Slide assignments

[Melissa Amler]

As a follow up to tonight's meeting, I've attached the presentation template with assigned slides (marked by the green stickers). Please let me know if you have any concerns/questions about the assigned slides...I tried to be as equitable as possible while assigning people their respective sections. 

I think the goal would be to have everyone send me their slides by Sunday (4/28) 12noon. This way I will have a chance to incorporate everyone's slides and have some time to reach out if I have any specific questions. 

As far as slide structure goes, here are a few thoughts:

1. Less is more - as we've discussed previously, a strong graph can be really powerful in getting across certain points. Don't feel the need to generate content just for the sake of it.

2. With that said, I think we should be prepared to speak to all of our graphs in the report, but we don't necessarily need to incorporate every graph (nor do I think we should) into the presentation. If you don't incorporate a graph from your section into the main presentation, be sure to include it in an appendix section when you send me your individual slides on Sunday. 

3. Try to avoid dumping an array of factoids on any given slide. Try to be as concise as possible and put supplemental information in the Notes section.

4. Remember that we still need to provide sources in our presentation. For graphs in particular, make sure you provide a caption at the bottom or to the side of the graph. For text, provide the source (if any) in the notes section.

5. If you do feel the need to put a good deal of text on any given slide, use bolding to highlight the key messages.

I think that about covers it for now. Again, let me know if you have any questions and will be in touch this week.

Melissa

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Melissa Amler

Candidate, Master of International Affairs, 2013

Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs

[mab...@columbia.edu]

Thanks for putting this all together Melissa.

I agree with points/distribution.

Good night!

MBL



Melissa Amler <meliss...@gmail.com> ha escrito:

> As a follow up to tonight's meeting, I've attached the presentation
> template with assigned slides (marked by the green stickers). Please let me
> know if you have any concerns/questions about the assigned slides...I tried
> to be as equitable as possible while assigning people their respective
> sections.
>

> I think the goal would be to have everyone send me their slides by *Sunday
> (4/28) 12noon*. This way I will have a chance to incorporate everyone's

> slides and have some time to reach out if I have any specific questions.
>
> As far as slide structure goes, here are a few thoughts:
>
> 1. Less is more - as we've discussed previously, a strong graph can be
> really powerful in getting across certain points. Don't feel the need to
> generate content just for the sake of it.
>
> 2. With that said, I think we should be prepared to speak to all of our
> graphs in the report, but we don't necessarily need to incorporate every

> graph (nor do I think we should) into the presentation. *If you don't

> incorporate a graph from your section into the main presentation, be sure
> to include it in an appendix section when you send me your individual slides

> * on Sunday.

>
> 3. Try to avoid dumping an array of factoids on any given slide. Try to be
> as concise as possible and put supplemental information in the Notes
> section.
>
> 4. Remember that we still need to provide sources in our presentation. For
> graphs in particular, make sure you provide a caption at the bottom or to
> the side of the graph. For text, provide the source (if any) in the notes
> section.
>
> 5. If you do feel the need to put a good deal of text on any given

> slide, *use
> bolding* to highlight the key messages.