Presentations:
Preparing,
Developing, and Delivering
Frequently asked questions and instructor notes
In addition to a manual, each student should be provided with a pad and pens or pencils for jotting down notes and questions. Students should have a comfortable place to sit and ample table space to spread out their materials.
Computer requirements
If you wish to use the PowerPoint presentations, you’ll need the following:
· A keyboard and a mouse
· A Pentium-class or better computer
· Windows NT, 2000, or XP operating system
· A minimum of 32 MB of RAM, depending on your operating system
· A CD-ROM drive
· A Super VGA monitor
· An overhead monitor projector
· PowerPoint 2000 or later, or PowerPoint viewer
Classroom requirements
· Video camera to record student presentations
· Individual tapes or CDs for each student to keep
· A whiteboard or flipchart and markers for the instructor
· A flipchart with sticky pages and sticky notes for each student
· Printouts of the data files
— Four copies of the Evaluation Form for each student (three for instructor; one for students)
— One copy of the Presentation Planner for each student
First-time setup instructions
The first time you teach this course, you will need to perform the following steps:
1 Download the PowerPoint presentations for the course to your computer.
a Connect to www.courseilt.com/instructor_tools.html.
b Click the link for Communications to display a page of course listings; then click the link for Presentations: Preparing, Developing, and Delivering.
c Click the link for downloading the Presentation files, and follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
2 Download the data for the course to your computer.
a Connect to www.courseilt.com/instructor_tools.html.
b Click the link for Communications to display a page of course listings; then click the link for Presentations: Preparing, Developing, and Delivering.
c Click the link for downloading the data files, and follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
3 Print the necessary copies of the data files to use as handouts during class. The data files are in .PDF format. If necessary, you can download a free copy of Adobe Reader by connecting to www.adobe.com.
Topic B: Frequently asked questions
There are no frequently asked questions for this course at this time.
Topic C: Course notes
There are no notes for this course at this time.
Topic D: Additional information
There is no additional information for this course at this time.