How To Become A Better Presenter By Using Voki Avatars. In the foreign language classroom, it is important to bring in the four modalities (reading, writing, speaking and listening) every day. In speaking, I almost always assess students’ interpersonal skills by listening to them have conversations with others. For the most part, my students are very comfortable with these activities and are willing to try out their language skills. Presentational speaking, however, always strikes a chord with them. We do it on occasion, but, like most disciplines it can be difficult to find the time with larger classes to do it as often as one would like. Voki.com is the perfect solution to that problem. There are several advantages to this program. Another advantage to Voki, is that it appeals to a variety of different personalities. That being said, in addition to being useful for students to present, Vokis can be a engaging tool for teachers to use as well.
Five-Minute Film Festival: Best Kickoff Videos. Sometimes you just need a short, powerful video to start a meeting, an event, or a presentation -- something that really makes everyone sit up straight and start listening.
It's the beginning of a brand new year, in the dark and cold of winter, and it seems like the perfect time to offer up some meeting opener videos that will leave you feeling energized and excited. And since they say you only have a few moments to get your audience's attention, almost all of these videos are under five minutes. I'm reluctant to say these are "motivational" or "inspirational," since both words conjure up visions of teamwork seminars, self-help books, and cheesy piano music slideshows, but I dare you to watch a few of these clips and not feel just a little empowered to go out and change the world.
Video Playlist: Ten Great Videos to Get People Jazzed About Education Keep watching the player below to see the rest of the playlist, or view it on YouTube. More Resources for Engaging Meetings see more see less. Infographs. Powerpoint Alternatives for Teachers and Students. 9 Tips for Enriching Your Presentations With Social Media. Olivia Mitchell is a presentation trainer and blogger.
Her blog has a wealth of presentation tips and she has written a free eBook, "How to Present with Twitter and Other Backchannels. " Follow her on Twitter. Pioneer presenters are using social media to engage their audience and extend the reach of their ideas. Twitter, Facebook, and numerous custom online tools allow presenters to create a backchannel for their audience's ideas and feedback. This two-way engagement can enrich the audience's understanding as well as the presenter's effectiveness.
Here are 9 tips for improving your presentations with social media. 1. Some of the most proactive use of social media in presentations is seen not in conferences, but in higher education. "I've seen a huge increase in interaction. Meeting planners and conference organizers are also using online community tools to help conference attendees network both pre and post-event. 2. 3. Twitter presentation participation. Today, I presented a session remotely at the Presentation Camp at Stanford University, California.
My session was on “How to engage your audience with Twitter” and I tried to do exactly that during my presentation. Here’s what I learnt from my experience: 1. Design your presentation for Twitter I used two strategies that took into account that my audience would be tweeting. Break up your presentation into small sections. 2. Let your audience know you would like them to tweet during your presentation and tell them exactly how.
To set up a hashtag, first follow @hashtags, it will automatically follow you back. 3. We did have a couple of people who were not twitter-enabled.