My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. And I learned something more about writing books, which I will explain in a writing tip next week.
In the meantime, enjoy!
The Podcast:
The Transcript:
I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for October 11, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.
This is from the Effective Public Speaking book.
Integrate Activities into Your Design
Many speakers use activities in their presentations. That's because many audience members love to learn by doing. And activities can offer the participants a safe place to learn. That's because activities mimic work–the activities are not the actual work.
I think about activities by the number of people involved:
- Solo work from each participant
- Conversations between and among the participants
- A simulation, where participants model how they work. Some people call these “games.”
The shorter my presentation, the less time I can use for an activity. So make sure you review your time constraints.
While each kind of activity requires a debrief, the more complex the activity, the more debrief time the participants require.
You might have noticed that I am not talking about “audience members.” Instead, I'm using the word, “participant.” Activities require participation.
Let's start with the idea of solo work as an activity.
Here's a link to the video, too.