1. Instructor Name Date of Presentation
Title of Presentation
Instructor Name
Date of Presentation
MI activity: One at a time, discuss each of the basic instructional plan slides. On this first one, the “title slide,” explain the benefits of having a clear but catchy title.
Model Presentation Template – Slide A (Copyright Jim Ellis, 2007)
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2. Hook
Use this slide to get your audience’s attention and stimulate their interest in the topic
Use a challenging question or striking fact, thought-provoking quote or poem, recent news item, or memorable photo or graphic
MI activity: Discuss the importance of having a “hook” slide or activity to grab the attention of your learners.
Model Presentation Template – Slide B (Copyright Jim Ellis, 2007)
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3. Topic
Use this slide to clearly and succinctly define your overall topic, as in, “Our topic today is…”
Tell them what you are going to tell them!
Be prepared to explain exactly and forcefully how and why this topic is important to them
MI activity: Explain the importance of clearly and succinctly defining the topic. Stress the importance of NEVER assuming everyone in the audience “already understands” what the topic is! Explain the key concepts of “telling them what you’re going to tell them” and “telling them why it’s important to them.”
Model Presentation Template – Slide C (Copyright Jim Ellis, 2007)
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4. Objective
Use this slide to explain what your audience should know or be able to do after the presentation is over
Be specific, as in, “By the conclusion of this presentation, you will be able to…”
MI activity: Stress the importance of clearly explaining your instructional goal or objective near the beginning of your program.
Model Presentation Template – Slide D (Copyright Jim Ellis, 2007)
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5. Content
Use this slide to list the main points you are going to discuss
Use only a few words to describe each main point
Use one bullet point for each point
Limit your content to 3-6 main points
MI activity: Demonstrate the importance of boiling your contents down to a few key points. For shorter presentations (an hour or less), it should be possible to limit the key points to Discuss the technique of using a slide with a few “bullet points” as a starting point for the presenter to discuss the topic.
Model Presentation Template – Slide E (Copyright Jim Ellis, 2007)
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6. Q and A Use this slide to stimulate discussion with your audience
Strongly encourage your learners to ask questions about anything that wasn’t clear in what you’ve covered
MI activity: Emphasize the importance of having a pre-planned Q and A activity or some other means of involving your audience and evaluating their comprehension of the topic.
Model Presentation Template – Slide F (Copyright Jim Ellis, 2007)
NYS SBDI Course ● © Jim Ellis/Transporting Kids Outreach, 2007

7. Review Use this slide to summarize and reiterate your main points
Review your opening objective – was it attained?
Tell them what you told them!
MI activity: This slide demonstrates the importance of reviewing key points near the end of a training session – “telling them what you told them.”
Model Presentation Template – Slide G (Copyright Jim Ellis, 2007)
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8. Conclusion
Use this slide to leave the audience with a powerful lasting image or thought
Use a challenging question or striking fact, thought-provoking quote or poem, recent news item, or memorable photo or graphic
MI activity: The final slide in the model presentation template is a conclusion that leaves the audience with a powerful lasting image or thought.
Model Presentation Template – Slide H (Copyright Jim Ellis, 2007)
NYS SBDI Course ● © Jim Ellis/Transporting Kids Outreach, 2007