my 20x20 on using 20x20 for presentation training

Using 20x20 for Presentation Training

Mark ChristiansonICU

Purpose:

Share why & how you might use the “PK 20x20” format for students’ presentation training

20x20 Demo

Samples

Q&A

My 20x20 Demo

Priority: Good habits for preparing/rehearsing effective presentations

Goal:

SignificanceStructure

SimplicityRehearsal

See Kapterev, A. Death by PowerPoint (And How to Fight It)

long…unfocused…overloaded visuals…under-rehearsed…

Reality:

20 slides20 seconds eachAutomatic advance

New Format:

Piloted@ICU-39 first yrs, Feb ’11-TOEFL 500 avg.-2000w research essays-Solo, some pairs

ICU Student Reactions?

@TAT in July ‘11

-61 2nd yrs-Shy engineering majors-Social issues-Teams of 3

TAT Student Reactions?

Benefit 1: Forces Focus“I had to think my

content carefully and focus on what is the

most important thing.”

“I had to think my content carefully and focus on what is the

most important thing.”

Benefit 2: Forces Rehearsal

“As a listener, I was never bored (for 3 hrs)!”

Difficulty 1: Pressure

“the timer made me rush

and make mistakes”

“I needed to practice more”

“the timer made me rush

and make mistakes”

“I needed to practice more”

Difficulty 2: Feels Inflexible“I wanted to stop and say more, but I couldn’t”

“Hard to be interactive”

“Not all slides need 20s”

“I wanted to stop and say more, but I couldn’t”

“Hard to be interactive”

“Not all slides need 20s”

So…Be Flexible

-Allow stops, variations

Message > Format

Tough for unmotivated?

+Needs basic Ppt ability

Useful Templates

.doc for planning

.ppt for timed slides

(Credit: Sylvan Payne)

Liberating Constraints? 20x20 Helped Me Make a Better

Presentation

StronglyAgree27%

Agree46%

Disagree24%

StronglyDisagree

3%

Liberating? Yes.

The rules seem to reduce long, unfocused, boring unrehearsed presentations.

Try 20x20…Help your students makefocused, concise, well-rehearsed presentations!

Thank you!

Sample 1

ICU, 40x40, Surrogacy

Sample 2

TAT, Team of 2, 20x20

Questions?Ideas?

Comments?

markc@icu.ac.jphttp://markchristianson.blogspot.com