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Death By PowerPoint? Three Ways to Revive Your Presentations!

Tech Soup

Or we go to the other extreme and create a presentation full of images, animations, and more information than any human mind can handle. Second: Edit each slide so it is easy on the eye and on the brain. Using SmartArt Graphics in Microsoft PowerPoint to Enhance Your Presentation Instead of Hindering It.

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It is difficult to let go of the old ways. from powerpoint to wikitation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm also trying to move from powerpoint to wikitation. I'm not the only one who is making the shift from solitary powerpoint to the more social wikitations. I got about 3 slides in when I realized that my brain no longer operates that way. Community groups, nonprofits and other entities are embracing Web 2.0

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How To Get Insight From Data Visualization: SHUT UP and SLOW DOWN!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I use survey monkey and grab the visual chart for each question and dumping each chart into its own Powerpoint slide. Old Way – Not Visual Thinking – Automatically Create Visual for Every Survey Question on Separate Powerpoint Slide. ” Understanding this, I can adjust and customize the curriculum level and content.

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A look at 15 best and (almost) free mind mapping tools for nonprofits

Candid

The same principle lies at the heart of a mind map. Mind maps help us stay organized in the world of content shock, informational chaos, and short attention span. Psychologists revealed the power of this instrument for the human brain a long time ago. They say mind mapping makes people more creative and retentive.

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A Slide From Downes Recognition Factor Presentation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I downloaded the powerpoint and browsed it quickly. I'm assuming that Stephen Downeshas licensed this presentation under CC by NC and that extends to screen captures from Powerpoint? m reading and two or three pieces of content flow up from my network that begin to click together in my brain like magnets, making connections.

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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I have written a lot about how it is important to understand how the brain works, how people learn by using learning theories to guide the design of your workshops. Bear in mind that the model isn’t practical in all situations. Use Learning Theory. to define the four levels of training evaluation. Closing Circle. Group Photo.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also keep in mind dips in the circadian rhythms for humans that have impact on their ability to pay attention and learn – and I design different types of activities accordingly. When participants move, oxygen to the brain increases, thereby enhancing both learning and memory. Talking and hearing (Auditory).