Published studies on effective presentations
May 12, 2012 10:43 PM   Subscribe

Peer review filter: seeking published studies on effective presentations, their preparation and delivery. Not looking for "how-to" books or webpages on the topic.

Much has been written about presentations, and how to prepare / deliver them, but what of actual research on the topic?
Assume I know nothing about the topic, but want read empirical studies, not opinions or books by trainers.
Thank you!
posted by Prof Iterole to Writing & Language (2 answers total) 10 users marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: This is old (2000), but here's one article. Your local library may be able to hook you up.
Felkey, B. G., & Anderson-Harper, H. M. (2000). Applying Cognitive Theory to Developing Effective Electronic Presentations. Journal Of Pharmacy Teaching, 7(3/4), 75.

Also, Edward Tufte, king of visually representing data, has written an essay on PowerPoint that may have some useful information for you. I don't have access to the text of it right now, so I'm not sure. It's pretty short, though, so it might be worth checking out:
Tufte, E. R. (2003). The cognitive style of PowerPoint / Edward R. Tufte. Cheshire, Conn. : Graphics Press, c2003.
posted by ashirys at 12:46 PM on May 14, 2012 [2 favorites]


Response by poster: Thank you! I have a few books by Tufte - will check which ones. The Felkey article looks good.
posted by Prof Iterole at 5:48 AM on May 15, 2012


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