Facilitated by Paul Signorelli Writer/Trainer/Consultant Paul Signorelli & Associates August 13, 2014 Mastering Online Facilitation: Organizing, Scripting, and Preparing

Just Before the Event

Questions from Weeks 1 and 2?

What already works well for you onsite or online in terms of organizing materials for a meeting or learning opportunity?

Organizing

Chunking

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Chunking: How We Learn

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Storyboarding/Beyond Bullet Points

Discussion #1: Great Chunking Examples You Have Seen?

Visual Organization and Scripting

A Typical Chart

An Atypical Chart: Discussion Comparison of Number of Users on the Following Social Media Websites—2013: Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram

An Atypical Chart—Further Discussion Comparison of Number of Users on the Following Social Media Websites—2013: Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram

Preparing: Script & Slide-Deck Check

Preparing: Tech Check

Preparing: Back-ups

Discussion #3: Applying What We’ve Learned What, if anything, remains daunting to you about the organizing, scripting, and preparation/rehearsal phase of planning online meetings/webinars?

Discussion #3: Applying What We’ve Learned What, if anything, remains daunting to you about the organizing, scripting, and preparation/rehearsal phase of planning online meetings/webinars? What is one thing you will do in the next week to connect your library’s meeting or learning needs with activities and tools we have discussed today?

In Summary

Resources (1) “How Long Should Our Lectures Be?” by Frances Devine Fran’s Thoughts on the Science of Education, February 10, long-should-our-lectures-be/ “The Science of ‘Chunking,’ Working Memory, and How Pattern Recognition Fuels Creativity,” by Maria Popova Brain Pickings, September 4, ravenous-brain-daniel-bor/ “The ‘Change-Up’ Lectures, by Joan Middendorf and Alan Kalish The National Teaching & Learning FORUM, Volume 5, Number 2, n:the_change_up_in_lectures.pdf

Resources (2) “10 Steps for Planning a Successful Webinar,” by Chris Peters and Kami Griffiths TechSoup, January 31, and-how-tos/10-steps-for-planning-a- successful-webinar “Six Tips for New Webinar Presenters,” by Shelby Britton Adobe Connect Blog, December 3, /six-tips-for-new-webinar-presenters.html

Resources (3) For more on web conferencing and online presentation skills:

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Resources (5) Presentation Zen blog: Garr Reynolds’ Presentation Tips:

Going Under the Hood

Questions & Comments

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Credits & Acknowledgments (Images taken from flickr.com unless otherwise noted): Choreographed Flight: From Gureo’s photostream at Superman: From Victor Valore’s photostream at Airship with Smoke: From Erik Benacek’s photostream at Teacher and Students in Classroom: From photostream at Be Prepared: From Caldisyrose’s photostream at Autumn Leaves: : From Eva the Weaver’s photostream at Single Leaf: From Lee Morley’s photostream at Nodding Off: From Alpha’s photostream at Videocassette Recorder: From Chris’s photostream at Resetting the Clock: From George Redgrave’s photostream at Reviewing Scripts: From Iijiwaru Jimbo’s photostream at Using Laptop Among Flowers: From Ed Yourdon’s photostream at Mirror Images: From Lotus Carroll’s photostream at Question Marks: From Valerie Everett’s photostream at