Comments on: A Presentation is a ‘Precious Opportunity’ http://www.thewriteway.com/a-presentation-is-a-precious-opportunity/ Writing… Marketing… Doing Business “The Write Way”… AND MORE! Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Kathy Magrino http://www.thewriteway.com/a-presentation-is-a-precious-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Kathy Magrino Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:54:24 +0000 http://www.thewriteway.com/?p=180#comment-348 Yes! I totally agree with you about "challenging" the students (and I like your idea of telling them to bring in an element of surprise to the presentations)! I've designed one of the courses I'm teaching now (COM105 Mass Media Communication) as a "Survivor-type" game. We have "Team Challenges" and "Individual Assignments" where each student earns "points" toward their final grade for the course. For the Team Challenges, each team earns points depending upon where they rank in the evaluations (they're being evaluated by their classmates on most challenges -- I'll evaluate the final challenge myself). So far, everyone seems to be having fun!! We're in the middle of our second challenge presentations right now... and the presentations have been strong. For the last challenge, we had some really good presentations, including a video (I'll need to ask my students for permission to distribute it, and maybe I'll distribute it here...) Thanks, Robyn! Yes! I totally agree with you about “challenging” the students (and I like your idea of telling them to bring in an element of surprise to the presentations)! I’ve designed one of the courses I’m teaching now (COM105 Mass Media Communication) as a “Survivor-type” game. We have “Team Challenges” and “Individual Assignments” where each student earns “points” toward their final grade for the course. For the Team Challenges, each team earns points depending upon where they rank in the evaluations (they’re being evaluated by their classmates on most challenges — I’ll evaluate the final challenge myself). So far, everyone seems to be having fun!! We’re in the middle of our second challenge presentations right now… and the presentations have been strong. For the last challenge, we had some really good presentations, including a video (I’ll need to ask my students for permission to distribute it, and maybe I’ll distribute it here…) Thanks, Robyn!

]]> By: Robyn McMaster http://www.thewriteway.com/a-presentation-is-a-precious-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Robyn McMaster Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:36:19 +0000 http://www.thewriteway.com/?p=180#comment-347 Maybe it would be fun to challenge the students to bring in an element of surprise to their presentations, one that will really hook their audience to the topic. Or even to invite people in to see their presentations. When produced for a wider audience it revs them up a notch. Just some ideas. Like you, I am challenged to motivate more students. The brain loves challenges! Maybe it would be fun to challenge the students to bring in an element of surprise to their presentations, one that will really hook their audience to the topic. Or even to invite people in to see their presentations. When produced for a wider audience it revs them up a notch. Just some ideas. Like you, I am challenged to motivate more students. The brain loves challenges!

]]> By: Kathy Magrino http://www.thewriteway.com/a-presentation-is-a-precious-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Kathy Magrino Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:32:29 +0000 http://www.thewriteway.com/?p=180#comment-346 Hi, Robyn! Thanks for stopping by! Yes, I do love working with my students at Rider University! In answer to your question "Have you found that your students create presentations that excite an audience?", I have to be honest and say that, generally, the answer is no they do not. (BUT, there are some students that do!!) I'm hoping that, working together in my classes, we learn from each other about the importance of focusing on our audiences and injecting creativity into our presentations. Thanks, again, and I'll tweet you soon! Kathy Hi, Robyn! Thanks for stopping by! Yes, I do love working with my students at Rider University! In answer to your question “Have you found that your students create presentations that excite an audience?”, I have to be honest and say that, generally, the answer is no they do not. (BUT, there are some students that do!!) I’m hoping that, working together in my classes, we learn from each other about the importance of focusing on our audiences and injecting creativity into our presentations. Thanks, again, and I’ll tweet you soon!
Kathy

]]> By: Robyn McMaster http://www.thewriteway.com/a-presentation-is-a-precious-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Robyn McMaster Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:14:42 +0000 http://www.thewriteway.com/?p=180#comment-345 Hi Kathy, thought I'd stop by and see what you do. Sounds like you really enjoy your work with students! Have you found that your students create presentations that excite an audience? Hi Kathy, thought I’d stop by and see what you do. Sounds like you really enjoy your work with students!

Have you found that your students create presentations that excite an audience?

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