Presentation
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Quick Facts
Professional presentation document shown to a department of talent development professionals at a Fortune 500 company
My role: Designer, writer, and developer
I used learning theory source material to give a talk on Mayer's Multimedia Principles
Tools used:
Canva
PowerPoint
Role
I was asked by my leadership to share learning principles that had been guiding my recent work on eLearning deliverables.
I developed the presentation using a Canva template and PowerPoint.
Notice the incorporation of the actual principles into the slides. This made for a fun and engaging presentation.
Scope
This artifact is an original document that I created. It was used at a one-time event for a presentation.
Context
This presentation was used during a monthly meeting in my talent development department at J.B. Hunt.
I used the presentation as I gave a 15 minute talk on Richard Mayer's multimedia principles and their use in eLearning.
My colleagues seemed to enjoy the material as we discussed its the visuals on each slide as well as the possible applications in our day-to-day work.
Conditions
I was given a couple of weeks' notice prior to creating the document and presenting at the meeting.
The presentation document served as a visual guide for the talk that I gave to my department.
Competencies Shown:
Communication
The main point for this artifact is that it was used when I gave a professional presentation at my company. Some of the multimedia principles are demonstrated within the slides themselves which made for an engaging talk with my colleagues.
Analysis
The analysis for this product is minimal. I used Mayer's principles as the substance of the presentation, but presented the information in a memorable way.
Design
The design and look of the artifact is minimal. The idea was that learners would engage with the visuals in the slideshow and the verbal processing of my talk - dual processing theory in action. Slide #4 asked the viewer to guess the principle in action by using visuals - which was the point of the slide.
Technology and Media
The presentation was created in Canva and PowerPoint, common presentation tools. The minimal look and feel of the product provided for discussion and more engagement with my words during the presentation. Colleagues commented that they enjoyed the talk as well as the easy to understand visuals on-screen.
Management
Management here was minimal, but during the presentation, management of group discussion and colleague back-and-forth was crucial to a good presentation.
Personal and Interpersonal
A secondary outcome of this presentation was that I became a bit more respected on my team. My colleagues seemed to enjoy learning the science of why I did what I did for learning products. They came away knowing a bit more about Mayer's principles and how they could be used during both eLearning and instructor-led training.