Comments on: Social Media 101 In Ten Slides

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By: John Haydon

John Haydon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:59:17 +0000

Thanks, David. It went very well.

By: David Rogers

David Rogers — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:08:32 +0000

Brilliant, wish I could be there to hear your presentation.

By: John Haydon

John Haydon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:41:53 +0000

Joe – you are always spot on. Check out the added info Jeff provided: http://www.johnhaydon.com/2010/03/social-media-101-...

By: John Haydon

John Haydon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:35:15 +0000

@JeffHurt – Just catching this now. Thanks for the recommendation on Brain Rules! So the number of slides is not as key as having less text on slides. Got it.

I did add one more slide based on Sally G's recommendation, but I'll blog about that tomorrow.

Thanks, Jeff – for always having such thoughtful comments here. You really amaze me.

By: John Haydon

John Haydon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:31:15 +0000

Thanks, Danny and Joe. The prezo went very well. People said it was “amazing” and had a lot to say about networks vs. connections.

By: John Haydon

John Haydon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:29:31 +0000

Thanks, Shelly!

By: JeffHurt

JeffHurt — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:32:13 +0000

John:

I read this too late to be of any help. So how did the presentation go? I'm sure it went well as I suspect you are a dynamic presenter.

I actually wrote a long reply and then realized it was too late. For the future, I leave you with this.

I highly recommend that you read Brain Rules by John Medina on how the brain learns and recalls information. I also strongly recommend that you read Garr Reynolds' Presentations Zen. As a frequent presenter, these two books will change the way you prepare and present for an audience.

Here's a perfect example of a 60 minute slide deck that is memorable, follows good adult learning principles and applies some great brain rules about the neuroscience of presentations. And, it's for presenters like you!

http://www.slideshare.net/garr/brain-rules-for-...

Less slides is actually not better for the brain or for the attendee. Less text on slides is better for the brain & attendee -- 10-20 words max. And that means actually more slides, with great visuals and more time spent on preparing the visuals. It's all in the best interest of the attendee and learner.

And as Joe already stated, retention in presentations and lectures is low, very low. German psychologist and memory researcher Hermann Ebbinghaus is best known for one of the most depressing facts in education: people usually forget 90% of what they learn in a class within 30 days. The majority of this memory loss occurs within the first few hours after the presentation. So your job as a presenter, is to present in a way that the attendee walks out remembering three to five points max. All the content of the presentation should uphold those three to five points. And, you have to figure out how to design the presentation so that the brain remembers it one hour, one day and even one month later. That is the challenge...should you decide to accept it...each time you present.