last week i was taking part in a cms training conference for people in mission on communication. there were sessions on story telling, photography, movie making, social networks, and presentations. people takng part worked in pairs to present in whatever media they wanted on the last morning. these presentations were really wonderful and moving.
i was invited to lead some short reflections/prayerful spaces and tried to incorporate a mix of media into them. for those people that were there here’s a few links to some of the pieces…
mobile confession was originally described here and i used sms2email.co.uk to set it up – click on the section with interactive messaging and keywords
st hilda community prayer – be still…
twitter prayers used visible tweets (which i will also blog about separately)
the jesus deck which we used for storytelling is available here
the prayer/blessing related to mobile faith is here
tour de france road psalm
i was also invited to share my thoughts on presenting with the likes of powerpoint or keynote or equivalent. i found this a good challenge as it helped me reflect on my own approach. and i produced a handout summarising it here called presentations and the dreaded powerpoint (pdf) . you had to be there to experience the presentation itself! a friend seth who presented on photography used a quote saying that there is no such thing as a right way to take good photographs – there are only good photographs. the same could be said of presentations so by signalling my approach i am not for one moment suggesting it is the right or only or best way of presenting – it’s a way! love to know your thoughts on your own approaches…
Thanks Jonny, great advice and resources!
What I like about Powerpoint is that it’s very easy to copy your presentation and then put it on a USB stick – a necessary back up in case the laptop fails and forced to use a loner computer. As the file can be read on both MAC/PC, you can share the file afterward without having to convert.