Deliver A Successful Presentation

1. Deliver A Successful Presentation

2. Task • Convert a paper you have written • Use visuals • Only put MAIN points on slides • Use facts/ statistics • Engage your audience • Don’t Read paper or slides—present them • Make eye contact • Don’t say “um” or argue with audience • Do not touch face or hair during presentation

3. Tips/ Guidelines • Dress appropriately • Invite response during your presentation (ask for questions ) • Add a bit of humor (not sarcasm) • Slow down (take a breath---dramatic pauses) • Proofread carefully (NO misspelled words) • Be consistent (fonts/ capitalization/ punctuation) • Pay attention to the timing of your slides • Finish on time!

4. Practice/ Rehearse • Practice • Practice • Practice • Make sure you can pronounce what you intend to say. • Make sure your time is correct (3- 5 minutes)

5. Example Presentation

6. Four-Day Work Week Mrs. Kirkman

7. Four-day week: Save Education Missouri Rural schools Positions eliminated Programs cut

8. Savings

9. Saves Jobs • Reduces class size • Keeps well-rounded education

10. Saves Sanity • Students • Study time • Work • Teachers • Preparation time • Personal business

11. Scores have increased Source: Chamberlin and Plucker Loss of Valuable Teaching Time?

12. Children Left Unattended? • Unstructured activity allows children to develop socially • Stress-free environments creates great learning opportunities

13. Lack of Support? • Promote a four-day week • Hold meetings to explain how it could work • Encourage others to take an interest in our education

14. Did You Know? Shakespeare’s Day: TODAY: Sometimes CHANGE is needed.

15. East Carter R-2 Traditional Week: Four-Day Week:

16. Some of the best solutions come from moving away from tradition and trying something new.