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Getting started using Prezi
In the last post, Melonie Fullick gave a review of Prezi based on her experience of using it for her recent conference presentation. Here are Melonie’s thoughts on the process of learning to use Prezi, along with useful links to … Continue reading
Posted in Other Resources, Presenting
Tagged how-to, Melonie Fullick, presentations, Prezi
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Presentations, articles, and writing to think
Shortly after Congress, Melonie Fullick shared a copy of her presentation. She’d used a new online presentation software called Prezi and I was intrigued with the possibilities. I asked her to write about it for us. In addition to the … Continue reading
Posted in Other Resources, Presenting
Tagged Melonie Fullick, mind map, non-linear thought process, presentations, Prezi, software review, tools, visual
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Self-organizing is possible at any conference (reprise)
Back in … I wrote a blog post about unconferences. As the formal conference season approaches (in UK and Canada at least), I wanted to bring back some of that post to encourage you to take control of your conference … Continue reading
Learning to use images
Moving from knowing that images do things words can do to actually using images well in presentations and other work is hard. I’ve learned a lot about that in the past year. For example, finding representational images after you’ve written the content is probably the hardest way to go about it.
I’m now figuring how to use images to help you be a better academic. If you want to help me test a new tool … Continue reading
Posted in My services, Presenting
Tagged Christine Martell, coaching, presentations, visuals, Visuals Speak
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