PRESENTATION STYLES AND PRINCIPLES Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

General Principles Content – relevant, current, clear Slides – clean, simple, purposeful Examples – relevant, varied, plentiful Setting – adjust delivery accordingly Schedule – start and end on time (or early) Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Styles and Options Be yourself Be prepared Be aware Be flexible Be responsive Be realistic Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Giving and Receiving Feedback Examples of feedback – Instructors to trainers – Trainers to team members – Attendees to trainers Importance of feedback? Be constructive and considerate – and timely Key: active listening Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

TRAINING MATERIALS Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Syllabus and Outcomes Identify desired outcomes of training – “Attendees should be able to do or know…” Develop a working syllabus – Reflect desired outcomes in syllabus – Include who, what, where, when, why… Consider the essential role(s) of the syllabus Refine the syllabus and keep it current Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Training Materials Consider what attendees will need Use slides and handouts to manage training Consider presentation vs handout versions – e.g., cartoons, quotes, notes Manage versions – actively Consider intellectual property issues Build and refine curriculum Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Delivery Options Consider how to deliver pre-event content Balance in-person and online options Think through in-person room requirements Consider use of materials before, during, after What does “hands-on” mean to you? Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Evaluations and Assessment Identifying prerequisites and homework Developing an evaluation form(s) Following up after the training What does success look like? Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Prerequisites and Homework Objectives: Prepare participants – level the field Manage expectations about scope and purpose Emphasize the intended audience Get participants thinking about the topic(s) Lay the foundation for group interactions Avoid information overload Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Evaluations Identify purpose of evaluations – e.g., help develop and refine future training Ask something unexpected Keep it simple and make it fun, if you can Make it easy to collect results What kind of feedback do you want or need? Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Follow up Consider what to ask and measure: What actions might reflect results of training? When should follow up occur? Will you follow up more than once? What incentives are there to respond? What will you do with the results? Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

NDSR EVENT LOGISTICS [ SEE DPOE TRAINING EVENT PLANNING GUIDE] Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Communication Advertising Registration Homework and prerequisites Travel and accommodations On being a participant… Announcements Follow up Ongoing Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Venue (for in-person) Location Size and features Signs and wayfinding AV and event support Getting there and leaving Expectations Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Curriculum Materials Preparation – consistency, currency Revision – version control Intellectual property – manage it Digital and hard copy – utilize options Identification – name tags and beyond Certificates – attendance, credits Digital Preservation Outreach & Education

Resources Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) IMLS Outcome-based Evaluation Developing a Syllabus Measuring Success of Training Digital Preservation Outreach & Education