Chapter 4 synopsis

EDTC 6340.60

Marivel Correa

Chapter 4
Ringing CHIMES2

This chapter talks about two things that what we need to nail in order to be an effective and efficient presenter. The first thing is to get the attention of the audience, and, of course, to keep their attention throughout the delivery of the presentation. Once you have their attention, you will get to accomplish the second part, which is to make the presentation stick to the audience's mind. If we want our audience to remember, and, therefore, apply what they learned, we need to make it memorable.
In addition, it talks about the challenges we might face as presenters, such as, distraction and the information-fatigue disorder. We need to find the perfect attention getter. What we want is to attract but not distract our students since there is a fine line between those two. In my own experience, I know that from one little moment to the other you already lost them in the lesson/presentation and it is really hard to get them back on track. So, we need their attention long enough in order to make that presentation stick into their brains. As a result, they will be able to remember and apply what they have learned. According to what I read on this chapter what we need is a hook. A very effective hook.We need to make the presentation work. If we want that presentation to work and be successful, we need to "ring" the CHIMES2. The CHIMES2 is an acronym which means connections, humor, images, music, emotion, stories, and senses. I really like this CHIMES2 strategy, which is exemplified with a Susan Boyle You Tube video. In a presentation, we need to make connections. How is it that you make a connection? We need to think about our students experiences. Also, we need to show a little bit of humor while delivering a presentation, so students enjoy and are engaged at the same time. Moreover, the visual and musical aspect play a very important role. We need to have emotion and our students need to feel it too. We need to share stories and; make it a multisensory experience for them. The following chapters will describe how to use each one of the CHIMES2 [hooks].

References

Burmark, L. (2011). They Snooze You Lose: The educator´s guide to succesful presentations. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass