1. The Science of
Presentations
©2008 Kevin Gee Consulting, LLC

2. Aristotle

3. Heavier objects
fall faster than
lighter objects

4. Heavier objects
fall faster than
lighter objects

5. Galileo
Galilei

6. Scientific
Method

7. Both objects fall
at the same rate

9. Cognitive Theory of Learning
• Limited Capacity
– 7 Elements +/‐ 2 held in working memory
• Two Modes
– Visual
– Auditory
• Active Learning
– Text, images, spoken words, recalled information held
in working memory
– Contents of working memory assembled into mental
model

10. Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
• Blah Blah Blah
– Blah blah blah blah blah blah
• Blah Blah Blah
– Blah
– Blah
• Blah Blah
– Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
– Blah blah blah blah blah blah

11. Present According
to How People
Learn

12. Working Memory
Cognitive Theory
Mental
Model
Advance Organizer
Factors for Effectiveness
Familiar Unfamiliar
Present
Limited
According to
How People Capacity
Learn
Application
Active
Two Modes
Learning

14. Limited Capacity

15. 7
Working
Memory

17. Active Learning
Spoken
Images
Words
Text Memories
Mental
Model

18. Working Memory
Mental
Model

19. Images
Text
Narration

20. Visual
Auditory
Narration

21. Visual
Text
Auditory
Narration

22. If you’re reading this…
You aren’t listening.

23. Visual
Images
Text
Auditory
Narration

24. Visual
Images
Text
Auditory
Narration

26. Confusing words
and images

27. “Any car which
holds together
for a whole race
is too heavy.”
‐‐Colin Chapman

29. Chunking
123
4 56
7 89
0

30. Advance Organizer
Familiar Unfamiliar

31. Horseless Carriage

32. Exposition
vs
Narrative

35. Processing Memory

36. apply
synthesize
repeat
sense
Processing Memory

37. APPLICATION

38. Cognitive Theory of Learning
• Limited Capacity
– 7 Elements +/‐ 2 held in working memory
• Two Modes
– Visual
– Auditory
• Active Learning
– Text, images, spoken words, recalled information held
in working memory
– Contents of working memory assembled into mental
model

39. Cognitive Theory of Learning
• Limited Capacity
– 7 Elements +/‐ 2 held in working memory
• Two Modes
– Visual
– Auditory
• Active Learning
– Text, images, spoken words, recalled information held
in working memory
– Contents of working memory assembled into mental
model

40. Present According to How People Learn
• Limited Capacity
– 7 Elements +/‐ 2 held in working memory
• Two Modes
– Visual
– Auditory
• Active Learning
– Text, images, spoken words, recalled information held
in working memory
– Contents of working memory assembled into mental
model

41. Present
Limited
According to
How People Capacity
Learn
Active
Two Modes
Learning

42. Present According
to How People
Learn

43. 7
Limited
Capacity

45. Active Learning
Spoken
Images
Words
Text Memories
Mental
Model

47. Multimedia Learning
Richard E. Mayer

48. Universal Principles of Design
Lidwell, Holden, Butler

49. Beyond Bullet Points
Cliff Atkinson

50. Thank You!
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