They Snooze, You Lose Chapter 3 it is all about the presenters. It starts by giving the characteristics of the three broad categories of presenters that exist according to Burmarck:
The lecturer: it is the presenter that does not engage the students and responds all of his questions by himself.
The entertainer: the presenter that offers performances that invites the audience to get away from reality.
The motivational speaker: it is the presenter that inspires us and has an impact on our lives.
In order to be effective, presenters should present certain characteristics from each of the three categories of presenters that were mentioned. So, Burmarck suggests creating a new category:
The educator: it is the presenter that empowers students to retain and transfer learning. The example that she uses is Steve Jobs, because he informs, engages and inspires his audience.
Burmarck then outlines the 10 tips from Steve Jobs, which could help educators to make powerful presentations:
- Have fun
- Toss the script
- Use your body
- Pause for effect
- Dress appropriately
- Change it up
- Provide a headline
- Do the preparation
- Be the presentation
- Present what you love
When I conducted my self-assessment to pick some of this tips to use on my next presentations, I chose #1 and #10 Have fun and Present what you love. For many reasons I am personally feeling frustrated with my assignments this year. I am teaching 3 different math classes and I am almost on a rush every day to keep in track with the sequence of the courses that I forgot to present the math in a fun way to my students. I know that I could be an inspiration for them, but I am having a hard time getting real examples so that students can understand how math is applied in the every day life. I do love math, but lately I feel so overwhelmed that I think my students do not feel that I am presenting what I do actually love. I also need to adjust my presentations in order to engage all types of learners so they can see me as en enthusiastic educator. I guess I have now all the tools and tips to become the “Steve Jobs” for math.
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