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Three interesting presentations

Sunday, August 19, 2007 at 09:46AM

As part of my research on Partnership Learning I've been watching videos from the TED website, which I personally consider a fantastic place to get new ideas, and to simply be inspired to be more creative. In fact, at the upcoming 2nd Annual Instructional Coaching Conference we're going to do a little TED-type presenting of our own, with what I refer to as Lightning Round, 7 short presentations (8 minutes each) by experts in coaching, and then we'll be uploading those presentations, as well as other interesting videos to the Instructional Coaching Website.

While reviewing the TED videos I found three that are particularly interesting, to me at least, both for their content and for the way in which they deliver the content. First, Seth Godin's presentation on the spread of ideas (an idea I explore in my book Instructional Coaching ) shows that PowerPoint or Keynote slides can be great allies for presentations if they contain more images and fewer words. Second, Richard St. John's talk on the secrets of success shows that you can present a lot of information, quickly and effectively if you use a tight organizational structure. Finally, Peter Gabriel's talk on the witness program communicates the potential of video to promote worldwide awareness and learning.

The most important important message here, I suppose, is that if you've got something worthwhile to say, people will listen. Each of these presentations excites, inspires, and moves us to action, and that is a lot to accomplish in a brief presentation.

Jim Knight |

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Reader Comments (3)

It was interesting to watch your video on Instructional Coaching at a professional development workshop. The thing that sparked my interest was the idea about the informal contract between coach and principal. Can you please send me an example of what you would call a good informal contract. My e-mail is tre0075@slp.k12.la.us

September 25, 2007 |

tonia

Jim,
There was a lot of information and energy at the 2nd instructional conference. I would like to have a copy of the video that you showed us interviewing the teachers and coaches in Topeka and coaching impact. That was very powerful about the effectiveness of the model. Thanks for sharing your materials and thoughts.

October 29, 2007 |

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