Terrific technology
Featured in the Advanced Presentation Techniques training manual
By Clare Forrest & Margaret Zuppinger
Category: Meetings and Presentations
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
Many advanced presenters tend to over-rely on presentation software, such as PowerPoint®, and get lost in the technology. They often use it badly and/or don’t know how to operate the software’s more useful features. We have seen presentations take place with the presenter using more than 50 completely different slides for a one-hour session. This is not a presentation, it’s a movie. This training activity helps participants to review their use of presentation software. It is linked to ‘Terrific technology follow-up’, where participants have the opportunity to put their learning into practice. Only use this training activity if you are working with presenters who commonly use PowerPoint® or similar software when giving presentations, and who may not properly understand how to use it effectively.
You begin by explaining to the participants the aim of this training activity, the first of two that concern the use of technology in presentations. The participants then deliver their prepared presentations. The whole group observe these, then discuss and analyse them. You follow this with tips and guidelines on managing slide shows, with appropriate examples from your own slide show. Finally, the participants reflect on what they have learned, in order to apply it in ‘Terrific technology follow-up’. The training activity closes with a reminder of the date and content of the follow-up session. You invite the participants to stay behind after the activity and have hands-on experience of the equipment.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to enable participants to assess the value, or otherwise, of electronic techniques.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 2 |
| Max Group Size: | 6 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:05:00 |
| No of Pages: | 17 |
Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Additional resources: Laptop or PC with printer, Mouse.
Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers for managing yourself, planning and research, presentation skills, and using technology programmes. It can also be adapted for one-to-one coaching.
Download the training activity, Terrific technology as featured in the Fenman training manual; Advanced Presentation Techniques