Chapter 1

Before opening the book, They Snooze You Lose by Lynell Burmark, I thought it was going to be a snooze. Even though the title was catchy, I thought it was going to be a bore. I figured the chapters would be long and boring. However, I immediately fell in love with Burmarks comparison of "bullet-free presentations" to Ghandi. Burmark writes, "Think Gandhi. You do not need bullets to make your point. (Burmark 1)" I was so inspired by this, I even thought of creating a poster for my classroom. In chapter 1, Burmark talks a lot about color and how it increases willingness to read, boosts motivation and participation, enhances learning and improves retention (Burmark 7). I thought that as an educator, this was very useful information. Because I have a fondness for random trivia, I also liked that Burmark mentioned that the color green is the most restful color for the human eye (Burmark 10). On this page, Burmark reiterates that color sets the mood, and I like that because it is not only important for presentations, but also when we, as educators, have the opportunity to change the paint on our classroom walls, this is something to keep in mind.

Burmark also speaks about different types of fonts, and the amounts of words when put on a slide. I enjoyed the quotation mark example because it is straight to the point. Also, the comparison made of presentations and billboards was cool because it helped me visualize how fast we process information, and how we should remember that when creating our own presentations.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this chapter, and I learned a great deal of information.