tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10943625242295193722024-11-01T03:41:32.296-07:00User Friendly PresentationsCommunicate better with great slides, interfaces, pitches & presentations.Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-35390990000066974502014-02-26T05:47:00.001-08:002014-10-30T13:11:22.107-07:00Effective Presentations and Moo Thru makeover example
Opening from 2/25/14 Senior Design (ISE 4006) discussion at Virginia Tech: If you only have 30 seconds, then read this. Effective presentations involve engaging the audience and realizing you are married. Tie your materials and points to a core message. Strategically use blank slides to pull attention to you and give the audience a visual break. Go analog when preparing slide materials (turn Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-80217565451461670902014-02-24T18:11:00.004-08:002014-02-24T18:19:43.719-08:00Perfect Pitch at NuSpark
Dropped by NuSpark tonight to see the facilities for my 3/4/14 Perfect Pitch presentation from 7-8 pm. Sherry was great and we did a quick walk-through with the projector, computer, room set-up, and slides. Looking forward to it. Check it out more at https://www.facebook.com/nusparkspace or the event link at https://www.facebook.com/events/794907003871712/?ref=23
Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-68024689836361613852014-01-16T18:14:00.000-08:002014-02-24T18:15:27.287-08:00Planning Presentations for Senior DesignHeard from Pat Koelling on 1/16/14 at VT re. giving a 2/25/14 talk for Senior Design on slide design. Should be fun!
Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-51372317616931591622012-11-02T07:10:00.000-07:002012-11-02T07:10:00.491-07:00Presentations: Slide Guidelines & Makeovers
Wow, what a great workshop at Virginia Tech's Faculty Development Institute yesterday! Twenty of us, including students, faculty, and staff from 17 different departments came together to learn and share about designing user-friendly electronic slides. After intros, we reviewed the Durso et al (2011) evidence-based PowerPoint slide guidelines and then broke out into groups to start makeovers forErik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-70076475730804026252012-09-08T18:02:00.002-07:002012-09-18T17:43:14.824-07:00HFES User-Friendly Presentations
CANCELLED Sign up now for my workshop, User-Friendly Presentations: Pitches, Guidelines, Makeovers & Tools, on Monday, 10/22/12 as part of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's 56th Annual Meeting. CANCELLED
Want to design a presentation that is both easy to deliver
and easy for your audience to follow and understand?
Did you know oral communication skills was Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-49921005960434577622012-06-29T08:36:00.002-07:002012-09-08T17:49:18.372-07:0023 second slide video: Introduce 1-element-at-a-time
Erik showing the 1-element-at-a-time concept
I just made a 23-second video (from my longer videos) for my User-Friendly Presentations playlist - this video explains and demonstrates the power of splitting up a slide into elements and building the slide up by showing and explaining each element one at a time. You can still use the full slide as an overview, but then introduce each portion Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-5707397820195746472012-06-15T21:06:00.002-07:002012-06-15T21:06:49.002-07:003 quick slide makeovers in a minuteWant to see a slide makeover in action? How about 3 of them in about a minute? Check out the video below I made recently. Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-66226505057921326202012-05-20T13:03:00.000-07:002012-06-14T08:12:23.052-07:00User-Friendly Presentations: Pitches, Guidelines, Makeovers & ToolsI just received notice that my 1/2-day Workshop "User-Friendly Presentations: Pitches, Guidelines, Makeovers & Tools", was ACCEPTED for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's 56th Annual Meeting, tentatively scheduled for Monday, October 22 in Boston, MA! Registration details to follow. UPDATE: should know by 6/19/12!
I also have a 2-part June workshop called Perfect Presentations in Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-79859803727394809912012-05-14T19:27:00.001-07:002012-05-25T09:56:22.322-07:00Slide makeover in under 30 secondsThis quick slide makeover example was recorded to show a sample of how I help people makeover their slides. Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-91460126007202587512012-05-13T11:57:00.000-07:002012-05-25T19:58:53.933-07:00present like Steve Jobs5 points to speak like Steve Jobs http://m.entrepreneur.com/blog/223513 Erik Olsen, via my mobile.Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-34210041189409853862012-04-18T08:28:00.000-07:002012-04-18T08:28:00.168-07:00Toastmasters International in Blacksburg, VAThis is a plug for Toastmasters International "... with more than 13,000 clubs and more than 270,000 members in 116 countries." It is for anyone who wants to be a more effective speaker or story teller, including:
Those who are pretty good speakers
Anyone who is scared to death to speak publicly
Students, community members, professionals, retirees, locals, internationals
Anyone who wants to Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0Blacksburg, VA, USA37.2295733 -80.413939337.1790023 -80.4929033 37.280144299999996 -80.3349753tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-28368950014225007952012-04-15T09:28:00.001-07:002012-05-25T13:21:54.384-07:00Are you a user-friendly presenter? 5 questions5 questions will help you tell your presentation & interface design story.
