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Dr Ashley Casey

Two Key

Questions

So what?

Why does it matter?

If you know this you

might pass...

If you know this you might pass

the elevator test ...the elevator test

Three of the Principles of

presentation zen

restraint

1

think

subtract not add

Signal Noise Ratio

vs

simplicity

2

simplicity is the ultimate

sophistication- Leonardo da Vinci

by stripping down an image to the

essential meaning

an artist can amplify that meaning

- Scott McCloud

naturalness

3

Japanese believe that in expressing the whole

the interest of the viewer is lost

You must unlearn what you have learned

- Yoda

Six Principles of

Sticky ideas

simplicity

1

A one sentence statement so

profound that an individual spends a lifetime

learning to follow it.

proverbs are ideal

What’s the core message?

llavero "Quilmes"

What’s the key point?

unexpectedness

3

interest and curiosity

we need to

violate people’s expectations

open holes in

people’s knowledge

Take them on a journey

concreteness

4

let’s kill two birds

with one stone

let’s work towards maximising our research output while

improving the quality of our teaching by being research

informed and cutting edge...

let’s work towards maximising our research output while

improving the quality of our teaching by being research

informed and cutting edge...

let’s work towards maximising our research output while

improving the quality of our teaching by being research

informed and cutting edge...

credibility

4

Some of us

have it

Some of us need to help

people visualiseour ideas

12 hours of

Battery life

enough battery to fly

to Japan

emotions

5

Make them

feel something

100 grams of fat

stories6

Documentaries are not just

facts

they engage us in and tell us

the story

brain storming

1

Step back

go analog

no editing

grouping and identifying the core

2

look for the one

key idea

what is the

“it”

the unifying

theme

maybe the

sub themes

storyboarding off the computer

3

sketch out your

story in post-it notes

now present it

to a friend

now

re-story it

storyboarding on the computer

4

create

1 slide with a text box in favourite font size 30+

duplicate the slide and

insert your ideas

editing and

restraint

5

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Dr Ashley Casey