Presentation Skills

A response to the Like Driving a Car Activity
created by jessica srivastava (@Jessica)

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I remember when I first came to Canada, I had to do my driver’s test again. I had been driving for 7 years already in England but here, I failed 2 times for not looking in the mirror often enough and not stopping the required distance from the stop line! Obviously, driving had become second nature and I did not think of all the little components. When I put together slideshows, similarly, I often launch straight into them and have to stop myself and remember to take all the steps I should be effective. 

I teach a presentation skills class and one of our assignments is a Team Presentation. The first time I did this, it was not very successful. While all the students sttuggled, the large proportion of international students struggles a lot. I have revamped this assignment and broken it down into many small components. 

Component Skills and Steps:
1. Introduction to working in teams using the Marshmallow Challenge. 

  1. Conducting research using the library database and finding a topic.
  2. Team presentation worksheet – outline the presentation key points, member ‘s responsibilities etc 
  3. Learn effective use of PowerPoint using TED Talk: “Death by PowerPoint”. 

5 Apply PowerPoint strategies to develop an outline – PowerPoint design and presentation talk outline. 

  1. Non – verbal communication.
  2. Verbal communication and effective presentation skills. 
  3. Review strategies for presenting using Zoom.

9 The Presentation.