Thursday, April 26, 2012

25th & 26th April CESIT Session - START HERE

Today's Aims

1 - To respond to feedback on your work so far
2 - To reinforce understandings of presentation techniques
3 - To prepare and deliver your "Barriers to Communication" presentations
4 - To learn about and offer constructive feedback
5 - To work collaboratively, on-line

Click the link HERE to get started.

Students' Top Presentation Tips

According to the GoogleDocs Poll, here,  students' rated the following tips as most important.

  • Practice, practice and more practice until you are comfortable with your presentation and with your speaking voice.  
  • Write your presentation, or the main points of it on a set of small cards and have them with you. Know that no matter what you may forget they are there if you need them.  
  • Relax – Nervous Energy can be tapped and used as enthusiasm in your presentation.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Have #hashtags come of age politically?

Twitter is not just a celebrity stalking tool for people without a life.  Twitter is also used by politicians and activists to shape the political agenda. Of course, you could also argue that politicians and activists are also people without a life!