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About the author
Duncan Yellowlees been training presenters for over a decade and gets really excited about working with research. He feels there is so much fascinating and powerful work being done and he gets to help researchers find their voice, enabling them to share it out to the world. He geeks out about research storytelling and finding creative ways to engage audiences. In his spare time he also hand makes kitchen knives (no really).
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In this video Duncan describes how to avoid death by Power Point for engaging and interesting presentations.
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Want to know more?
Data presentation (how not to suck at PPT), Online Course with Duncan YellowleesPPT, slides and data and all the things you need to make them work.
This online, self directed, course is split into 7 chapters. Each of the chapters is about 10mins of tutorials followed by a task for you to complete. He has a suggested timeline of 20 mins a day for 7 days - but you can do it all in a day or a couple of days if you prefer.
By the end of the course you will...
- Know why bad slides suck
- Know how to make them better
- Have loads of PPT hacks
- Know a great story about Florence Nightingale
Contact wie@warwick.ac.uk for a free place (limited number available)
You can also view Duncan's top tips for creating a re-usable slide deck in this handy Twitter thread:
Build any new slide deck in less than 15mins! 📊⏱️
— Duncan Yellowlees 💬🎓 (@d_yellowlees) March 31, 2022
Here’s my guide to making endless reusable slides 🧵#AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #ResearchTalks #PHDChat #ECRChat