Teacher Tools. How to present at a conference: Part 4 – Delivering your presentation. Well, I’ve just found out today that I will be giving my IATEFL presentation at 17:50 in the evening on the final day of a grueling three-day marathon. The biggest challenge of being scheduled at such a time slot is one that’s completely out of my hands; will I have an audience? This is compounded by the fact that I’ve been placed in a room with a potential audience of 60 people. The number doesn’t frighten me, the prospect of there only being five people in this big room does. I’m not bitter of course, but let me know when submissions for TESOL Arabia 2011 start! So, it looks like the conference organisers have given me plenty to think about in the weeks leading up to the event, but what else is there to consider for those of us who’ve never done this before?
Here are a few ideas that will help things run smoothly for you. 1. 2. Get to your room at least 10 minutes before your session is due to start. 3. 4. If your session is supposed to be a workshop, make sure it is that. 5. 6. 7. How to present at a conference: Part 2 – Creating a proposal. One of the most rewarding ways of becoming more involved in your profession, I believe, is through presenting at a conference. For the large part, audiences are positive and encouraging and the prevailing atmosphere is one in which everyone has a feeling that they have something to contribute.
Although it is a lot of work and stress and it can be a huge challenge, presenting at a conference is an important step for those of us who are looking to make a mark in this profession. Also, conference presentations may lead to you getting published, as you can get instant feedback on the degree of interest in your work, plus you get the chance to learn from your audience as they share ideas related to the subject and, hopefully, offer constructive feedback. Furthermore, you’ll be able to start networking with people who share your professional interests.
Above all else, you’ll really start to feel more a part of a wonderful profession. 1. Follow the call for proposals 2. 3. How to present at a conference: Part 3 – Developing your presentation. The title of this third part in my series (read part two here) on presenting at conferences is quite pertinent, as it’s exactly what I should be doing now.
So, in order to help me get started on getting my thingy ready, here’s the summary of the workshop I’ll be giving in just over a month’s time. ‘As a universally popular and accessible form of entertainment that transcends national boundaries, the TV game show is a phenomenon recognizable to language learners throughout the world. Thus, as a means of teaching, the potential use of such formats has wide-ranging implications for classroom practice.Many language learners face difficulties when trying to develop their lexical knowledge due to traditionally employed methods which focus less on the cognitive processes required for such constructive increases in their vocabulary knowledge. So, how can I go from this, which I wrote about six months ago, to an effective workshop that will keep the punters happy?
1. Refer back often 2. 3. 4. How to present at a conference: Part 1 – Taking the first steps. It was early June, 2004 and my year-long slog with DELTA had finally come to an end. As fulfilling an experience as it was when it was finally over, I was ready to move on and I wasn’t wasting any time. Anyone familiar with the DELTA will know that the exam was (is it still?) Always on the first Wednesday in June; in retrospect it was a bit ambitious to make my first conference presentation on the following Saturday. My thinking was that I wouldn’t have time to worry about the presentation because I’d be getting ready for the exam in the weeks leading up to it. Nevertheless, many, many things ran through my mind in the days leading up to the conference. What if somebody asked a question I couldn’t answer? In many ways my first conference presentation marked a significant transition point in my career. 1.
If possible, attend a conference before you present at one. If you’ve been to a TEFL conference, you’ll probably feel more confident about presenting for a couple of reasons. 2. 3. 4.
Videos. Blog: Making magical presentations, the Santa Claus way! ThingLinkToolkit - Home. Make Your Images Interactive - ThingLink. Creative Writing. New Presentation Tool Lets You Easily Keep Students Engaged. From Prezi to Google Docs to PowerPoint , there’s no shortage of ways for teachers to put together a dynamic presentation. But Klowd wanted to take a different approach to help improve the presentation experience for both the person at the front of the classroom and in the back row.
SlideKlowd is now available for your classroom and it could be the much-needed tool you’ve been looking for. It’ll wake up your students and get them engaged and interacting with the lesson. Personally, I think this is the type of stuff we’ll be seeing in TED talks in the very near future. At least, we should see it there. So what are the features of SlideKlowd aside from the misspelled name? “There are some fantastic tools out there to help create great presentations, but they don’t address the core of the presentation issue, the skills and engagement capabilities of the presenter or teacher. ” says Ken Holsinger, Klowd.com’s Founder and CEO. Will it work?
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