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Andreas Møgelhøj, The Geek That Speaks: ”My dream is to create a tech talk revolution”
Andreas Møgelhøj, Danish chemist and physicist, presents some really inspiring videos on the art of tech talks exploring themes like ”The Curse of Knowledge” and the ”Big Picture Secret”.
Visual eloquency with Wordle word clouds
Word clouds can be used to create curiousity and enhance creativity. In this tutorial, Iva F. will introduce you to Wordle—a simple, fun and versatile web tool.
Stylish TED-Ed animation explains the chemistry of cookies
The educator Stephanie Warren and Augenblick studios have created a gorgeous TED-Ed video which explains the chemistry of cookies.
Using Prezi for scientific presentations
Prezi advice from Norbert Majubu, an experienced user: Use it only if you’re a self-confident presenter and only when you know what you are talking about. In addition, recognize that it is more than a presentation tool.
”Virtual Poster” tomorrow’s format?
Vasco Elbrecht from Ruhr-Universität Bochum has created a ”Virtual Poster” format which combines “Richard Attenborough commentary” with animated illustrations.
”Type is Power!” – great animated summary
Ben Barrett-Forrest, graphic designer ”for forward thinkers” , has made a great YouTube video about the history of typography.
Poor infographics adds to the communication noise
Although I am normally an advocate of telling how to do things, rather than telling how not to do them, I must recommend this slideshow from The Guardian’s Data Blog: 16 useless infographics.