How to Give a Killer Presentation

A little more than a year ago, on a trip to Nairobi, Kenya, some colleagues and I met a 12-year-old Masai boy named Richard Turere, who told us a fascinating story. His family raises livestock on the edge of a vast national park, and one of the biggest challenges is protecting the animals from lions—especially at night. Richard had noticed that placing lamps in a field didn’t deter lion attacks, but when he walked the field with a torch, the lions stayed away. From a young age, he’d been interested in electronics, teaching himself by, for example, taking apart his parents’ radio. He used that experience to devise a system of lights that would turn on and off in sequence—using solar panels, a car battery, and a motorcycle indicator box—and thereby create a sense of movement that he hoped would scare off the lions. The story was inspiring and worthy of the broader audience that our TED conference could offer, but on the surface, Richard seemed an unlikely candidate to give a TED Talk.

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Five Tips to Follow One of the easiest ways to stand out at an academic conference is to give a fantastic presentation. If you have ever been to an academic conference, you should be able to see my point. The majority of presentations at conferences are not very good. In this post, I will discuss a few simple techniques that can make your presentation stand out. Tip #1: Use PowerPoint Judiciously These days, most good presentations make some use of visuals. Once you have become an expert at giving fabulous presentations, you can deviate from the formula. Introduction/Overview/HookTheoretical Framework/Research QuestionMethodology/Case SelectionBackground/Literature ReviewDiscussion of Data/ResultsAnalysisConclusion Tip #3: The audience wants to hear about your research. One of the most common mistakes I see in people giving presentations is that they present only information I already know. Tip #4: Practice. You need to practice your presentation in full before you deliver it. Good luck!

Chris Anderson shares his tips for giving a killer presentation Watching curator Chris Anderson in speaker rehearsals before a TED conference feels like witnessing the zen of a longtime coach who knows his sport both inside out and backwards. Whenever a trial run of a talk feels just a little askew, a few simple sentences are whispered. Magically, the next time the talk is given publicly, it is mesmerizing — and without a hint that it was ever anything but. In a new essay in The Harvard Business Review’s June issue, Anderson shares his fine-tuned advice for delivering a powerful talk. “We all know that humans are wired to listen to stories, and metaphors abound for the narrative structures that work best to engage people. “Many of our best and most popular TED Talks have been memorized word for word … Most people go through what I call the ‘valley of awkwardness,’ where they haven’t quite memorized the talk. “Perhaps the most important physical act onstage is making eye contact.

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Using the Asset Inventory: A Process Learning Circle Approach This set of resources applies the Process Learning Circle (PrLCs) strategy to the task of interpreting and using the results from the NCLE Asset Inventory. By connecting PrLCs (process) to the data resulting from the Asset Inventory (content), we hope to support learning communities in developing the qualities of effective collaboration, as described in the Framework for Capacity Building (e.g., deprivatizing practice, shared agreements, collaborative culture, inquiry stance, using evidence, and systemic support). This strategy can be used with many sizes of groups (i.e., grade level/department team, staff). For large groups, we suggest dividing into groups of 5-6 people. PrLCs are a way to build and sustain powerful learning communities. Created by Geoffrey and Renate Caine, they are grounded on the Caines's 12 brain/mind learning principles and support the natural way that people learn. PrLCs are a learning process contained in a flexible four-phase structure. Preparation: