Live and In Person! Presentation Techniques and Strategies

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Live and In Person! Presentation Techniques and
Strategies
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Infusion of TechnologyYou are on TV!
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Instructor Camera pathway to the remote site

• Treat the camera as another student
• The TV monitors connect the sites
• Microphones help communication

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Your Students Are On TV

• Interact and engage with all students
• Make an extra effort for remote students
• Have students talk with each other

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Timing for Delivering Instruction

• Using PenPal to send image to the remote site
• Switching takes practice
• Switching becomes second nature
• Instructor pacing eternity / student - pacing
  normal

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Class Preparation

• Cant deliver lesson off the cuff
• Prepare in advance for both the content and
  visuals
• Practice delivery

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Delivery of Visuals

• Pace visuals with content
• Change on whats on the screen
• A talking head on the screen gets tiring
• Change graphics with content
• Tip switch to your visual a few seconds before
  talking about

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Use Visuals, Visuals, and Visuals

• Show your students what you are talking about
• Visuals reinforce what is being heard
• But dont over do it

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Get Out in the Audience

• Get away from the desk and podium
• Interact with students
• Make them part of the presentation
• Keep the students on their toes
• Alternate delivery sites

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Use Eye Contact

• With local students
• With remote site students
• Dont talk to the console monitors

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Involve Students

• Make name name plates
• Call students by their names
• Encourage students sit up front

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Focus on the Students and Not Whats on the
Monitor

• Glance at the monitor
• Focus on students at both sites
• Whats on the monitor - for the your students
  benefit

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Did your Students Get It?

• The question is did the learn?
• Dont speak, communicate
• Create a dialogue
• Make it comfortable to ask questions or make
  comments
• Follow up with questions or a discussion

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Be Enthusiastic

• Its contagious
• Especially on the first day
• Ease the technology and distance fears

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Use Facial Expressions

• Youre on TV
• First impressions are extremely crucial
• Gain or lose of credibility

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Give Effective Closings

• Review whats been covered
• Ask if there are any questions
• Provide an overview of the next class meeting
• If there is any, clarify any homework assignments

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Be Yourself

• Dont be someone you arent - students can sense
  it
• Cultivate your own presentation style
• Dont read your presentation its an organizer
• Presenting what you know

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Speaking Tips

• Project your voice to the back of the room
• Avoid speaking in a monotone voice
• Words to avoid ah um and huh
• Alternate the pace of your voice
• At important key points, slow down
• Silence is an exclamation point
• Dont over gesture

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Annoying Movements

• Playing with jewelry
• Licking or biting your lips
• Constantly adjusting your glasses
• Popping the top of a pen
• Playing with facial hair (men)
• Twirling your hair
• Jingling change in your pocket
• Leaning on anything for support

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Dressing for an IVC

• Wear something comfortable
• Use basic colors
• Make sure the shirt is tucked
• Avoid flashy, bold patterns or small stripes in
  ties
• Hair should be neat and out of eyes
• Apply extra make-up
• Use powder on nose and forehead

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What not to wear

• Do not wear white, red, especially fuchsia or
  very bright colors
• Loud or large plaids, prints small strips or
  patterns - causes havoc
• Large, bulky and shiny jewelry - same
• Loud clothes speak volumes Unfortunately they
  speak over the presenter

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