American Classical League Institute 2024

As educators, we understand the significance of effective communication in the classroom, but how can we use those skills to captivate and inspire our peers during conference presentations? This session is designed to equip teachers with the tools and strategies needed to identify an appropriate and meaningful topic, and then to design and deliver a compelling conference presentation that leaves a lasting impact. At the start of the workshop, participants will explore ways to use their own classroom experiences as a springboard for discussing larger pedagogical issues with an audience. The majority of the time will then be spent developing a shared understanding of what makes an effective presentation and collaboratively creating a set of steps for accomplishing this. Participants will discuss audience interaction techniques, compelling narrative structure, and ways to avoid common pitfalls. Participants will have the opportunity to practice turning their ideas into blueprints for future presentations and will leave with the skills to repeat this process on their own.