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Design for a Common Language

The So What

The So What is a comprehensive guide to giving presentations that matter. Organized into six overlapping sections, The So What helps you find your story, build the presentation around it, and deliver it in a clear, concise, and confident way.

 

Additionally, the second edition (2020) includes information on ensuring that your presentation takes into account questions of social justice and power dynamics, guidelines on team / group presentations, and practical advice on adapting presentations to the virtual environment. 

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I was responsible for the concept, the writing, design, and layout. Many people at Guilford College and beyond were involved in the project. Among them: Diya Abdo, Hollis Akins, Aleks Babić, Katie Collier, Melissa Daniel, Mark Dixon, Stephanie Hargrave, Heather Hayton, Melanie Lee-Brown, Christian Matheis, Vance Ricks, Beth Ritson, Maria Rosales, David Rosfeld, Kathryn Shields, Karen Spira, Robin Vest, and Antoine Williams. Vance Ricks, Maria Rosales, Kathryn Shields, Karen Spira, and Colleen Trimble.

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I am based in North Carolina

(Sappony, Saura, Shakori/Eno),

with footprints in 

the San Francisco Bay Area

(Ohlone, Muwekma, Chochenyo, Ramaytush),

Chicago

(Kickapoo, Peoria, Kaskaskia, Potawatomi, Miami), 

Dallas-Fort Worth

(Wichita, Tawakoni, Jumanos, Kickapoo), 

Los Angeles

(Tongva, Tataviam, Chumash), 

New York City

(Lenni Lenape), 

Oklahoma City

(Wichita, NÅ«mÅ«nūū/Comanche, Kiowa, Kickapoo), 

and

Washington DC

(Nacotchtank/Anacostan, Piscataway).

 

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