day 11 readings

Starting Successfully: How to Begin a Presentation

The tips here are very helpful. Two things stood out to me. One, use an agenda. People are more likely to follow you with one. They know what the main topics are and try to at least get the just of each one. On of the things that I like about an agenda is that you can take notes on it. The second thing is to plan your introduction to work in an elevator with your boss. I was taught this in sales. I was encouraged to practice selling my self in the short moment that you are in an elevator. I think that we often lose our students to our endless babel.

Tips for Presenting to Young Audiences

"Never attempt to be one of them" so many teachers make this mistake when trying to reach their kids. I use to have to cover reading classes all over my school when teachers were out. I could always tell when a teacher tried to be one of the students. I could never manage the class. All the kids wanted to do their own thing and would speak to me as if I were their peer. The nest thing that stood out to be was the part about masks. Kids definitely put them on and under them they are real kids who do care. If you ever get a kid one-on-one where their guard can come down you will see it. And guess what, they want you to be the adult, and they want you to win them over.

5 Fail-Safe Tips When You Forget or Get Flustered During a Presentation

Moving around the room is great. Students begin to here Charlie Brown's teacher if you just run your mouth at the front of the room. If you move about you keep their eyes fixed on you and they are more likely to hear what you are saying. From a classroom management perspective it keeps kids on their toes and allows you to survey the room. "Fiddle with Fodder" this does not just give you time to collect your thoughts, it can also be a dramatic pause. When you pause people automatically digest what you just said and gear up for whats coming. So, I stop at key places to digest, and I get to collect my thoughts as well.

Engage Yourself, Engage your Audience

I like the descriptions of the types of speakers and their strengths. You definitely want how you say fit what you say. One of the things that I do is switch between them, it keeps the students on their toes if you switch from analytical to passionate. The other tip is the level of your voice. If you are always at the same level people will phase you out. Change the volume level to a lower setting when you see peoples eyes wandering and see what happens.

The Power of Body Language

I am really deficient in this area. I was once at a Christmas party dancing and a woman comes up to me and says, "honey, you have got to move something". I do come across confident and intelligent but that's it. I'm told that I can also look lost or bored with what I'm saying. I need to practice my movement to fit what I'm saying. I've thought about filming my self teach more and then think about where I could have inserted body language. One of my problems is that I'm one of the few people who really does not pay attention to body language in general.

10 Steps to a Perfect Presentation

"End with a bang". I see this as one of the most deficient areas in most teachers lessons. You need to bring it to a close and seal the deal. If we do this it will model good writing techniques to our students. If nothing ends well in your class then how can you expect them to end a paper well? The last thing that stood out to me was the "rule of three". Plan in threes. Have three main things that you want to cover. Mention them in your introduction and your conclusion. Give tree examples and three non-examples, etc, etc.