Resources for oral presentations
10 simple rules for making good oral presentations
Resources for slides
Designing effective presentations by A. Nottingham
Really bad powerpoint by S. Godin
Presentation tips by G. Reynolds
Designing science presentations by M. Carter
Slide:ology by N. Duarte
Resources for both
Dazzle 'em with style: the art of oral scientific presentation by R. R. H. Anholt
Speaking about science by S. Morgan and B. Whitener (print)
When the presents: an audio and video guide to science talks by J. Lebrun
Polls
Slido
Poll everywhere
Kahoot
Socrative
Collaborative whiteboards
Miro
Mural
Other resources
Slide Carnival is great for powerpoint templates
Canva has templates for almost everything including social media.
Piktochart is similar to canva.
If you want to include great photos or images in your presentations, here are a few websites to get you started. All images on these websites are under either Creative Commons (CC) licensing or public domain. As in anything, remember to cite your images. For CC, see the infographic below.
Smithsonian
Forestry Images (photos of insects, plants, wildlife, cc)
Morguefile (photos)
Pexels (photos)
Pixabay (photos, illustrations, vectors)
Unsplash (photos)
Stocksnap (photos)
Freepik (photos, icons, vectors)
Wikimedia Commons (photos, videos)
Flickr – search by license
If you're not sure if you can use an image, email me
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