Today we were able to build on our knowledge of Keynote to both create and present an ignite talk. I had seen these presentations in life at the recent Manaiakalani Hui and had marvelled at how deftly the presenters were able to get through their presentations so confidently.
An ignite talk is where you are given five minutes to present 20 slides (each 15 seconds long). The presentation automatically runs through so you have no control on when it may change, ensuring that you are prepared and can deal with with the sudden change of slide.
We each got to randomly draw a topic to present - there were a series of readings and our presentation was to help the cohort understand the reading without having to read it. My reading was if we should use Pokemon Go as an educational tool in the classroom. This was quite interesting as it was something that a) I had prior knowledge of and b) had already brought into the classroom for both literacy and numeracy. So I was able to draw on some of my own experiences towards the end of the presentation.
While I have no problems presenting to others, I did find it challenging to find what content needed to be displayed on each slide and I think this is an art within itself. Pictures do speak louder than words so it is key to have strong and easy to understand imagery to help support your message rather than detract from it.
Unfortunately I am having a few technical issues at the moment and I cannot load up my keynote so will work on this over the next few days and see if I can share it.
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