Training and Professional Development

  • 8/23 Public Speaking & Presentation Tips for Teachers

    You are invited to participate in a series of informal teaching talks throughout 2017.  These are opportunities for participants to comfortably share teaching concerns and discuss techniques and strategies with colleagues, experts, and CETL staff.  All sessions will take place in Rowe 319.  All UConn instructors —graduate students, TAs, and APIRs, as well as adjunct, tenure-track and tenured faculty—are encouraged to attend.

    Contact Suzanne LaFleur if you have questions or would like more information.

    Wednesday, August 23         11:00 – 12:15              Public Speaking and Presentation Tips for Teachers

    We will discuss topics such as:

    • Breaking up the lecture- small group discussion, large group discussion, questions (yours and theirs)

    • Effective use of PowerPoint slides & other visuals

    • Speaking the students’, or audience’s language, and making the presentation fit the audience

    • Moving away from the board or the podium

    • Effective use of humor

    Register here

    For more information, contact: Suzanne LaFleur at suzanne.lafleur@uconn.edu