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RescueDigest Resources: Powerful Presentations Inspiring Audiences
When educators develop and present programs, we don’t do it to display our PowerPoint skills or to show off the speaking tips we’ve gleaned from the latest TED talk. True educators build and deliver programs to inspire and enable their audiences to help move emergency services forward. So where do so many go wrong? These resources aren’t about PowerPoint tips and tricks (although some are included). Rather, they assist effective communications and message delivery techniques, tools for successful student / attendee engagement, and presentation of a compelling “call to action” designed to motivate attendees to effect positive change in the way that we work for, care for and protect our communities.
Powerful Presentations at work
How you can use these resources: RescueDigest curates great research and resources during the development of our articles and educational programs. Since our mission is to “Help You Help Others” we present the best of these resources for you to explore, share and use in your own agency.
Presentation Programs
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- PowerPoint in the Classroom
- Google Drive
- Zoho Show
- Apple – iWork – Keynote – Create captivating presentations easily.
- Prezi – Ideas matter.
- PowToon, free business presentation software animated video maker and PowerPoint alternative
- Presentation Software | Online Presentation Tools | Web Presentations | SlideRocket
- Mind Mapping Software – Create Mind Maps online
Presentation Books & Resources
- SLIDES THAT ROCK
- Slideology | Duarte
- Resonate | Duarte
- Presentation Zen
- presentating naked_handout.pdf
- Beyond Bullet Points | The better way to use PowerPoint
- The Power Presenter: Technique, Style, and Strategy from America’s Top Speaking Coach – Weissman – Wiley Online Library
- Principles of Public Speaking
Presentation Masters
- Nancy Duarte
- Seth Godin
- Garr Reynolds Official Site
- Lessig | Blog, news, books
- 11 Presentation Lessons You Can Still Learn From Steve Jobs – Forbes
- Guy Kawasaki
- Cliff Atkinson | Author | Presenter | Consultant
- Weissman’s Power Presentations – The Art and Science of Powerful Presentations
- Alan H. Monroe
- Rommie L. Duckworth
Presentation Development
- Post-it Note Brainstorming | Virtual Speech Coach
- Basic Outlining
- The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them
- Welcome to mindmapping.com
- Presentation Storyboarding
- RescueDigest Exclusive! NECREM Presentation Pitch Development
Presentation Story Drafting
Presentation Design
- Color palette generator, designer | Adobe Kuler
- www.slideshare.net
- Handpicked free fonts for graphic designers with commercial-use licenses. | Font Squirrel
- Infographics & Data Visualization | Visual.ly
- FEMA: Photo Library
- Home – Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
- www.trauma.org
- search.creativecommons.org
- Animate text or objects – PowerPoint – Office.com
- Animations and transitions – PowerPoint – Office.com
- Create custom animation effects – PowerPoint – Office.com
- Copyright Licensing Experts | Copyright Clearance Center
Presentation Delivery
- www.polleverywhere.com
- Remind101 | Free and Safe Text Messaging for Teachers
- Wordwall | Make interactive activities for the classroom
- www.yawnbuster.com
- Socrative | Student Response System | Audience Response Systems | Clicker | Clickers | Student Clickers | ARS | Mobile Clicker | Software Clicker
- Conceptboard – Online Whiteboard for Visual Collaboration
- displaynote.com
- Web Meeting and Document Sharing | ShowDocument
- Create, Engage, Assess through Mobile Devices. | Interactive Lessons | Mobile Learning | Apps for Education | iPads in the Classroom
- www.RomDuck.com
