DESIGNING & PRESENTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Day 2 by Charlene Wentland

CONTENT ACTIVITY Step 3 – Given what you know about your audience and your outcomes complete a mini-Mind Dump for your presentation and decide what concepts you want to cover. Step 4 – Circle or highlight the main ideas from those you identified in Step 3. Star the 2 most important concepts. Step 5 – Use arrows to show relationships among the ideas in order to organize and sequence your presentation

STRATEGIES Step 6 – Pick 2 or 3 strategies that you might use to present your information. What sort of learners do these strategies support? Consider ONE strategy that you will use here in your presentation at this workshop. You will only be able to try out one small portion of this activity, what piece might that be?

THE SECRETARY’S FAULT Reticular activating system Screens out information already known Lets you know when something is different

Creative Openers Startling Statistic Analogy Curiosity Gimmick

INTRODUCTIONS Business Cards Name and something special One thing we all have in common Donovan’s Jar

MEET AND GREET BUSINESS CARD

Name and Something Special

THINGS WE HAVE IN COMMON

Donovan’s Word Jar by Monalisa DeGross Please write down your favorite word on a card and we will place it in the word jar.

Jeff Foxworthy Humor Jeff Foxworthy Comedian, star of “Blue Collar TV”

Powerpoint Tips Simple slide design Contrasting colors/clear fonts Simplify content/less text, more graphics Prepare/learn to use equipment Know subject Audience is focus of presentation

CHARTING Contrasting/alternating colors White space Highlighting/boxes Small case letters Large letters Bold markers Pictures graphics Legible

CHARTING Key words/simple Be careful/green-red/color-blind Keep to one style One person facilitates, one person charts Use post-it charts, painter’s tape charts ahead Square tip markers are best

GRAPHICS PRACTICE Take 1-2 pieces of chart paper Some markers A space on the wall Your graphics handout Practice drawing graphics from the examples

Presentation Practice Step 7 – Prepare your presentation by preparing visuals and developing the content

“THE HUMAN BRAIN STARTS WORKING THE MOMENT YOU ARE BORN AND NEVER STOPS UNTIL YOU STAND UP TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC.” Anon

“ The content is not as important as the audience’s interaction with the content.” (Bob Garmston)

PRESENTATIONS

Presentation Protocol 2 mins. set up – presenter (inform audience about feedback) 5 – 7 mins. – presentation 2 mins. – audience fill out feedback – give to presenter 2 – 3 mins. give feedback to presenter

PARTNER PROTOCOL 1.How did you feel about the presentation? 2.What did you think went well? What did you do that contributed to this success? 3. What were your planned outcomes for the participants? How did that compare to what actually happened? 4. What would you do differently next time?

REFLECTIVE PROMPT What insights do I have about my presentation skills? What are some things I want to keep in mind as I continue to develop these skills?

MANAGING INTERESTING PEOPLE Paraphrase Put it to the group Schedule time to discuss it later Make the topic objective

MEETING PRESENTATION DEADLINES WHAT WORKSWHAT DOESN’T WORK

How Do I Adjust Presentations? Perspective Types of questions Process activities

TEACHER Practical ideas Steps Planning When?

MENTOR/ED. SPECIALIST Details How much? How to help teachers? Resistance? Challenges for teachers? Support?

PRINCIPAL What? Support for teachers? Cost? Look like? How much initially? Bottom line Just do it!

CENTRAL OFFICE Time allotments Future training Next steps Reaction? Board reports

TRAINER OF TRAINERS Deep content knowledge Difficult questions Process & practice time Understand outcome expectancies Extend training over time Mastery level training

Presenting is like flying an airplane because _______________