However – there is always room for improvement and Communication will take centre stage as part of our continuing strategy of essential skills delivery for the Graded Unit. A Previous successful collaboration focused in on in the need to place the client at the centre of any working brief and the on -going professional communication associated with this. The resulting power point presentation has become an integral part of the GU delivery and we hope to recreate this success by embedding vocationally relevant strategies and tactics associated with oral presentation skills and the ‘pitch’ into the GU calendar.
The 'pitch' will be filmed – offering further opportunities for reflective practice, peer and tutor assessment, problem solving, self-management, self awareness and improvement, joined up thinking and participative working, to name but a few.
The AV students are required to present / pitch the proposal for their Graded Unit project towards the end of November as part of the Planning Stage.
Despite the fact it is expected that GU2 level students would automatically pay heed to oral presentation techniques - the enormity of the GU task somehow takes precedence and the content of the pitch becomes the total focus.
As future Creative Industries professionals the art of the pitch may well be an integral part of their job and could mean the difference between winning or losing valuable work.
Mark will observe the presentations in 2011-12 offering constructive feedback and in 2012-13 he will deliver a workshop on oral presentation techniques. This workshop will be tailored to the Graded Unit brief and will cover areas such as:
- Addressing nerves
- How to use visuals
- Content
- Research and rehearsal
- Pitching at an appropriate level
- Discourse
- Factors that contribute to effective and ineffective presentation delivery
It is anticipated that the workshop will add value to preparation for the Graded unit and augment the essential and key skills required to become a successful employee within the Creative industries.
One of the major benefits associated with an awareness of good presentation technique is clearer thinking and reflective practice. These are also essential skills associated with production. Students who are ideas focused are apt to (initially) present woolly not fully considered proposals and oral presentation skills strategies will encourage them to focus and at the end of the day reach a usable brief much more quickly. It is also one means of complying with the reasonable assistance rule within the GU.
In this instance the learners will be imposing order and logical process naturally - sharpening their thinking and saving valuable time. This way we get two for the price of one, hopefully - a handy refresher course and a more lucid presentation of their original ideas. The refresh on Oral Presentation skills will transfer to the linked Work Experience Unit where they are looking at interview techniques , presenting their talent and skills to potential employers face to face and through their show reels in whatever medium they feel is correct for them.
The CITV 2 students also have to present re their show reel medium and content for their Graded Unit and both classes come together for Work Experience so perhaps the opportunity for the AVT second years to transfer knowledge which will help the CITV 2's with their presentation skills.
There is no doubt that this collegiate approach to teaching and assessment adds value to the learning of the students and it is worth noting that the balance of a team involves having people whose experience, skills, perspectives, interests and contributions complement one another, rather than duplicate or counteract each other. Bringing in an expert from another area of the College (or outwith a lecturing team) can be highly beneficial. Learners may not know the lecturer, so they will not have any preconceptions about the person delivering the session and may feel comfortable communicating with a ‘guest speaker’.
The slides below show the likely content of the workshop.
In this instance the learners will be imposing order and logical process naturally - sharpening their thinking and saving valuable time. This way we get two for the price of one, hopefully - a handy refresher course and a more lucid presentation of their original ideas. The refresh on Oral Presentation skills will transfer to the linked Work Experience Unit where they are looking at interview techniques , presenting their talent and skills to potential employers face to face and through their show reels in whatever medium they feel is correct for them.
The CITV 2 students also have to present re their show reel medium and content for their Graded Unit and both classes come together for Work Experience so perhaps the opportunity for the AVT second years to transfer knowledge which will help the CITV 2's with their presentation skills.
There is no doubt that this collegiate approach to teaching and assessment adds value to the learning of the students and it is worth noting that the balance of a team involves having people whose experience, skills, perspectives, interests and contributions complement one another, rather than duplicate or counteract each other. Bringing in an expert from another area of the College (or outwith a lecturing team) can be highly beneficial. Learners may not know the lecturer, so they will not have any preconceptions about the person delivering the session and may feel comfortable communicating with a ‘guest speaker’.
The slides below show the likely content of the workshop.
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