Chapter 2: They Snooze, You Loose

Running head: CHAPTER TWO “THEY SNOOZE YOU LOSE”



Chapter TWO “They Snooze You Lose”
April Canales-Perez
EDTC 6340.66 Applications of Technologies
Linda Newell





Running head: CHAPTER TWO “THEY SNOOZE YOU LOSE”
Chapter Two





In chapter two of “They Snooze You Lose” the chapter focuses on slides and handouts. Slides and handouts are not supposed to say everything the presenter is going to say. If that happens then there is no reason to have a presenter since the audience can read the handouts. Slides shouldn’t contain all information but should have both words and a picture says Richard E. Mayer from research he has conducted. In activity 2.2 from the book we were asked to pick the best slide out of three options. The first slide contained all text, the second slide contained text and a small photo of a baby seal, and the last slide was a full-screen photographic image. The author states that we should have picked the last slide because the audience didn’t need the text information because the speaker will tell audience anyway. Lumbark says we, as presenters need to focus on the both the visual and auditory channels, the visual coming from the power point and auditory coming from the presenter.

After a presenter has made there mostly color and full of photographs presentation, we must think of what is going to go on the handouts. We can’t use the already generated handouts power point makes for us. As presenters we need to remember the handouts should be complementary rather than replicating the entire presentation. Handouts should be one page front and back, formatted with two columns, with the limited graphics except the opening slide photo with will tie the handout to the presentation. Presenters should wait towards the end to mention that the handouts will be posted online. This will keep the audience focused on what the presenter has to say and write down important notes.


I do agree with some of the information that was given in chapter two. I do think presenters should focus on little information and more graphic images to keep the audience engaged, but I feel it depends on what type of audience you are presenting to. For college students and professionals I do feel this technique will work but not for younger audiences. For my students if I focus on beautiful images I will lose them completely and there focus will not be on me. I do like the handouts that were presented in the book. They are not just the same notes given right off the power point, but key points that audience can write notes during the presentation and reference to after the presentation.

Burmark, L. (2011). They snooze you lose: The educator’s guide to successful presentations.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass