Visualizing a Dental Education Data Warehouse
During the 2016 AADR/CADR Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California, a panel discussion about Big Data in Dental Research and Dental Education took place...
Category: Presentations
Timeline Chart
Recent history is usually boring and nobody wants to read long reports or complicated lists of events. Intrigued by an idea from Dr. Lynn Johnson, I have...
Social Media Infographics
Infographics are visual representations of information, data, or knowledge (see Wikipedia). Pam Dyer, a Seattle-area marketing professional, has compiled 35...
New PowerPoint Critique
Recently, a new PowerPoint-blame article was published by the New York Times titled “We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint” by Elisabeth Bumiller. The...
Media Tip #8: Use video
Video and other media usually enhance a presentation. But, they need to be designed well (no cheesy YouTube videos). In general, a video is much better than a...
Media Tip #6: Color is emotional!
Color evokes feelings! There are two general categories of colors • cool (blue and green) • warm (orange and red) Use cool for backgrounds because cool...
Media Tip #2: Never EVER use animations
With that tip I refer to object builds or slide transitions. Animations should be a part of your presentation, but only to convey a meaning. If you cannot...
Media Tip #1: Give a talk, not a PPT show!
In the following eight installments of the blog, I will share a compilation of media tips which I have compiled a while ago for a presentation about effective...
