The Slide: ology book has twelve chapters: (1) Creating a new slide ideology. (2) Creating ideas, not slides. (3) Creating Diagrams. (4) Displaying Data. (5) Thinking like a designer. (6) Arranging elements. (7) Using visual elements: background, color, and text. (8) Using visual images. (9) Creating movement. (10) Governing with templates. (11) Interacting with slides. (12) Manifesto: The five theses of the power of a presentation.
The book covers all the elements of a the presentation process but the most interesting chapter is the one about creating diagrams and this is the focus of this lesson.
The entire book can be bought at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/slide-ology-Science-Creating-Presentations/dp/0596522347)
The class will into break into small groups and make a graphic showing PowerPoint dos and don’ts.