Training of trainers on Strategies and Skills to Monitor and Protect Human Rights

12 May 2009, Geneva

EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

Conditions for effective presentations

‘Open’ learning setting

Experiential learning

Learner centered & action oriented approach

Feedback and self-assessment

Group setting for transformative learning

Facilitator characteristics

The mind setOur belief system is vital to our survival

but it also acts as a filter for all new information

How do we see the world?

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After 1 day participants have forgotten 75%

75%

25%

1 Day

Training and Memory

Effective Presentation

1. Preparation

2. Structure IMPACT

3. Making messages

memorableKinesthetic

Voice Visuals

5. How to handle a difficult audience

4. Being nervous?

Preparation

• Why?

• Who?

• What?

Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance

Presentation structure

1. Effective start2. Establish gap

What do they know?Why should they listen to you

3. Explain how you will close the gapObjectivesOutputsRoute map

4. BodyMain Messages3-5 pointsExplain/DemonstrateExercise/Associate to realityDebrief, guide and correct

5. Recap6. Effective ending/Closure/Wrapping

They help to develop an idea.

General rules for visuals

Large, legible letters Use at least one image/logo/graph per slide Colours Enclose the message in broken frame Keep It Short and Simple: bullet points and max. 6 lines Layout to support the message

We store incoming data in one of 3 ways:

• Visual• Auditive• Kinaesthetic

VAK

Increase of recall

• Logos and image associations

• Acronyms • Rhymes and slogans