by ida | Audience Psychology, Designing a Learning Experience, Engagement, Presentation Strategies, Training Materials
Audience psychology….AKA …also known as … the secret to a successful session. Imagine you’re sitting down at your computer preparing for your talk or workshop (not too far fetched, is it?) Most presenters spend a large percentage of their prep...
by ida | Engagement, Leadership, Presentation Strategies, Training Materials
Here’s a scenario you’ve probably experienced many times as an audience member… The presenter at the front of the room is carrying out the entire “show” – lecturing, spraying you with information, and delivering what he or she thinks is great value....
by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Engagement, Presentation Strategies
If you’ve been reading some of the other articles in this blog, it will come as no surprise to you when I say that interaction is essential to the learning process – whether you’re doing a 10-minute talk at a networking meeting, a 1-hour breakout session...
by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Difficult Situations, Presentation Strategies
As presenters and seminar leaders we have expertise in a particular topic, and as experts we face a challenge when trying to teach or communicate with those who don’t know what we know. We suffer from the Curse of Knowledge. We know things that others...
by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Presentation Strategies
Imagine this scenario for a moment. You’ve just cooked a big pot of spaghetti noodles. Then you do something really crazy with it… You pick up the pot and toss all the spaghetti against the wall — splat! How much do you think will stick? Probably...
by ida | Designing a Learning Experience, Difficult Situations, Engagement, Leadership, Presentation Strategies
At the end of one of my workshops, Derek, a trainer and coach at a telecom company exclaimed, “I’ve been reborn. I’m a whole new presenter now!” What had triggered this “aha” moment? Derek had gained some new perspectives that had...
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