| Title: A
Presentor’s Greatest Fear
Synopsis: Looks at stage-fright
and how to overcome this common barrier by converting
it into positive energy.
Title: Adult
Learners
Synopsis: ADULTS IN THE CLASSROOM:
Who says that just because you're an adult you know
how to behave in the classroom? Adults have the
same pressures to succeed, overcome poor performance,
or simply to continue integrating new information
as do youngsters. Discover new ways of handling
the adult student.
Title: Alternatives
to the Lecture Format: Group Discussion
Synopsis: Lectures, which are associated
with boredom and child-like treatment, cower in
comparison to group discussions. Use active learning
and reciprocation to stimulate participants’ interest
and enjoyment. Learn how to facilitate this type
of involvement with these guidelines and develop
a more effective training format – group discussion.
Title: Attention!
Synopsis: Looks at ways to maintain
and focus audience attention and the presentor's
own energy by controlling stage-fright and emotions,
observing the audience, developing feelings of mutuality,
and being creative, lively, and confident.
Title: Avoiding
Presentation Chaos
Synopsis: Covers important aspects
of presentation preparation, including organizing
the flow of the presentation and rehearsal.
Title: Break
A Leg
Synopsis: REHEARSAL - BREAK A LEG!
"All the world's a stage" and that includes your
classroom! Your session deserves a few rehearsals
before the audience (your students) arrives. Stand
back and discover 6 ways to efficiently rehearse
and make your session run smoothly.
Title: Classroom
Management
Synopsis: MANAGING DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR
- A WELL TEMPERED CLASSROOM: Do you remember the
class clown of your school? Find out why they exist
and how to control these devils in your classroom.
Title: Delivery
Notes
Synopsis: Plan your presentation
notes! Preparation will make all the difference
in the world, but first you need to know how. Here’s
your chance to learn about the different types of
deliveries, how to prepare your notes depending
on the content of the presentation, and other planning
strategies. These will make the difference between
an average and a wonderful presentation.
Title: Employee
Training
Synopsis: Looks at the key points
to consider when setting up a training program,
from determining who your trainees will be, their
needs, the program's goals, and the resources available
to a trainer.
Title: From
Teaching To Training
Synopsis: FROM TEACHING TO TRAINING
(THERE IS A DIFFERENCE): What a trainer should
and should not be. Learn the skills necessary to
make the transition from teaching to training. Not
all pianists can master the organ.
Title: Gathering
Data and Taking Notes
Synopsis: NOTE TAKING: A system
for data gathering and note taking. Utilize these
note taking tools in order to facilitate your organization.
Title: How
Can You Tell What They’re Thinking?
Synopsis: A guide to the questions
a presenter must ask to read an audience and know
their needs and motivations. Response points and
objectivity are better discussed as well as ways
to avoid misunderstandings between the presenter
and the audience.
Title: How
to Get Your Participants Into The Act
Synopsis: You've heard of putting
yourself in someone else's shoes, right? Well, you
can use this skill as a means of training. Role
playing is as easy as 1-2-3 when you follow the
guidelines presented here.
Title: Improving
Classroom Instruction With Participant Feedback
Synopsis: Learn the tools necessary
to turn participant feedback into a source of information
for improving instruction rather than evaluating
the instructor. A series of questions with carefully
worked out explanations help you, the instructor,
better utilize participant feedback.
Title: Lesson
Plan Development
Synopsis: DO I REALLY NEED A LESSON
PLAN? You wouldn't set off on a long automobile
trip without some directions, would you? No, because
being lost is not productive. Learn how to plan
your priorities so you stay on the right track.
Title: No
Speech Lessons!
Synopsis: Provides techniques for
developing the voice of an effective presenter by
working on volume, mood, inflection, enunciation,
and other factors.
Title: Organization
of One's Notes is Key to an Effective Presentation
Synopsis: Do you simply
create an outline before a presentation? This approach
creates enormous room for slip-ups! Bad notes can
have the same result. Here we teach you how to create
solid delivery notes that will prepare you for a
flawless presentation.
Title: Props
for the Podium
Synopsis: If your notes are scrawled,
your class will sprawl. Save your course from chaos
and confusion. Learn to prepare good podium and
program notes.
Title: Put
Your Thoughts Where Your Mouth Is
Synopsis: Tips on how to use an
auditor at presentation rehearsals and the types
of problems they should look for. Also provides
important suggestions for organizing supportive
materials, timing the presentation, and using a
microphone.
Title: The
Introducing Reality of Group Discussions (Case Studies
and Critical Incidents)
Synopsis: How to use the techniques
of case study and critical incidents effectively:
Discover ways to introduce realism into a training
session. Move from the abstract to the tangible
and enrich your sessions. Gain knowledge of powerful
training tools such as the case study technique
or the critical incident technique to learn the
art of group discussion.
Title: The
Psychology of Self-Motivation for Presentors
Synopsis: Why do many of us lack
an energetic conviction towards any subject? Learn
how to maintain the confidence and drive needed
to not only appear motivated but be motivated for
training and presentation situations.
Title: Training
Effectiveness
Synopsis: MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF TRAINING: Reveals how to transform your training
department from merely satisfactory to superlative.
Title: Understanding
Communication and Audiences in General
Synopsis: Presents techniques for
sharpening communication skills by focusing on a
one-on-one presentor/audience relationship. Also
addresses the factors of audience ego and subjectivity. |
