and your point is.? enhanceedu. getting a point across. whether it is writing a business...
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3 Key Identifiers Identify your objective Know your listener Identify your strategyTRANSCRIPT
And your point is…….?
EnhanceEdu
Getting a point across….
Whether it is
• Writing a business letter/research paper • Speaking to an audience• Conducting meetings
How do we get the point across in a short time?
3 Key Identifiers
• Identify your objective• Know your listener• Identify your strategy
Identifying Objective
Choose a clear and concise purpose of message!
Knowing your listener
• What is the audience’s knowledge of the topic?
• What is the audience’s attitude towards the topic?
• Are there any cultural or language issues you need to be aware of?
Identifying Strategy
• State, • Support and • Summarize what you’ll tell the audience and explain why….
Pre-Requisites??
Any pre-requisites to become a speaker on a topic?
Getting point across while writing..
Writing….
Roadmap
• Pose problem/questionTechnology is changing and at a very rapid pace and new tools are being developed on almost a daily basis. Instructor–led workshops that train faculty and students in the use of new tools can be expensive propositions for educational institutions.
• Present solution/tool To address the problem of providing cost-effective hands-on training and to facilitate self-paced, independent learning in large groups, we tried providing hands-on training workshops in the use of an open source tool, MediaWiki.
• Demonstrate solution/tool
Demonstrate tool/solution
• What the researchers did(methods)• What the researchers found(data)• What the data means(discussion)• Summarization
Getting point across while speaking..
When it comes to speaking….
Elevator speech
• The idea of an “elevator speech” is to have a prepared presentation that grabs attention and says a lot in a few words.
• It could be a short description of what you do, or the point you want to make.
How you say it matters…• SMILE: It inspires confidence!• STYLE: What you wear shows you care!• VOICE: Be sincere and spontaneous! Use
pauses. Modulate your volume of voice!• BODY LANGUAGE: Stand, don't sit. There must
be animation, enthusiasm, variety, informality, color & variety.
When it comes to meetings…
Conducting Meetings…
20 minute Staff Meeting
• Identify Key Issues• Identify Key Actions• Connect actions to appropriate people• Prioritize actions
The EndQuestions and Queries?
with all your communication.
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