ATD Tulsa August Professional Development: 7 Simple Rules For Making Slides That Make Sense - presented by Wendy Gates Corbett

Wendy Gates Corbett 

President and Chief Presentation Officer

Refresher Training. LLC / Signature Productions, LLC

a virtual event with ATD Tulsa

Friday, August 20, 2021

12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. CDT

Virtual Event (via Zoom)

Presentation slides are our visual voice—the way we communicate visually. Yet we see (and yes, sometimes even create) slides so overcrowded with words, images, and data that we have no earthly idea what the slides are saying! Whether we're presenting to the executive team or to newly hired employees, our slides need to clearly, visually, and SIMPLY communicate our point. For professionals who deliver presentations that are intended to move our organizations and its people forward (nowadays, who doesn't?) and for professionals who design those presentations, the ability to make clean, crisp, engaging slides that make sense is mission critical.

This session combines the science of learning with seven super easy-to-apply rules for designing presentation slides that help learners and audience members see your point. Since the rules are rooted in neuroscience, the session will include a brief summary of how the brain processes words, images, and data followed by an introduction of the seven rules. Each rule will be described, discussed and demonstrated using real-life slide examples with varying levels of complexity.

Attendees will have opportunities to discuss various ways to apply the rules to sample slides and/or their own slides. They'll practice applying the rules during the session and plan at least one action step toward applying the rules in their real world. 

In this session, participants will:

• Select the key idea for presentation slides in order to focus the audience’s attention.
• Apply the rules for creating slides that clearly communicate using words, images, and/or data.
• Identify one presentation to which they can apply one or more of the rules in the next 30 days.

This session falls under the Instructional Design and Technology Application Capabilities under the Developing Professional Capabilities domain of the ATD Capability Model. To learn more about this model, go to: https://tdcapability.org/#/

Wendy Gates Corbett, MS, CPTD is on a mission to make sure you know that you belong here (wherever 'here' is). She works with individuals to uncover the confidence that comes when you know it. Wendy believes some of that confidence comes from presenting compelling training programs and other presentations knowing your point is being conveyed clearly. She’s an experienced international speaker, former global training executive who has trained more than 100,000 people over the past 20+ years. Wendy has spoken for more than 150,000 people around the world about belonging, being memorable, and powerful presence. Her research on belonging explores the intersection of all three of these topics. She is in her 11th year serving on her local ATD chapter board in North Carolina. Wendy is a past chair of the ATD National Advisors for Chapters and is a former member of the ATD international board of directors.

Wendy Gates Corbett 

President and Chief Presentation Officer

Refresher Training / Signature Productions

What to expect:

• The Zoom meeting link will be sent to you the week of the event.
• 11:30 AM - Attendees can logon to the ZOOM session as early as 11:30 AM and enjoy an opportunity to converse and catch up with one another.
• 11:45 AM - Welcome and Announcements
• 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - 7 Simple Rules For Making Slides That Make Sense
• 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM - Networking

The last day to register to attend is Thursday, August 19, by 11:30 AM.