Origina/08l Post - 05
OR anywhere for that matter......
I have a couple of friends presenting at ISTE (for the first time) and we were chatting about dos and don'ts....and I decided to share our thoughts with you (with permission)
1. Don't talk about YOU too much. Your attendees don't need to hear about your children, your spouse, your "cat" (okay, guilty on this one) or anything else that distracts from the main purpose of the session.
2. Have your website/wiki/link to handouts whatever ALREADY on the screen when they come in. And make sure your business card (yes, take business cards) has the address as well.
3 Do not speak condescending, roll your eyes, or laugh at ANY question -- EVER. It is not your job to judge your audiences comfortableness or use of tech.
4. If you are in a LAB setting, and you assume that your audience is NOT listening to you -- do not correct them, some people are multi-taskers, some are ADD, and some just aren't interested. LOL, did we ever have 100% participation when we taught?? Just ignore them and continue on. LOL, the person who might be fiddling with the mouse - just might be live blogging what you are saying! :)
5. Greet people as they walk in. You should NEVER be so busy that you can't say HI. If you aren't ready by then, you are not ready. Last minute fiddling is not as important as last minute greeting.
6. If you know your stuff, you don't need to stress. I don't even look at my WIKI the day of my session. I am comfy with what I am presenting and if I tweak, I usually start stressing.
7. Thank your audience for their time with you. They could have chosen ANY session -- and they chose you!
8. They should not walk away from the session thinking "WOW, that was a great presenter" -- they should walk away thinking "OH, I can't wait to do that tomorrow." Let them think of you as a contact in case of need and not the guru that is so good with the software that they could never even come close to what you do.
9. The preschool rule -- Overplan your session by 25%. You will talk faster than you think, you might need to change a bit mid session, and its always good to have MORE to say than NOT ENOUGH.
10. Have door prizes!! Sure it takes 5 minutes of valuable time.....but it makes it fun, it allows a bit of interaction with your audience, and it makes you look good! :)
11. Do not Talk the entire time. Let the audience shine with ideas too.
12. After the session is over -- go enjoy someone else and don't dwell on yours. I don't read my evaluations until the next day -- sometimes never. You can judge an audience pretty well by how they respond during and at the end of the session. The little pieces of paper are helpful for ideas -- but I don't let them mold the rest of my day.
13. Have business cards WITH your email on them!! (smiles, important enough to say twice!)
14. Have fun!! No matter what. Smile, be glad they are there, and just enjoy your time.
Please feel free to add to this list
Jen
OR anywhere for that matter......
I have a couple of friends presenting at ISTE (for the first time) and we were chatting about dos and don'ts....and I decided to share our thoughts with you (with permission)
1. Don't talk about YOU too much. Your attendees don't need to hear about your children, your spouse, your "cat" (okay, guilty on this one) or anything else that distracts from the main purpose of the session.
2. Have your website/wiki/link to handouts whatever ALREADY on the screen when they come in. And make sure your business card (yes, take business cards) has the address as well.
3 Do not speak condescending, roll your eyes, or laugh at ANY question -- EVER. It is not your job to judge your audiences comfortableness or use of tech.
4. If you are in a LAB setting, and you assume that your audience is NOT listening to you -- do not correct them, some people are multi-taskers, some are ADD, and some just aren't interested. LOL, did we ever have 100% participation when we taught?? Just ignore them and continue on. LOL, the person who might be fiddling with the mouse - just might be live blogging what you are saying! :)
5. Greet people as they walk in. You should NEVER be so busy that you can't say HI. If you aren't ready by then, you are not ready. Last minute fiddling is not as important as last minute greeting.
6. If you know your stuff, you don't need to stress. I don't even look at my WIKI the day of my session. I am comfy with what I am presenting and if I tweak, I usually start stressing.
7. Thank your audience for their time with you. They could have chosen ANY session -- and they chose you!
8. They should not walk away from the session thinking "WOW, that was a great presenter" -- they should walk away thinking "OH, I can't wait to do that tomorrow." Let them think of you as a contact in case of need and not the guru that is so good with the software that they could never even come close to what you do.
9. The preschool rule -- Overplan your session by 25%. You will talk faster than you think, you might need to change a bit mid session, and its always good to have MORE to say than NOT ENOUGH.
10. Have door prizes!! Sure it takes 5 minutes of valuable time.....but it makes it fun, it allows a bit of interaction with your audience, and it makes you look good! :)
11. Do not Talk the entire time. Let the audience shine with ideas too.
12. After the session is over -- go enjoy someone else and don't dwell on yours. I don't read my evaluations until the next day -- sometimes never. You can judge an audience pretty well by how they respond during and at the end of the session. The little pieces of paper are helpful for ideas -- but I don't let them mold the rest of my day.
13. Have business cards WITH your email on them!! (smiles, important enough to say twice!)
14. Have fun!! No matter what. Smile, be glad they are there, and just enjoy your time.
Please feel free to add to this list
Jen