Presenting Data - Master's

This is the latest version of my presentation to Sociology Master's pro-seminar students on presenting data. This was given during the Fall 2017 semester.

Transcript

1. CHRISTOPHER PRENER, PH.D. PRESENTATIONS SOCIOLOGY PRO-SEMINAR FALL, 2017
2. AGENDA SOCIOLOGY PRO-SEMINAR / PRESENTATIONS 1. Presentations Can Be Painful 2. Design Matters 3. Focus on Content 4. Presentation Day 5. Presentation Tools
3. PRESENTATIONS CAN BE PAINFUL 1
4. 1. PRESENTATIONS CAN BE PAINFUL THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
5. 1. PRESENTATIONS CAN BE PAINFUL THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
6. 1. PRESENTATIONS CAN BE PAINFUL THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
7. 1. PRESENTATIONS CAN BE PAINFUL THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
8. 1. PRESENTATIONS CAN BE PAINFUL THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
9. 1. PRESENTATIONS CAN BE PAINFUL THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
10. 1. PRESENTATIONS CAN BE PAINFUL THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
11. 1. PRESENTATIONS CAN BE PAINFUL THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
12. 1. PRESENTATIONS CAN BE PAINFUL THE COGNITIVE STYLE OF POWERPOINT
13. THE COGNITIVE STYLE OF POWERPOINT
14. THE COGNITIVE STYLE OF POWERPOINT
15. THE COGNITIVE STYLE OF POWERPOINT
16. DESIGN MATTERS 2
17. 2. DESIGN MATTERS EDWARD TUFTE
18. 2. DESIGN MATTERS PAUL RAND
19. PAUL RAND
22. 2. DESIGN MATTERS COLOR
23. 2. DESIGN MATTERS ACCESSIBILITY
24. 2. DESIGN MATTERS ACCESSIBILITY
25. 2. DESIGN MATTERS ACCESSIBILITY
26. FOCUS ON CONTENT 3
27. DELIVER CREATE ORGANIZE 3. FOCUS ON CONTENT WORKFLOW FOR PRESENTATION DESIGN PLAN
28. 3. FOCUS ON CONTENT “TYPICAL” CONFERENCE PRESENTATION 1. Title Slide 2. Agenda Slide 3. Literature Review 4. Data & Methods 5. Results 6. Discussion & Conclusion 7. Acknowledgements
29. 3. FOCUS ON CONTENT USE HIGH QUALITY IMAGES
30. 3. FOCUS ON CONTENT CONSIDER USAGE RIGHTS*
31. 3. FOCUS ON CONTENT AVOID CHARTJUNK
32. 3. FOCUS ON CONTENT AVOID CHARTJUNK
33. 3. FOCUS ON CONTENT AVOID PIE CHARTS
34. 3. FOCUS ON CONTENT EMBED VIDEOS WHEN POSSIBLE
35. 3. FOCUS ON CONTENT ▸ Limit the amount of text on a single slide. ▸ Typography, typography, typography. ▸ Typography is the visual component of text. ▸ Best typography keeps readers (audience) engaged without distracting. WHEN YOU USE TEXT
36. 3. FOCUS ON CONTENT ▸ Typographic considerations: ▸ Type composition - the characters, symbols, and formatting (line breaks, carriage returns, etc.) you 
 use to convey meaning ▸ Text formatting ▸ Slide layout WHEN YOU USE TEXT
37. 3. FOCUS ON CONTENT ▸ Typographic considerations: ▸ Type composition ▸ Text formatting - the fonts, point size, the use of bold and italics, and use of different point sizes to produce hierarchical headings ▸ Slide layout WHEN YOU USE TEXT
38. 3. FOCUS ON CONTENT ▸ Typographic considerations: ▸ Type composition ▸ Text formatting ▸ Slide layout - How text is positioned on the slide (justification and centering), line spacing, headings, the use of bullets, and how special text like quotes are handled. WHEN YOU USE TEXT
39. PRESENTATION DAY 4
40. 4. PRESENTATION DAY ▸ Practice intensely beforehand ▸ Show up early ▸ Avoid reliance on notes ▸ Never apologize ▸ Use humor ▸ Use general-neutral speech ▸ Take questions but never condescend the questioner ▸ Express enthusiasm about your material TUFTE’S TIPS
41. 4. PRESENTATION DAY ▸ Move away from the podium ▸ Use a remote-control device ▸ Make good eye contact ▸ Take it slowly ▸ Keep the lights on REYNOLDS’ TIPS Garr Reynolds also has some great tips for general
 presentation design (link is in notes).
42. 4. PRESENTATION DAY PLAN A, PLAN B, AND PLAN C ▸ Come prepared with all the tech you need (laptop? dongles? remote?) ▸ Come with a primary copy of your slides in their native file format ▸ Come with a backup copy of your slides on a flash drive or Dropbox ▸ Come with a second backup copy in a secondary format ▸ If all else fails, come prepared to talk without the slides!
43. PRESENTATION TOOLS 5
44. TOOL SELECTION IS SECONDARY
45. DELIVER CREATE ORGANIZE 5. PRESENTATION TOOLS WORKFLOW FOR PRESENTATION DESIGN PLAN
46. PRESENTATION TOOLS ARE NOT DESIGN TOOLS
47. REFERENCES ▸ Slides 4 and 5 - Wikimedia Commons - Matthew Brady ▸ Slides 6 to 12 - The Gettysburg PowerPoint Presentation - Peter Norvig ▸ Slide 13 - Wired Magazine ▸ Slide 14 - MSNBC ▸ Slide 15 - Huffington Post ▸ Slides 17 and 38 - thatsthespir.it ▸ Slide 18 - famousgraphicdesigners.org ▸ Slide 19 - paul-rand.com ▸ Slide 22 - colorhexa.com
48. REFERENCES ▸ Slide 23 & 24 - Wikipedia ▸ Slide 33 - Business Insider ▸ Slide 34 - YouTube ▸ Slides 35 to 38 - Matthew Butterick ▸ Slide 42 - Webstock ▸ Slide 44 - PowerPoint, Keynote, Google, and Prezi ▸ Slide 46 - Pixlemator, OmniGraffle, and RStudio