Comments on: The bulletless presentation

By: Presentation Zen « Kassblog

Presentation Zen « Kassblog — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:27:47 +0000

[...] to Tim Wilson, I have found a terrific collection of presentation tips at Presentation Zen. The site teaches by [...]

By: James Tubbs

James Tubbs — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 19:22:46 +0000

Tim, I've been putting Cliff Atkinson's Beyond Bullet Points technique into practice for a few months now and the feedback seems to be pretty good. It's similar to the methods above, but you tell a story while you go through the slides. I would definitely check it out and even thinking about buying the book. Jamie Tubbs misterteacher.blogspot.com www.misterteacher.com

By: Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 06:16:13 +0000

Scott, I agree about the extra complexity. I never been one to deliver a talk from a script, but with visuals like the ones in Lessig’s and Hardt’s talks you don’t have much choice. There’s certainly a middle ground (“Lessig-lite” perhaps?) with few slides, but emphasizing the visual elements more than a typical bullet-ridden PowerPoint presentation usually does.

I would wholeheartedly recommend spending some time at Edward Tufte’s site. (I think you’re already aware of his work if I’m not mistaken, Scott.) I was probably going more for a Tufte-esque presentation at TIES than I was a fast-paced Lessig one.

By: Scott McLeod

Scott McLeod — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:31:59 +0000

Tim, I thought this was pretty interesting stuff. I’ve been digging deep into the two Presentation Zen links you gave. As I watched Dick Hardt’s presentation on Identity 2.0 (http://www.identity20.com/media/OSCON2005/), I was struck by how planned and organized this presentation style has to be. There’s no room for deviation during the presentation, and the planning and slide timing behind this is awfully complex. It’s definitely slick – it just may be more work than most folks have time for. I’ll have to keep thinking about this, and perhaps give it a try (although the thought of having hundreds of PowerPoint slides, rather than 5 to 8, for a 15-minute presentation seems awfully daunting). I need to think also about the idea of handouts – what would you give folks to help them anchor what you’re speaking about? Since at least half of the presentation is visual (what’s on the screen), not oral (what the speaker is saying), anyone who looks down, even for a few seconds, to write or type notes / thoughts misses quite a bit. Provocative stuff – thanks for sharing.

By: Larry Anderson

Larry Anderson — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 06:02:08 +0000

Tim, I’m joining in the band of folks who are begging to see your Keynote™ preso. Let us in on your success secrets, bud!

By: Tom Dalton

Tom Dalton — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:12:51 +0000

So… Are you going to put the Keynote presentation online? I’d love to see what you did with it. (Yes, without the audio it’s not the same…)

By: Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:44:26 +0000

They only captured the first 20 minutes or so. I think they’re planning to put it online somewhere, but I’m not sure where yet. I’ll let you know.

By: John Pederson

John Pederson — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:58:28 +0000

Tim,
I noticed that somebody was grabbing video of this presentation. Are there any plans to make it available?