose track of what has been presented and therefore end up not only distracted, but I end up forgetting important points made by the presenter.

            Important points from chapter 1 are as followed:

            - Visual anchors should be on the left of the slie

             - According Burmark color improve audience comprehension and retention

            - Yellow, or yellow dominating colors, are seen before others. As seen in Monet’s paintings, the blue objects appeared farther away and the yellow objects appeared closer in perception.

- A point made by John Medina, the average Powerpoint slide contains forty words.

- Typing words in all caps is difficult to read

- Varying the leading helps the reader process the information visually.

- The typeface should match the content you are presenting.

                        References

Burmark, Lynell. 2011. They Snooze, You Loose. Pp 3-24

Copyright Comments

This topic brings up some tough interpretations as far as when it is necessary to ask for permission to use someone else's work. To be honest, it sounds more like if the author feels his rights are violated then you are looking for trouble. I believe we are better off by seeking permission from the author(s) before borrowing their work, just like you would with anything else.