A lot has been written about effective presentations, effective use of PowerPoint, and connecting with your audience. Still, well meaning people who know their content well, continue to dismay audiences. Here are three of my favorite resources that identify some common presentation issues and suggest remedies: The Truth is….You Gave...
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Diagnose and Remedy Presentation “Issues”
A (budget) Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste…
Two recent and related blog posts got me thinking this week. From one I got the line “a crisis is a terrible thing to waste” (Lev Gonick). From the other, “crisis + wit = opportunity”(Jon Mott). Both capture the notion that there is an opportunity that would be a...
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Writing good TurningPoint questions
John Stephens sent me a link today to a Wired Campus post on using clickers in the classroom (“clickers”=the generic name for TurningPoint type tools) . There were a couple good points (adapted below), but the main thing it made me think of is that we really ought to...
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Faculty Spotlight
DSS Attorney’s Conference Webinar Faculty: Janet Mason Program Manager: Jessica O’ Sullivan Event: 2009 Winter Conference for Social Services Attorneys Type: Webinar (Adobe Connect Pro) Date: February, 26, 27 (1.5 days) Clients: 24 online; 75? local Link (view sample): Day 1–Morning Session Objective: Make DSS attorney conference available in...
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Case studies and role plays
Looking for help writing case studies or role plays? The best guidance I have found so far is short and helpful and comes from an article by Turning Point (not to be confused with the classroom polling software we use), a program at the University of Washington in Seattle....
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