ALI Episode 5, August 2009: Flying Kangaroo Powerpoint with Maurice Coleman

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Jason, Rachel, and Anna are joined by the fabulous Maurice Coleman, author of the Chronicles of of the (almost) Bald Technology Trainer and the Technical Trainer at Harford County (MD) Public Library. We discuss effective PowerPoint techniques, PowerPoint best practices, and even some speaker training tips (e.g., pecha kucha, lightning talks, etc.).

Links to some of the things we mentioned during the show (as well as a little of what we forgot to mention):

• Presentation Zen blog by Garr Reynolds
  
• Demitri Martin - fun with flip charts (and yes, there's a pointer!)
• How to Change the World: The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint
• Marianne Lenox's The MLX Experience TED Speaker Commandments
• Parade of Games in PowerPoint (download sample games; download sample templates)
• A PowerPoint Blog posts daily tips and tricks about getting the most out of your PowerPoint presentations
• Pres4Lib presentation camp (information and links on workshops by trainers for trainers done as lightning talks)
• Reynolds, G. (2008). Presentation zen: Simple ideas on presentation design and delivery. Berkeley, CA: New Riders Pub
• Ryan Dechamps' The Other Librarian Doing a 15 Minute Presentation in 10 Easy Steps
• Slideshare (an online presentation sharing community)
• TED Talks, nonprofit "devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading" (excellent examples of using PowerPoint effectively)

Also: If you can, please contribute to the LSW's fundraising effort for the Louisville Free Public Library's flood recovery. If you can't donate financially, you can help by spreading the word.

Join us for future episodes! If you’re interested, please post a comment on the Adventures in Library Instruction blog or email us! We’ll do it as a Skype discussion or you can record a segment all on your own.