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Children are naturally creative, playful, and experimental. If you ask me, we were the most human when we were young kids. We “worked” on our art, sometimes for hours without a break, because it was in us, although we didn’t intellectualize it. As we got older, fears crept in along with doubts, selfcensoring, and overthinking. The creative spirit is in us now; it’s who we are. We just need to look at the kids around us to be reminded of that. Whether you are 28 or 88, it’s never too late, because the child is still in you. “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” —Shunryu Suzuki 34 Presentation Zen
You Are Creative Creative power and creative imagination are not only for the artists of the world—painters, sculptors, and so on. Teachers also need the power of creativity. So do programmers, engineers, scientists, etc. You can see the application of creative genius in many professional fields. Remember, it was a group of brilliant and geeky-to-the-core, left-brain NASA engineers on the ground who were able to jury-rig a solution to the life-threatening buildup of carbon dioxide in the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft back in 1970. Their heroic fix—literally involving duct tape and spare parts—was ingenious improvisation; it was imaginative and creative. Being creative does not mean wearing a black turtleneck and hanging out in jazz cafés sipping cappuccinos. It means using your whole mind to find solutions. Creativity means not being paralyzed by your methods and knowledge, but being able to think outside the box (sometimes very quickly) to find solutions to unforeseen problems. This kind of situation requires logic and analysis, but also big-picture thinking. And big-picture thinking is a rightbrain, creative aptitude. Back down here on earth, the seemingly mundane business of a conference presentation, designed and delivered with the help of slideware, can be a very creative thing. A presentation is an opportunity to differentiate yourself, your organization, or your cause. It’s your chance to tell the story of why your content is important and why it matters. It can be an opportunity to make a difference. So why look or talk like everyone else? Why strive to meet expectations? Why not surpass expectations and surprise people? You are a creative person—probably far more creative than you think. All people should work toward tapping into their creative abilities and unleashing their imaginations. If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland (Graywolf Press) is one of the most inspiring and useful books I have ever read. The book was first published in 1938 and probably should have been titled “If You Want to Be Creative.” Her simple yet sage advice will be of interest not only to writers but to anyone who yearns to be more creative in their work or to help others get in touch with their creative souls (this goes for programmers and epidemiologists, as well as designers and artists). This book should be required reading for all professionals and especially those aspiring to teach anyone about anything. Following are ideas inspired by Brenda Ueland that you should keep in mind when preparing for a presentation or any other creative endeavor in your work. Chapter 2 Creativity, Limitations, and Constraints 35
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Presentation Design A common misund
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio The signal-to
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Is the Nonessential Always “Noise
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