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Dear class,
There are various ways that you are able to make class/public presentations, and what follows are some examples. While these presentation styles may not be appropriate for your presentations on say, research methods, it does helps you in formulating a style in your presentations, even if it means just talking to your friend(s) in [...]
Posted at: September 25th, 2008 - 12:51 am - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
I believe some of you might have already heard of Tony Buzan, the man who is most commonly associated with the use of mind maps. However, what’s not really known about him is the fact that besides the renowned “mind map” technique, Tony Buzan has also introduced to us other methods of recall that is [...]
Posted at: September 15th, 2008 - 7:04 am - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
I have noticed that there is a tendency among some of you to stop midway in your speech when you are presenting your points in class. Below are a few observations that I have made when you are unsure of your points:
Give up trying to find a way to complete your sentence
Informing your audience that you [...]
Posted at: August 13th, 2008 - 11:24 pm - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
As media students, you will probably be asked to present your work in visual form. These may often include the use of photographs, photographs in text, visual design etc. As all of you have the opportunities to make presentations on a daily basis, I will recommend that you seize these opportunities to learn about [...]
Posted at: June 28th, 2008 - 9:08 pm - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
Through the times that I have been facilitating classes for the past semesters, I have observed the strengths of different teams from their presentation sessions and have noted the various qualities that make such teams strong. I wish to highlight the essence of these teams’ attributes through the description of a hypothetical class Team X as shown below:
When Team [...]
Posted at: May 20th, 2008 - 5:39 pm - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
SlideShare is a good reference website to improve your presentation slides. Click below for the website:
SlideShare.net
Do get some insights from the slides. But when preparing your own presentation slides, be original.
Posted at: February 15th, 2008 - 12:08 am - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
Please have a look at the following website below as it is a good reference website to improve your presentation skills:
TED.com
This website has renowned presenters from diverse fields (such as Macolm Gladwell, Dan Gilbert, Daniel Goleman etc) who present their expertise and insights through their words and gestures. All presentations are condensed into a 10-22 [...]
Posted at: February 14th, 2008 - 6:10 pm - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
I have noted some effective ways on how to increase your self-confidence when presenting and have condensed them into 21 points as shown below. I hope that you can have a good read.
So, how can you be more self-confident of yourself? Here goes:
1. Be more certain: Go through the materials that you are going to present and familiarise yourself [...]
Posted at: December 8th, 2007 - 6:44 am - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
There are some of you who may get nervous when you present. Although you are now into the second semester, it’s normal for some of you to experience some degree of nervousness or anxiety when presenting. In fact, it’s been said that even the most experienced presenter feels nervous during their presentations as well. It’s just that [...]
Posted at: December 7th, 2007 - 1:43 am - Number of Comments » 0
Dear class,
After we have been through several presentations for the past lessons, there are several things that I wish to highlight to you. I hope that you are able to read through these points and improve on them:
Font colour: For most classes, this is one of the most common practices that teams have adopted. Do refrain from [...]
Posted at: November 26th, 2007 - 5:14 am - Number of Comments » 0