develop coping skills, life skills, and team skills so they can create a satisfying philosophy by which to live and by which to contribute to the general welfare

General education is a corollary of liberal education

“quality of life” issues for these students to help them succeed in fulfilling careers and contribute to the betterment of society

they are strategically located in the right places

the colleges are still primarily staffed by part-time faculty who instruct a study body that is primarily part-time. These are not the best conditions for taking on a mandate to change the world.

When the social order is rumbling with change, when new movements are afoot, when fear stalks the land, when money flows from the heavens — when there is a tectonic shift in the community college zeitgeist — there is great opportunity to change our routine; there is opportunity for significant reform

“learning” is the same thing, or at least is deeply reflected, in what we mean by degree and certificate completion

pendulum

balance

overall purpose and what we mean by a truly educated person

Today we must prepare students for the challenges of changing careers and jobs five or six times in their lives

It took years to purge the idea of the “terminal” degree from the community college lexicon and years more to embed the principles of lifelong learning into our programs and practices

students need the skills to succeed in an initial job, but they also need the skills to cope with changes in the economy and the culture — skills to transition into their next job

message

analog

the best presenters often scratch out their ideas and objectives with a pen and paper.

whiteboard

sketch out my ideas

write down ke

points

outline and structure

speaking and connecting to an audience

persuade

storyboard

I draw sample images that I can use to support a particular point, say, a pie chart here, a photo there, perhaps a line graph

content to flow

notes

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presentation structure

logic of your content and the flow of the presentation

(so what?

"sell" your message in 30-45 seconds. I

essence of your presentation content and write it on the back of a business card?

Good presentations include stories. The best presenters illustrate their points with the use of storie

relevant

remember

memorable

remember

Good stories have interesting, clear beginnings, provocative, engaging content in the middle, and a clear, logical conclusion

rehearsed

several times

What is the purpose of the event?

Who is the audience?