How to prepare a presentation that meets your goals
You don’t have to be the best speaker to design and deliver a great learning experience. You do have to be willing to prepare a presentation that meets your goals.
Presenters should start with three key steps:
1-Make sure all presentations use objectives effectively.
2-Give people information in a meaningful and engaging way.
3-Take time to and look for inspiration develop better presentations.
1-Make sure all presentations use objectives effectively.
Spend 20 minutes outlining specific learning objectives
-First Step: Open up a blank Word document, or PowerPoint or best of all open up a lesson plan template
-Second Step: Finish this sentence: “By the end of this session, my learners will be able to…” (hint: the next word should be an action-oriented, observable verb such as “demonstrate” or “explain” or “compare” or “assess”; it should never be a verb that you, as the facilitator, cannot see or observe such as “know” or “understand”)
-Third Step: Repeat step #2 two or three or four more times (depending on how much time you have and whether you want to go broad or deep when it comes to your topic).
2-Give people information in a meaningful and engaging way.
Ask yourself these questions:
-What is my motivation for presenting?
-What should my audience realistically be able to do differently or better as the result of my presentation?
-How can I engage and capture my audience’s imagination and get them as excited about my topic as I am?
-Is my presentation designed to bring my audience along with me during the learning process?
-Am I willing to put in the time and effort (and/or find help) to prepare a presentation that leads to an amazing learning experience?
3-Take time to and look for inspiration develop better presentations.
There may be a variety of effective alternatives to PowerPoint, but the fact remains: PowerPoint is the most commonly used presentation tool in use today.
Tell us about your tactics for preparing a presentation in the comments.
About the author
Named a 2011 Top Young Trainer by Training Magazine, Brian Washburn has been working in the fields of instructional design and adult learning for over 14 years.
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