Chapter 5 Synopsis

Burmark continues to give strong advice about presentations and the audience involvement. Let us discuss the 10:2 theories, for every 10 minutes of presentation the students are given 2 minutes discuss a partner. “The pauses are programmed into the instruction and occur with nearly clock-like precision.” (Burmark, 2011) According to Burmark this practice aligns pedagogically with John Medina’s research findings that students start to tune out after about 10 minutes of instruction. It makes sense that this thought process would also apply to an adult mind. Most participants in a presentation who truly want to learn about the subject do not want to sit and listen to someone babble on for an hour. It is good to get audience interaction and involvement. Most of my presentations are online due to working in an online school. The most connecting I can do with my audience is through remembering their names. I cannot walk through the audience or entice with freebies. I have tried to think of virtual freebies, but for now my presentation is my PPT and my voice. References Burmark, L. (2011). They snooze, you lose:the educator's guide to successful presentations. San Francisco: Josey-Bass. DOI: www.amazon.com