AI Empowered Presentations
That Don't Suck
Helping students
be the narrator of their own narrative
Audience
Engagement
#1 Requested Topic by Teachers
Research
Brain Rules
by John Medina
“We process images 60,000 times faster than words.
One way to speed it up 60,000 times is to go back to using the images.”
visual literacy expert
“Unless our words, concepts, ideas are hooked onto an image, they will go in one ear, sail through the brain, and go out the other ear.”
visual literacy expert
2+2 ≠ 4
How long does it take to
prepare & practice
a presentation?
Paper
We lose focus with 60 seconds unless we have a visual reminder in our visual space of the task at hand.
visual literacy expert
Draw a small circle in the middle of the page
Coming Up With Content for your Presentation
Use paper
Draw a 1 inch diameter circle and place your name in the center
Brainwrite ideas on the outside of the circle
Explore ideas to jump start idea generation
“F” Words – Family, Food, Fun, Friends, Fondness, Fundamentals, Frequency, Foundation, Faith, etc.
Want to hook each audience member at least once
Student
Work
Sample Student: Connor
Digital
Theme Builder (Google Slides)
Master Slide (PPT)
Demo
AI
AI Demo with
Gemini Notebook
(Google)
Formally NotebookLM
Bonus Book
4 Ways to Design Instruction for the Teenage Brain