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Grabbing Ears, Eyes, Minds, and Sometimes Hearts: Building Presentations to Remember |
Saturday, May 25, 2013 |
8:00 AM–11:00 AM |
102 B-C (Convention Center) |
Area: EDC/TBA; Domain: Service Delivery |
CE Instructor: Kate Kellum, Ph.D. |
EMILY KENNISON SANDOZ (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), MICHAEL BORDIERI (University of Mississippi), KATE KELLUM (University of Mississippi) |
Description: Presenting involves a set of behaviors that most of us are pretty good at in our everyday lives: talking, gesturing, telling a story, connecting with people, breathing, et cetera. Yet, when these behaviors are bundled together in front of an audience things often go awry. Too often presentations are treated as something to get through instead of as an opportunity to make meaningful connections with people in the audience. This workshop will focus on identifying and practicing key behaviors in an effective presenting repertoire with particular attention given to behaviors that actively engage audiences. Specific skills to be covered include but are not limited to designing visually appealing slides, attending to the audience, being psychologically present, organizing content to promote audience engagement, and effectively addressing public speaking anxiety (i.e., avoiding avoidance). Following a brief didactic presentation that models effective presenting behavior, workshop participants will be given multiple opportunities to revise and practice their own ABAI presentations in both small and large groups. Each attendee will receive specific feedback on their presenting behavior from workshop facilitators in a fun and supportive environment. |
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
Describe design elements that support the purposes of the presentation and engage the intended audience.
Describe and demonstrate behaviors that contribute to presenting well.
Assess and revise an upcoming ABAI presentation. |
Activities: There will be a brief didactic presentation, then: Participants will identify and practice three specific presenting behaviors that they will engage in during their talk at the convention. Participants will re-design at least one slide for their upcoming talk using the design elements discussed during the workshop. Participants will be asked to identify their worst case presentation scenarios (e.g., technical difficulties, being out of breath, forgetting what to say, etc.). Throughout the workshop participants will be exposed to these scenarios in a safe and supportive enviorment. |
Audience: Graduate students and professionals wishing to improve their multimodal presentation skills. |
Content Area: Methodology |
Instruction Level: Basic |