Using your Training Environment
Tips for survival
Your training environment is the most essential and important element of your presentation. It is the difference between a good presentation and one that will keep the participants asking for more.
The five most important features of your training environment will be:
1. White Board
2. Flipchart
3. Projector
4. Space
5. Body Language
A good presenter uses his training environment in the most effective and coordinative way possible. Here are a few tips that will help you use your training environment in a more effective manner, while giving presentations.
White Board
The white board is your medium of writing and projecting the presentation. In the modern world, white boards have revolutionarized and have added features in built such as a play, pause and stop button for you presentations and images. They can be connected to your projector to run your presentation more effectively and easily.
But as much as technology may change, the basics of the white board will stay the same, and they are:
• Leave margins on the corners of the board. Do not fill up the board too much especially around the corners. Keep a spacing of 5 inches from the left/right and top/bottom corners of the board.
• Always use a non-permanent marker on the white board. This ensures easy reusability of the board at various levels.
• The color of the markers should be bright and solid. Do not use faint markers as they are not clearly visible. The purpose is easy visibility, not the formality of writing.
• The letters should be at least ½ “ high and should be in capital letters. Caps case is easier to read.
• Use a variety of color markers for highlighting and adding variety to what is written on the board.
• When using the white board as the projection screen make sure is cleaned and has no patches of ink. If you have written over the projection on the board then ensure that you wipe it before proceeding to the next slide.
• Do not stand in front of the board if there is something written on it.
Flip Chart
The flip chart is your medium of that extra unit of writing and displaying your points. It is often termed as the trainers “companion”. The flip chart is mostly used as a tool for writing or illustrating points that are a part of the presentation, but may or may not be a part of the power point slides.
Some key tips for using the flip chart are:
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The words you choose and the form they take on paper are an important part of the writing. Some people say they appear like diamonds on paper (Kenn, 2011).
2) Have students color and glue onto construction paper pre cut into squares or circles of different colors. (Use square shape for living and circle for nonliving).
Drawing – According to the Oxford Dictionary drawing is, “A picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon rather than paint.” In this study a drawing is a series of marks that compose a composition done with pencil and charcoal. The drawings are made by hand and recorded in either a sketch book or on lose paper.
One of the first steps on this list is “Write the problem on the board before the children enter the room. You hope they will take the bait” (Schulman 88). I liked this strategy because it immediately gives students something to think about and discuss with another classmate as they get ready for class to begin. This strategy can also help the students relax and get ready to learn if they are coming into the classroom for the first time that morning or right after a special. Writing a question on the board helps the students to adjust back to the classroom routine. These questions can also help determine the prior knowledge of the students in a class regarding a topic. For example, if a teacher writes an open ended question on the board, some students who are confident may respond to the question by raising their hand or by writing down their answer. A student who is less confident about the topic may stare blankly at the question and may not make an effort to even write the question down. Teachers can watch their students’ reactions to the questions to see if the students understand the topic or are confident about the
However, I did notice that there were a few faults in the presentation, one being a fault that I personally consider may have negatively impacted our presentation. It seems to me that I was not able to deliver the presentation to the best of my ability as I had let my nerves get the best of me when talking to the staff. The reason for this was that I was not comfortable with taking on the speaking role that I was given and that there were last minute changes made to my slides right before presenting. Bruner, (1996) stated that the learning process for staff relies on the “meaningful dialogue” that is presented by the presenters. In this case, I think that my speech was not strong enough to grab the audience’s attention, thus not being able to portray my message about what an Ofsted inspection is and what the results from an Ofsted inspection mean. Nevertheless, although I was not able to present to the quality that I had wished, the feedback received was reassuring that I had not done terribly bad. I was able to see myself grow as a presenter as I noticed that my
...to prepare my instruction as well as take more time to explain my instructions to the class. This way I can clearly communicate my lesson more thoroughly to the intended class. Next, the media I chose wasn't very effective. Due to the time and the place, I may choose to use colored pencils or markers instead. This will allow the students to create cleaner, more vibrantly colored lines.
In the earlier stages, it is especially important to keep things simple and short. You want to give a presentation and an explanation at the same time. For example, if you are teaching how to build a paper plane, you should explain the building process while simultaneously showing how it’s done.
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Remember going school shopping for the first time for your kindergartner? The list of supplies seemed endless. Markers, highlighters, cray...
The interactive whiteboard has been in use in the corporate arena for many years and has been successful in making impact on customers through a seamless presentation of data. The interactive whiteboard has made a jump to the classroom and has been able to have just as significant of an impact but for many different reasons. The interactive whiteboard has become a tool to engage students, provide for student involvement in the learning process and has generally made learning more fun for both teacher and student. There are many articles about the use of interactive whiteboards and there have been researchers throughout the world measuring the benefits that these boards are providing to the impact of learning and delivery of knowledge.
...e colored with the correct corresponding color. A supplemental activity will allow students to see a photo of them keying at the keyboard. This visual depiction will allow students to “see” their own keyboarding techniques.
Practice is a major role that needs to be played when it comes to presenting. Practicing, I feel gives you more confidence in your speech, and more preparation than if you were to not practice. Rehearsing before the speech then presenting makes you seem like you actually know what you are talking about even if the only reason you know all these facts is because of study and practicing. Practicing through my speech really helps me with my presentation, if I practice enough, I feel very confident to where I wouldn’t need t a paper to look at notes during the speech. This concept is important for anything. Practicing will always help you with any future task.
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