Effective Presentation
Why should Presentation be broken down into certian step as long as you get the information over?
Our brain is on 'absorb' for about 20 minutes...then you are courting eye glaze over and phase out mode. So you need to do an activity that can be as simple as a turn around and tell your partner a comment or two to prevent that loss of momentum. Hopefully some laughter might result and then you have an energized class. The linear students need a list recap sometimes. As a right brain instructor, I need to give them a concrete map to my often holistic narratives.
I found that this course was a like a basics overview. I have learned so much from so many people, and this just summed it up. I think at the moment that the only thing I can contribute to helping prepare, is to sit in on different types of presentations from different regions and different types of groups.
This has helped me understand the different walks of life, different views, and different values. Things that are funny or interesting in part of the country may be a bone of contention in an other.
Normally, I find that having a logical flow to a presentation helps with information intake. I can also be a little 'ethereal' when it comes to the subject matter I can cover in a classroom, so, I have to make sure there is a step-by-step flow and logical conclusion to any of my classes. Breaking up lecture with an activity or some study time guided by me I find to also be helpful at allowing the material to sink in.
I am a manager and an instructor. I usually do about one presentation per month and had not really thought about the bordom aspect. I love these ideas to turn a boring 'lecture' into something more interesting that they will want to participate in rather than something they are required to attend.
@JohnvonHartmann : I agree with John. It's all information I already knew, but it was good to review and be reminded. Since I am an instructor as well as a director, I do a lot presentations. It's nice to go over the basics once in a while, just to make sure you're on the right track and that you're keeping it interesting!
The presentation is the sell.. if you are not sold,, if you do not have the hype to own the product yourself,, then it is highly unlikely that someone else is going to buy into this idea if that is all the excitement you have... also the knowledge about the idea... I have sat under plenty of presenters whowere handed a script and without any knowledge of what they were tryinfg to accomplish I could have easily disassembled the entire present with a couple of choice statements or questions.. The company itself has an obligation to only send people qualified to present the material... and you have the same obligation to know all that needs to be known about the subject, or someone in that group will soon expose what all it is you do not know.
@Tenilleo :@Tenilleo :
An instructor in a classroom is equivalent to a manager in a store. We need to motivate the students/employees to get involved. A good presentation that captures their interest is the key.
