Idea Hive

 Ransomtech

Creating and designing a Google Presentation collaboratively introduces a whole new skill set. Let’s back up for a moment, and think about what we need to do to move forward.

Minimal or no text

Think about your audience.  Most of us are pretty good readers, so please don’t read to us. Give us something interesting to view that relates to the idea you are talking about.  But don’t give us too much to look at…

One Clear Effective Image

Too many pictures/text/graphics on a slide is confusing for your audience.  We’re trying to connect the image on the screen with what you’re saying, so keep it simple. The best slides use one well-chosen image that covers an entire slide. This makes a presentation more attractive than a bunch of smaller pictures on a coloured background. You can still add some important text if needed.

Organization

Similar to assigning jobs in a shared piece of writing, take the same approach with your shared Google Presentation.  Designate an area in your shared doc to list each slide, the url of the image being used, any text if it’s being included, and speaker notes.

Assign roles.  Each group member should take on one of the following roles:

1) add speaker notes

2) reduce text into a phrase that can be used on one slide (if any text is needed at all).

3) find CC images and post the url in the doc

4) post the images on the slide and add any needed text

So your doc could look like this:

Slide 1:

url of image:

text on slide (if any):

speaker notes:

Slide 2: etc.

As you move forward on your group’s Google Presentation, focus on organization, teamwork, and simple slides.  Keep the needs of your audience front and centre.