From time to time a presenter at a Judge Conference might not be able to engage us as much as they could. It could be the lack of interaction with the audience, the aesthetics of the slides, the length of the talk or many other things. Why does this happen? In my opinion, it boils […]
Category: Conference Presenters
Picking a Topic and Goal
Picking a Topic When you’ve made the decision to present at a conference it is most likely that you have some idea in mind of what you want to talk about. You may feel that you have a particular insight into some area of judging that is generally unexplored by others or even that you […]
The ‘Tells’ of Body Language – Part 3: Being the Receiver
Hello and welcome to the third and final article dedicated to body language tells. In Part 2 of the series, I spoke about how to be an effective sender of the proper tells that reinforce a strong presentation style during a seminar. We will now see how to read the tells our audience is sending […]
The ‘Tells’ of Body Language – Part 2: Being the Sender
Hello and welcome to the second article dedicated to body language tells. So far, we have learned about the importance of body language for the purposes of being great seminar facilitators. Using Body Language during a Seminar (being the sender) Proper use of body language can be an excellent way of enhancing a seminar. Studies […]
The ‘Tells’ of Body Language – Part 1: Importance
Hello. My name is Theo, and through the series of articles discussing body language we’ll learn how to go from this: To this: The key, my friends, are the tells of body language. The first article in this three – part series will focus on how to improve our understanding of human interaction by examining […]
Presenters Training Team – 2015 in Review
This year we brought you articles on seven different topics to help improve conferences where you, the readers, facilitate seminars. We also delivered a one-day facilitator development workshop in Taunton, UK, a face to face opportunity to learn and practice facilitation skills, with judges being filmed practicing their presentations and getting detailed feedback from the […]
On the Road – Part 2
Last week we started talking about preparing a seminar in special conditions: breathtaking settings in Japan and the Philippines, but time-constraints, lack of internet-connection, and sometimes even a laptop. In this second part we’ll finish the true story of a presentation that still made it, thanks to a simple and flexible method. Step 6 – […]
On the Road – Part 1
Two weeks before GP Ragnarok Judge Conference, you block time to prepare your seminar. But that’s not enough, because this week a) your kid has fever b) your boss assigns you a super-urgent project, or c) you meet the person of your life. Do not despair. You can still make it. Enter: “On the Road™: […]
Presentation Design Principles – Part 2
Welcome back! I guess you liked what you have seen! Thank you. And you also remember everything?!? In case you don’t (and there was a LOT of stuff), here is a short recap: – Text slide is pure evil! And has tendency to multiply and grow. So, handle with care – There are 7 rules, […]
Presentation Design Principles – Part 1
I hate writing articles, I really do. I believe text is the worst medium for communicating ideas. It’s boring compared to conversation or video. Also, it’s one-directional without interaction or feedback. The danger being: what makes sense in my head doesn’t necessarily make sense in yours. So what does my rant have to do with […]