Friday September 22, 2006
Presentation Skill Training - Stages of Learning
Last 3 days were undoubtedly very occupied as well as enriching and stimulating.
I have been in a Presentation-training during last 3 days.
Below is the format of the class.
Day 1: Full day class, You will be asked to present a 15-20 minutes talk in front of camera.
Day 2 & 3: Focus groups. Class breaks out into subgroups for 1:1 coaching. Here Facilitator takes you through your video from previous day and will let you know his feedback about your strengths and growth areas.
Day 4: Full day session, Participants share lessons learnt and are once again are asked to present in front of camera.
One of my best takeaway from the training was something called Hook
In the literature on learning and presenting, a hook is “an umbrella statement, activity or question that provides a conceptual link between the learner’s existing knowledge and the new learning.”
Some of other learnings from the training are -
* How to prompt/plant questions
* Creating an interactive, question friendly atmosphere
* Dealing with difficult or tricky questions
* Raising confidence
* Structuring your opening and closure
* Dealing with difficult/tricky questions
* Ability to go "off script"
Thanks to the presentation training , I have moved to the third stage of Competency matrix in just three odd days.
We go through these stages during each day of our life. Be it driving a car, communicating, Typing, Cooking or even knitting a sweater.
First stage is Unconscious Incompetence wherein you are not aware of deficit.
Becoming aware of these limitations take you to next stage - Conscious Incompetence, which is the first step towards gaining knowledge. Here, you are very aware of what you don’t know.
Transition to the third stage ie Conscious Competence, requires sheer persistence and great deal of concentration. Here you put your learning into practice and make a conscious effort to work on them and refine them. While in this stage, you will not reliably perform the skill unless and until you are continuously thinking about it. Practice makes you Perfect is the key for you while you are in this stage. Gradually the concerned skill will become a part of your daily routine.
Transition to next stage may take very long. Next stage is Unconscious Competence. By now, you must have gone through so much practice that concerned skill almost become your "second nature". From here on you don't have keep a ticker in your mind to remind you about it. You will notice you can demonstrate the skill very easily and confidently without even thinking about it too much.
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