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Join A.P. Klosky, Assistant Director of Prospect Research at Wittenberg University, as he shares insights on the importance of sharing information and the value of professional development. Discover practical techniques for overcoming stage fright and anxiety, creating visually appealing presentations, and engaging audiences effectively. Explore educational theories, scaffolding strategies, and the concept of multiple intelligences to enhance your presentation skills. Learn how to deliver powerful and engaging presentations, whether onboarding new staff, training others, or presenting at conferences. Don't miss out on this opportunity to refine your presentation abilities and leave a lasting impact.

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  1. Presenting on Presenting OPRN 2019 Annual Conference A.P. Klosky Assistant director of Prospect Research, Wittenberg University

  2. Why am *I* here? • Information unshared is dead • If we don’t share what we know, it’s useless • PD is meant to be shared • What you learn has to be retaught for it to have any value • It’s not enough to send an email • Education comes through repetition • Metacognitive Processing • Thinking about how we think and make decisions

  3. That’s nice, but why are you here? • Teacher with 10 years of classroom experience • M.A.T., Earlham College • Former Speech/Debate coach • And competitor, for that matter • Longtime tabletop game designer, writer, and editor • Hundreds of hours of demo games per year • Panel discussions, podcasts, and more

  4. So, how is this going to be useful? • On-boarding new staff members • Training others in new software/utilities • Refresher courses for continued learning • Presenting PD materials to colleagues • Presenting at conferences like this one!

  5. What’s on the Docket? • Stage Fright and Anxiety • Assembling a worthwhile visual presentation • Educational Theory • Scaffolding/ZPD • Multiple Intelligences • How to present ideas to your co-workers • On the Day Of…

  6. Stage Fright? • “Glossophobia” • 25.3% of Americans • Chapman University Survey on American Fears (2014) • Scarier than Ghosts, Clowns, Zombies, Flying, Heights, Blood/Needles, Bugs, Snakes, and more. • But…why? • Evolution of fight/flight mechanism? • Glenn Croston—The Real Story of Risk • Ability to recognize angry facial tics? • 2009 study in Psychophysiology • Dr. Matthias Weiser, Univ. of Wurzburg

  7. Coming to terms with the crowd… • Change your mindset • Excited, rather than intimidated • Rehearse…the first five minutes • The act of getting into a ‘flow’ • Remember: You’re the expert • You’re the one teaching, you’re the one who knows this material best. • Worse comes to Worse? • Think of the worst possible result • “It could be worse. There could be zombies.” • One. Deep. Breath. • Regulate breathing as anxiety-release technique

  8. More Stage Fright Techniques • Bodily relaxation: • Stretch out • Chew gum (eases tension in the jaw!) • Vocal exercises • 15 minute meditation • Take a moment to laugh! • Endorphin release combats natural ‘fight or flight’ mechanism • Humanize the audience • Talk to someone up front; make things personal • Put on ‘the Mask’. • That veneer that precedes a ‘difficult conversation’

  9. Visuals for your Presentation • Par for the course…but should it be? • Need for some form of structure • Need for some type of visualization • Are there better alternatives? • Can you ever be ‘good’ at using PowerPoint? • Delivery > Product • Your audience will only learn if you are engaging

  10. The Worst Parts of a Conference

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  14. How do we avoid this? • Balance of Text and Imagery • Overall size of images and text should be similar • Slides are an Outline, not a Text • DO NOT READ FROM YOUR SLIDES • Don’t expect your audience to read it all, either • You are the presenter, not the screen • Animate yourself, so you don’t have to animate the slides

  15. A Question of Education • RandstandWorkmonitor Survey (Q3 2017) • Over 1/3 of American workers report that they’ve done nothing to develop new skills… • 2/3 say they need additional training to stay up to date • Statistically demonstrated: additional staff training increases ROI. • Increase of $37k per training benchmark achieved.

  16. Lev Vygotsky • Soviet Psychologist (1896-1934) • Major thinker in educational psychology • Theory of Cognitive Development • “Zone of Proximal Development” • Scaffolding (also: Snowballing), coined by Jerome Bruner • Use what someone already knows to address what they don’t

  17. Where do we begin? • Set aside TIME. • Yearly retreat isn’t enough. • Monthly, if you can do it. • Repetition is a necessity. • Creating “schema” • How do we learn elementary math? • Neurons work as groups; • “Spacing effect” from Pimsleur’s graduated-interval recall theory • 5 sec, 25 sec, 2 min, 10 min, 1 hr, 5 hr, 1 day, 5 days, 25 days, 4 months, 2 years

  18. Building a Scaffold • Model the task, and narrate what you’re doing • Pair up teams • Someone who’s got it with someone who doesn’t • Ask leading questions • The “Star Trek” analogy • “Oh, it’s just like a…” • Back off, then follow up

  19. Not all learners are created equal • Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences theory • People learn *differently*. • Find ways to address various modes of intelligence. • We all have all 8 intelligences. • Trends in Modal/Multiple Intelligences • MGOs/DOs—likely more “people smart” • Analysts/Researchers—likely more “logic smart” or “word smart” • Find a place to meet in the middle.

  20. Putting it into Practice • Treat your comrades as professionals • Their extant experience provides your foundation for teaching them • Lecture is not enough • Demonstrate new tasks • Ask direct, leading questions to keep others engaged • Have comrades walk you through the task, as you execute • Deliver with authority and enthusiasm • Everyone wants better ways of working; no one wants to change

  21. Putting it into Practice • What helps you, helps them • Cheat sheets/step-by-step instructions • Something they can keep by their desk • Follow-Up! • Repetition as core method for both education and actual use • Listen Carefully • Find out what they know/think they know and what they struggle with

  22. The Day Of… • Prepare to the best of your ability • Tech / Materials / Mindset • Be Human • These are your co-workers, not critics • Have a conversation! • Ask questions, Answer questions • Repetition builds those neural bindings • Use call-and-response to reinforce major points • Take them where they’re at, not where you want them to be

  23. Question Time! • What do you want to know? • Where have you succeeded/struggled? • What could you use to make your efforts more successful? • Relevant articles: • “Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone: Sharing Knowledge” by Kelly Labrecque • Helen Brown Group blog, 5/2/19 • “Steps to Good Professional Development” • MountVernon.org/education/pd-prep/steps-to-good-professional-development/

  24. Contact me! • A.P. Klosky • Asst. Director, Prospect Research • Email: kloskya@wittenberg.edu • Office Phone: 937-327-7406

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