RE: [tips] power point help

2013-05-23 Thread Shapiro, Susan J
Carol I would NOT recommend Prezi unless you are pretty good with visual design. It can make people a bit seasick with it's zooming transitions, but I have seen it used very effectively if you have a broad overview and details and can deal with manipulating the spatial relationships. Some of th

Re: [tips] power point help

2013-05-23 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
I second these suggestions. I know I vary from excellent use of presentation software (I prefer Apple's Keynote instead of the more commonly used Powerpoint). A website that can be helpful, but I'm not sure will be helpful in your situation, is Presentationzen.com. You may want to look at Pr

Re: [tips] power point help

2013-05-23 Thread Claudia Stanny
I post mine on my faculty web site. Some are a bit dated now (courses I haven't taught in a while - the syllabus is there, too, so you will know the age of the materials). The most recent set is for Memory & Cognition. I create two sets of slides: One is the set I use in class, which might incl

re: [tips] power point help

2013-05-23 Thread Mike Palij
On Thu, 23 May 2013 17:02:17 -0700, Carol DeVolder wrote: Dear TIPSters, I will try to be more specific and less vague this time. And you do so admirably. ;-) I find myself needing to create a set of Power Point slides to correspond with a book chapter. I would suggest looking at some of th

Re: [tips] power point help

2013-05-23 Thread Beth Benoit
Carol, I love PowerPoint, but always create my own, try to insert humor, keep them brief - as Joe Friday used to say, "Stick to the facts, ma'am!" - and work to keep them current. A couple of bonuses are: they help me keep on topic (I have a tendency to digress onto favorite side topics) and they

[tips] power point help

2013-05-23 Thread Carol DeVolder
Dear TIPSters, I will try to be more specific and less vague this time. I find myself needing to create a set of Power Point slides to correspond with a book chapter. The problem is, I hate Power Point, and I generally avoid if if I can; unfortunately, I can't avoid it in this situation. Does anyon

Re: [tips] Church of England and Darwin

2013-05-23 Thread Mike Palij
On Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:14 -0700, Christopher Green wrote in response to: On 2013-05-23, at 10:44 AM, michael sylvester wrote: I was not aware that the Church of England had apologized to Darwin. What exactly did the church say? Two views: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/2910447/Cha

Re: [tips] Church of England and Darwin

2013-05-23 Thread Christopher Green
On 2013-05-23, at 10:44 AM, michael sylvester wrote: > I was not aware that the Church of England had apologized to Darwin. > What exactly did the church say? Two views: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/2910447/Charles-Darwin-to-receive-apology-from-the-Church-of-England-for-rejecting-ev

[tips] Church of England and Darwin

2013-05-23 Thread michael sylvester
I was not aware that the Church of England had apologized to Darwin. What exactly did the church say? I know that Copernicius was eventually buried at a Catholic cemetery in his native Hungary. I guess it is better late than never. Send me something. michael --- You are currently subscribed to tip