Effective Presentations
Mika LaVaque-Manty
March 23
Effective Presentations
Overview
I. Introduction
II. Basic Principles
a)
b)
Technical
Pedagogical
III. Examples
IV. Questions
Basic Principles
Technical
Inviolable: 18-Point Rule.
This is in 16-point Helvetica.
“Animate” text.
Avoid the bottom of the screen.
Basic Principles
Pedagogical
 & “Form follows function.”
Blackboard Principle:
Basic Principles
Pedagogical
 & “Form follows function.”
Blackboard Principle:
1.
2.
Use long sentences and read them
aloud only when you would have done
that with a blackboard or text passage.
Otherwise, use keywords.
Basic Principles
Pedagogical
Timing and pacing:
Time complete presentation.
Don’t rush or skip slides.
Handouts/outlines
Basic Principles
Constraints
Technical
Resolution
Orientation
Microsoft defaults
Pedagogical
Cognitive style  Best for scripted presentations
Effective Presentations
Overview
I. Introduction
II. Basic Principles
a)
b)
Technical
Pedagogical
III. Examples
IV. Questions
Franz Fanon
1925-1961
Martinique
A divided country…
…or a stupid electoral system?
Habermas’s Theses
“Technocratic consciousness reflects not the
sundering of an ethical situation but the repression
of ‘ethics’ as such as a category of life” (112).
“…[M]aintenance of intersubjectivity of mutual
understanding as well as … creation of
communication without domination” (113).
The Damiens case
Sneaky Sleepover
Or, The Glencoe
Massacre of 1692
QuickTime™ and a
TIFF (LZW) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Two principles of justice
“Lexical priority”
1.
2.
Each person has the same indefeasible
claim to a fully adequate scheme of
equal basic liberties, which scheme is
compatible with the scheme of liberties
for all; and
Social & economic inequalities are to
satisfy two conditions:
a) they are to be attached to offices and
positions open to all under
conditions of fair equality of
opportunity;
b) they are to the greatest benefit of the
least-advantaged members of
society.
Liberty principle
Constitutional
essentials
Distributive institutions
Difference principle
Escaping the state of nature
Rationality of the contract
B
Keep quiet
Confess
Keep quiet
3, 3
20, 1
Confess
1, 20
10, 10
A
Escaping the state of nature
Rationality of the contract
B
Keep quiet
Keep
Keepquiet
quiet
.5  33, 3
Confess
1 20
.5  1,
Confess
+
20, 1
.5  20
= 10.5
.5  10
10, 10
= 5.5
A
+
Escaping the state of nature
Rationality of the contract
B
Keep quiet
Confess
Keep quiet
3, 3
20, 1
Confess
1, 20
10, 10
A
The Eichmann dilemma
1. Eichmann is simply guilty on
a mens rea model.
2. The Nazi regime represents
a new systemic evil.
The Eichmann dilemma
1. Eichmann is simply guilty on
a mens rea model.
Evidence problem
•
No major antiSemitism
Regress problem
•
What about
other
represents
individuals?
2. The Nazi regime
• Obedience
a new systemic evil.
Systemic problem
•
Nazis are just a
gang of
successful
criminals
The Eichmann dilemma
1. Eichmann is simply guilty on
Displacement of
a mens rea model.
agency
Eichmann is not
evil?
2. The Nazi regime represents
a new systemic evil.
Impossibility of
justice?
Theoretical context
Filmer
Hobbes
Locke
Theoretical context
Filmer
absolutism
Hobbes
religion
contract
Locke
Malcolm X & Locke
We have
democratic
rights
No
Bullet
Yes
No
Can we
exercise
them?
Ballot
Effectiveness
= maintenance of rights
Is it effective?
Yes
Morality as a heuristic
But it feels
wrong…
Torture the prisoner to
prevent killing of
innocents.
Morality as a heuristic
But it feels
wrong…
Suppress
The feeling reflects
“summaries of previous
calculations,” but is
meaningless now.
Torture the prisoner to
prevent killing of
innocents.
Good consequences
Bhaskara (b. 1114 CE):
BEHOLD!
Bhaskara (b. 1114 CE):
BEHOLD!
ab
2
c  4( )  (a  b)
2
2
 2ab  (a  b)
a
2
b
 2ab  a  2ab  b


2

a 
b

c
a b
2
2
2
Midterm distributions
Standard deviation
40
35
Number of students
30
25
Actual
Trend
20
15
10
5
0
E
D-
D
D+
C-
C
C+
B-
B
B+
A-
A
Mean (average)
Volatility
Legislative
fragmentation
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
2.77
2.53
2.52
(0.00)***
(0.00)***
(0.00)***
0.52
0.66
0.86
(0.062)*
(0.012)**
(0.00)***
1.53
1.63
1.49
(0.069)*
(0.042)**
(0.00)***
-0.5
-0.46
-0.4
(0.00)*
(0.00)*
(0.00)*
.48
0.49
.026
(0.071)
(0.032)
(0.00)*
0.07
(0.57)
Minority govt
Semipresidentialism
Cohabitation
-0.12
(0.61)
Cabinet
fragmentation
Legislative powers
Faculty
Grad
students
Undergraduates
Effective Presentations
Overview
I. Introduction
II. Basic Principles
a)
b)
Technical
Pedagogical
III. Examples
IV. Questions
Support for faculty
University
ISP
WiFi
Storage
Instructional tools
Tech support
Discounted softand hardware
College
Software
Tech support
Department
Hardware
College funds
4-year cycle
IT consultant
Support for grad students
University
ISP
WiFi
Storage
Instructional tools
Tech support
Discounted softand hardware
Department
Computer lab
Support for undergrads
University
ISP
WiFi
Storage
Tech support
Discounted soft- and hardware
Fair equality of opportunity
“Offices and positions”
Fair vs. nominal opportunity
“Careers open to talents.”
Create institutions that help people realize
their native talents & inclinations.
The Difference Principle
LAG
J
D

J
N

B
45
P
O
ULAGUMAG: N > B > D
U:
F

B>N>D
MAG