The defaults of PowerPoint lead presenters to create slides that are ineffective for presentations in engineering and science. For one thing, the bullet-list default in the body leads users to write too much text. In addition, that default leads to cluttered slides because the bullet list crowds the graphics. The assertion-evidence (AE) approach helps you overcome the weak defaults of PowerPoint. Given below are short films that teach this approach. You are more than welcome to view or assign any of the films in this collection.
Principles of Assertion-Evidence Approach
PowerPoint's defaults are weak (5:01)
The assertion-evidence approach is superior (1:37)
Use slides only when they serve (3:28)
Build your talks on messages (4:52)
Support your messages with visual evidence (5:57)
Summary: Assertion-Evidence Principles (3:20)
Organization and Delivery
Organization of Presentations (6:38)
Delivering Presentations (5:40)
Delivering Presentations: Full Version (6:30)
Internal Confidence (6:05)
Projected Confidence (7:41)
Model Talks: Undergraduates
Electric Vehicles: Andrew Getsy (8:50)
Additive Manufacturing: Amel Awadelkarim (8:35)
Composites in Bridges: Nicole Gallegor (10:00)
Purifying Water: Kate Waskiw (10:32)
Immunotherapy: Holly Cardillo (10:21)
Hip Replacement: Rachel Perini (9:06)
Model Talks: Teams
Concrete Canoe: Team (6:34)
Roller Coasters: Engineering Team (9:38)
Concept Proposal: Design Team (11:37)
Wind Turbine: Design Team (8:26)
Prosthetics: Engineering Ambassadors (9:14)
Free Fall: Engineering Ambassadors (10:21)