mind-mapping for keeping time in presentations
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IATEFL BESIG 2010 Annual Conference talk by Duncan BakerTRANSCRIPT
Mind-mapping for time keeping in presentations
Duncan BakerLydbury English Centre
IATEFL BESIG 20 November2010
Problem and Solution
How to keep time. How to slow down or speed up. By how much?
Graphical Interface. Controls content and time.
Overview
What is a mindmap? Quick illustration? Clock watching with a mindmap. Practical exercise. Questions and comments. Conclusion. Resources.
What is a mind map?
Why use a Mindmap?
Use right brain (visual, intuitive) as well as left brain (logical, linear).
Make new connections between ideas. Fast and easy to create. Multi-purpose. Easy to learn. Effective.
How to use a mindmap
Work out the contents. Prioritise the contents. Format the mindmap. Build to fit the clock. Arrow where necessary. Rehearse. Deliver against the clock.
A very brief sample
A very brief sample
5 minutes of fame!
• Introduce yourself. • Start with an attention grabber.• Make one main point in the presentation. • Try to break this into list of three.• End on a high point. This is what is
remembered. • If you can add an element of suspense, so
much the better.
Resources
How to make a mindmap with Powerpoint - http://bit.ly/d4wtLl
Mindmap - http://www.thinkbuzan.com/ Freemind 2010 http://
sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/files Popplet - http://popplet.com/ VUE - http://vue.tufts.edu/index.cfm
Popplet
Thank you
This presentation is online at:http://www.lydbury.co.uk and follow the linksfrom downloads.Email me on: [email protected]