① What personal story can you weave into your talk, website, & interface? ② Start with your conclusion/tagline early so we remember the deal. ③ Do you structure your talk or interface using numbers so it is easy to follow and remember? ④ Do your slides/interface clarify your message and Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-57123210079066716972012-04-12T08:23:00.000-07:002012-04-12T10:21:56.011-07:007 Butler U presentation tipsTo maximize presentation effectiveness, here are 7 presentations tips.
Effective speakers have a conversational delivery
Support your speech by creating visual aids that are effective
Have an intro, body, & conclusion as elements of a speech
PowerPoint presentations tips include text font size, consistent color/graphics, & strategic blank slides
Before presenting with PowerPoint arriveErik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-57765733653428243992012-04-05T14:14:00.003-07:002012-04-17T12:41:53.346-07:00TechPad TestimonialI had the good fortune of hearing Bob Summers give a TechPad presentation both at the Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC) Tech & Toast on 3/15/12 and at the Lyric as part of Community Voices on 3/27/12. His presentation was excellent! And even Bob was pleased with input to improve his slides for next time.
What Could Have Been - Simulation of slide makeover for Bob's Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-56482816372213597952012-03-28T10:29:00.001-07:002012-04-02T07:30:05.965-07:00It's a boy! No, wait, it's a Man - PitchMan!
PitchMan was born Sunday March 25, 2012 in the wee hours of morning while the sun was still sleeping. PitchMan was introduced to the world at a presentation to the Virginia Tech Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES) student chapter the very next day. Witnesses learned from his lovely shape how to construct a simple 30-second pitch that could be used as an elevator speech, for Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-64006835473283845042012-03-25T18:15:00.000-07:002012-04-02T08:28:47.130-07:00Crafting an Effective Elevator Pitch-10 Tips (Business Week)
Crafting an Effective "Elevator Pitch" - 10 Tipsfrom Business Week - From their slide show.
Know what you're trying to achieve
Know your target
It's not about you
Keep it real
Be specific
Preparation is key
Solve a problem
Let your passion show
Practice
Keep it short
Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-17731090184089965072012-03-21T05:05:00.001-07:002012-04-03T07:12:22.474-07:00Pitches, Guidelines, Makeovers, & ToolsThis week I submitted a workshop proposal called "User-Friendly Presentations: Pitches, Guidelines, Makeovers, & Tools" - and I think this sets the stage. The elevator pitch is a short 30-second summation of what you offer or what your organization does. Design guidelines such as those outlined by Durso and colleagues (in HFES's EID, '11) or by Dave Paradi's Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-20921367634279291542012-03-20T18:20:00.002-07:002012-03-26T13:16:04.760-07:00Toastmasters International - Proposals and PitchesToastmasters International's straight-forward method for proposals & pitches to persuade, following 4 steps:
Determine your purpose.
Analyze your audience and determine its needs.
State your main message and support it.
Urge the audience to take definite action.
For the local Blacksburg Toastmaster's club visit their webpage at http://3351.toastmastersclubs.org/
Erik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1094362524229519372.post-74776111535497290442012-03-17T13:56:00.002-07:002012-03-25T08:16:24.281-07:00User Friendly Presentations - IntroToday's podcast: 03-17-12_Intro.mp3 - Introduction to Erik and User Friendly Presentations (background soundtrack, "Ocean Blues" by Jeff Nix and Jeff Mahoney, permission pending)
TRANSCRIPT: Well hello! I am Erik Olsen and this is my first podcast to tell
you about me and about User Friendly Presentations.
I took my first public speaking class 25
years ago and then changed my majorErik Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686777357659859215noreply@blogger.com0