My Portfolio
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Portfolio ! :)
Hi Everyone! I created my own portfolio using Wix.com -- Here it is! It includes my TED Talks, my Final Question, and my Slide Share. I'm pretty impressed and it took a lot of time. But I think I learned so much about creating a website! Check it out!
My Portfolio
My Portfolio
TED Advice
After watching numerous TED Talks, creating my own, and observing others I have learned several important rules one should use when creating one. After presenting mine I thought of a million things I could have changed: Say this instead of that, use this joke, ask this question. So here is what I have developed.
1. Engage your audience!
Make it interesting for your audience. If not they will daze off and fall asleep. Nothing is worse then sitting through a presentation when you glaze off and can't help but yawn over and over. Plus your meaning is lost and no one walks away wowed. I suggest asking questions, playing a humorous video, or involving them in an activity.
2. Don't use to many charts and graphs!
Some people in your audience don't benefit from charts and graphs because they aren't numbers people. I'm one of them. If you need graphs keep them to a minimum or have them move. The movement will keep even the none numbers people engaged. Or try to make a graph using words. I have an example of this earlier in my blog posts using Graph Jam. Look it up -- give it a try. ( I used this in a presentation for another class and it worked out GREAT! )
3. Be short and too the point.
Don't ramble on for hours and hours if your statement is clear. No one likes to listen to someone who sounds like a broken record on repeat. Vary it up, take different angles to achieve your point. This can be used and achieved through simple variation of examples - Video, Picture, Graph, Effective Question. These different ways are engaging but don't come across the same even if they do have the same point.
4. Be confident!
Remember that this is your presentation. You know the material, no one else. So if you stumble on something keep going. No one else will know but you. When your confident it shows and everyone else believes in you. It will be portrayed in your presentation - be it slides or another kind - and the audience will be much more engaged. They will feel like you truly know what you are talking about.
5. Practice, Practice, Practice
No one can ever practice too much before they present. Many professionals, including Steve Jobs, practice over and over before a presentation. This is how they learn what works and what doesn't works. They also learn how to avoid bad pauses, ums, likes, or other safety words you may use when presenting. This will also help your presentation move smoother and make it more effective. Nothing is more distracting then the presenter saying like every 5 seconds (once the class notices they will begin to count how many times - therefore your meaning is lost! )
1. Engage your audience!
Make it interesting for your audience. If not they will daze off and fall asleep. Nothing is worse then sitting through a presentation when you glaze off and can't help but yawn over and over. Plus your meaning is lost and no one walks away wowed. I suggest asking questions, playing a humorous video, or involving them in an activity.
2. Don't use to many charts and graphs!
Some people in your audience don't benefit from charts and graphs because they aren't numbers people. I'm one of them. If you need graphs keep them to a minimum or have them move. The movement will keep even the none numbers people engaged. Or try to make a graph using words. I have an example of this earlier in my blog posts using Graph Jam. Look it up -- give it a try. ( I used this in a presentation for another class and it worked out GREAT! )
3. Be short and too the point.
Don't ramble on for hours and hours if your statement is clear. No one likes to listen to someone who sounds like a broken record on repeat. Vary it up, take different angles to achieve your point. This can be used and achieved through simple variation of examples - Video, Picture, Graph, Effective Question. These different ways are engaging but don't come across the same even if they do have the same point.
4. Be confident!
Remember that this is your presentation. You know the material, no one else. So if you stumble on something keep going. No one else will know but you. When your confident it shows and everyone else believes in you. It will be portrayed in your presentation - be it slides or another kind - and the audience will be much more engaged. They will feel like you truly know what you are talking about.
5. Practice, Practice, Practice
No one can ever practice too much before they present. Many professionals, including Steve Jobs, practice over and over before a presentation. This is how they learn what works and what doesn't works. They also learn how to avoid bad pauses, ums, likes, or other safety words you may use when presenting. This will also help your presentation move smoother and make it more effective. Nothing is more distracting then the presenter saying like every 5 seconds (once the class notices they will begin to count how many times - therefore your meaning is lost! )
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