{"id":3950,"date":"2016-04-12T09:30:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T08:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=3950"},"modified":"2016-04-26T09:58:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T08:58:37","slug":"doing-it-digitally-presentations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2016\/04\/12\/doing-it-digitally-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Doing it digitally – presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Creative Commons for free images! flickr photo by Kalexanderson<\/a> shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license<\/p><\/div>\n

Giving presentations is as much part of academics\u2019 lives as it is their students’. Whether presenting at a conference or in an undergraduate seminar, there are digital tools to help with every step of the process.<\/p>\n

In previous posts such as <\/span>Smarter study \u2013 5 essential apps for students<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Clever apps for smart researchers<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>A-Z of apps, reloaded! Piktochart, Plickers and Trello<\/span><\/a>, we have discussed many different tools to help with aspects of academic life. This time, however, it is all about presentations and the many ways you can \u2018do it digitally\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting ideas together<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The first step in preparing your presentation is gathering your ideas and materials. It is likely that at least some of your research will be done online and there are many tools for collecting digital content. We have previously suggested <\/span>Evernote<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Pocket<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Diigo<\/span><\/a> for collecting and organising your resources. As staff and students at the University of Sussex have access to <\/span>Office 365<\/span><\/a>, you might also want to consider using <\/span>OneNote<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Organising a group presentation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If your presentation is to be a collaborative effort, then as well as sharing resources with one of the above tools you may want to divide work between the group and keep track of progress. Several online task management tools allow you to allocate work to individuals and keep track of who has done what, such as <\/span>Wunderlist<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Trello<\/span><\/a>. Either of these tools works on the web and with iOS and Android so you can keep track of your to-do list and projects on all your devices.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Trello\"<\/a>

An example of Trello using Summer Dean\u2019s<\/a> to-do list.<\/p><\/div>\n

Choosing your presentation tool<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Not so long ago an academic presentation inevitably meant PowerPoint, but today there are more options. <\/span><\/p>\n