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Paul Beaufait

Tara Hunt: 3 ways SlideShare helped me grow as a speaker | SlideShare Blog - 0 views

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    "In this interview, Tara shares her experiences as a public speaker, and her approach to creating impactful, memorable presentations" (deck, ¶1). This blog post incorporates a presentation loaded with tips for improving public speaking gigs (Tips for taking public speaking to the next level, ¶1).
Paul Beaufait

Prezi - Blog - 10 Most Common Rookie Mistakes in Public Speaking - 0 views

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    "Terry Gault ... provides insight into how to become a better presenter by avoiding a few common mistakes" (deck, ¶1, 2014.03.05).
Paul Beaufait

Presenting Without a Net - Advice - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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    "If you want to get published, you have to write in a way that makes people want to read. And if you want anyone-students, peers, legislators, donors-to listen to you, you have to speak to them, not read to them." (Toor, 02 March 2015, ¶23)
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Free online tutorial for using Present.me - 0 views

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    Clear and concise introduction to using Present.me for creating and distributing video commentary on uploaded documents (.pdf, .ppt, .pptx, & Google Docs).
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How To's | Presenting online | Present.me - 0 views

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    At present, there are six "How To's" on this page, namely how to: 1. record your 1st presentme, 2. change our camera & microphones settings,  3. record if your network is slow,  4. make an edit, 5. share a presentation, and 6. make a presentme private.
Paul Beaufait

Stellar Presentations - a book excerpt and guest post by Shel Israel | SlideShare Blog - 0 views

  • There are many ways to structure your presentation, but the two most common approaches center either on PowerPoint or storytelling. I heavily favor storytelling.
  • There are many ways to structure your presentation, but the two most common approaches center either on PowerPoint or storytelling. I heavily favor storytelling.
  • PowerPoint can be tedious. Some presenters pack slides with data, graphs and text, which are often hard to read. Some speakers actually turn their backsides toward the audience, to read aloud from their slides. I don’t advise it.
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  • Despite its flaws and frequent abuses, PowerPoint can add significant value to a talk when it is not misused.
  • One of my dirty little secrets is that without it, I am likely to lose my place while speaking.
  • But there’s another reason to include it. PowerPoint can be a great supplement to your talk. I use it to illustrate the stories I tell in the same way photos enhance the articles and blogs I publish.
  • I’m a minimalist on text. If I use bullet points, there are usually only one-to-five words per bullet and the font is large enough to read from the back of the room. When I click to a new slide, I pause and let people view it for a moment.
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    This excerpt (Israel, 2012, Ch. 5) mentions abuses and tedium of slide presentations, as well as advantages of, and strategies for supplementing talks with slide shows.
Paul Beaufait

MultiBrief: Tips for focusing ELL student presentations - 0 views

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    In this July 30, 2014, article, Sullivan shares tips for teachers coaching learners on effective presentation development, practice, and delivery, along with numerous set phrases that presenters in general can use.
Paul Beaufait

How to Engage ELLs in Literary Conversations - 0 views

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    The guide for Book Trailers is remarkably similar to a template for book review blog posts
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