Presentations and Presenting
This page contains content from selected presentations or links to my presentations that were captured as webcasts. In addition there are links to some resources I’ve developed related to presenting skills.
Links to Web Video
Links to Viewable Files
Resources for Presenters
Selected Presentations – Links to Web Video
Presented the keynote speech “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Web 2.0 World: Hidden Treasure or Just More Pressure?”at the Library 2.0 Seminar sponsored by and held at the Ohio State University Library on Wednesday, June 13 in Columbus Ohio.
(Note - about 5 minutes of introductions before my talk begins)
Presentation Handout (in pdf format)
Presented the keynote speech “Reversing the Technology Ratchet: Using Design Thinking to Align Hi-Tech and Hi-Touch” at the 2007 LACUNY Institute (Librarians Association of the City University of New York) on May 18, 2007 at Baruch College in New York City.
(Note - about 10 minutes of introductions before my talk begins)
Presentation Handout (in pdf format)
Selected Presentations – Viewable Files
Presented the keynote talk "The Search for Tomorrow’s Library Leaders in A 'Dissin’ the Director' Landscape" at the 2008 SUNY Council of Library Directors meeting on April 14, 2008.
Presentation Handout (in pdf format)
Presented a workshop "Are You Feeling the Pressure: The Ratcheting Up of Library Technology" for the Tampa Bay Library Consortium on February 1, 2008.
See links below for the slides and handouts from the workshop:
PowerPoint Slides (in pdf format)
Presentation Handout (in pdf format)
Presented the keynote speech “Designing Better Library Experiences: Evolving Professionally Through Design Thinking” at the Indiana Library Federation District One Conference held at Valparaiso University on March 13, 2007.
See links below for slides and handouts from the speech:
PowerPoint Slides (in pdf format)
Presentation Handout (in pdf format)
Links for Tri-State College Library Cooperative (TCLC) at Bryn Mawr, PA, November 15, 2006 for the "Fitting the Pieces: Solving the Puzzle of Technology in the Library" workshop series.
See links below for slides and handouts from “Are You Feeling The Pressure? The Ratcheting Up of Academic Library Technology”:
PowerPoint Slides (in pdf format)
Presentations Handout (in pdf format)
Links for Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC) at Grand Island, New York, October 19, 2006 for the "Library Adaptation: Evolution of a New Species" program
See links below for slides and handouts from "Academic Librarianship by Design: Evolving Through Design Thinking".
PowerPoint Slides (in pdf format)
Presentation Handout (in pdf format)
Articles/Resources About Presentations
Bell, Steven J. End PowerPoint Dependency Now! American Libraries Vol. 35 (6), June-July, 2004, pp. 56-59
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