I recently discovered the Ignite format for public speaking at a teaching workshop called EdCamp Birmingham. (EdCamp is another topic I'll blog about later.) I cannot wait to use this presentation format in my own teaching and as a presentation tool for my students.
What is Ignite? (Check out this link for all you need to know about IGNITE!)
Ignite is a format for speaking on any subject. There are a few simple rules to follow, however.
1) Your talk has to be five minutes: no more, no less.
2) You must present twenty slides that advance every fifteen seconds.
3) And of course, you need to prepare and be enthusiastic!
Using this format, you can present tons of information in a short amount of time without boring your audience. And if you're a geek like me, you'll also love watching all the Ignite talks online. It's a great way to learn.
Here's one of my favorite Ignite talks:
Where do ideas come from?
I look forward to using this presentation tool to engage my learners and teach them public speaking skills at the same time.
Enjoy!
Absolutely fantastic!!!! I was amazed at Patrick McLean's timing. His talk and pictures lined up beautifully and it kept me on the edge of my seat. It's like a 21st century PowerPoint. Have you done this in your classroom yet? I know students would get so much out of this and it would be a great way to introduce the start of a unit of literature or a playwright we might study in my theatre class. It could be used for a myriad of lessons and it would be a great assessment because we could evaluate students picture choices and how they use them and how they talk about them to see if they are relevant to the content they were assigned. Oh, Becky, thank you for this.
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