Presentations
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- Debating :
- Commonwealth & State Information
This covers both school level, and general debating information. - Australian Debating Federation [ADF]
‘The Australian Debating Federation [ADF] is the peak body for schools debating in Australia. We oversee the provision of debating competitions for Australian school students from across the country.’ Find all relevant information at this site. - Debaters Association of Victoria
Information for schools and adults, resources, information about events, Australian Debating Championships and, of particular interest, a Schools Handbook. - Debating and Public Speaking
Information about a range of events and training for these areas from the Department of Education & Training in New South Wales. - Debating SA
‘Operates across South Australia to allow students from schools and community organisations to participate in an education-based activity that promotes the development of communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.’ - Queensland Debating Union
Offers Training Materials and a calendar of events for the coming year. Not all sections of the site have been completed at this stage. - Tasmanian Debating Union
‘Organises schools debating competitions in Tasmania and selects and trains Tasmanian teams to compete in the Australian Debating Championships. ’ Use the calendar, resources and links provided. - Western Australian Debating League
‘Founded in 1969 to establish a forum for competitive debate between Perth metropolitan schools.’ Now has so much more. Find out about the Schools Competition, National Championships and resources, use their links, get the latest news and much more. - General Sites & Portals
Covers general information as well as other resources that do not fit easily into other sections. - Debating [1]
Australian. Information and Free materials. Other training and professional development is available but is Fee-based. Australian Debating links. - Debating [2]
[Teaching Ideas and Units - Teaching Strategies]
A unit from the English Learning Area, Speaking & Listening, from Tasmania. - Debating, Education & Resources
While some material is Fee-based, there is a wealth of Free resources, including an extensive range of Information Sheets for various aspects of debating. - Debating Ideas
Includes both a Five-minute Debate Planner as well as an extensive range of topics grouped under either themes or levels. - I Beg to Differ : Debating
Another New Zealand Site. This one provides a full English Unit plan with all relevant resources for students in the senior secondary area. Worth consideration. - World Schools Debating Championships
‘Is a truly global competition for high school debaters. The Championships take place each year in a different country, hosted by a national debating body. Recent venues include Sydney, London, Johannesburg, Singapore, Lima and in 2006 Cardiff, Wales.’ All required information is included on the site. - Skills Development :
- Basic Skills of Debating
Fundamentals to become a devastating debater. - Debatabase
‘Debatabase is the world’s most useful resource for student debaters. Inside you will find arguments for and against hundreds of debating Topics, written by expert debaters, judges and coaches. Also included are background summaries, links to websites of interest and recommended books, example motions and user comments.’ The home page for International Debate Education Association has numerous other resources. - Debate Central
[Everything about debates and debating since 1994]
Learn how to debate, textbooks, videos, news, world debating information, debate blogs and more. - Debate in the Classroom
A mix of lessons, ideas, techniques, effective speaking skills, rubrics and more. US based information, but much is still relevant. - Debating, a Free ‘How-To Guide’
‘The book is written for debaters, coaches and their supporters, at every level of experience. Chapters are divided into levels, from ‘Beginner’ [those who have never debated before] to ‘Advanced’ [National and World Championship standard]. The book covers all aspects of debating : Preparation [including sections on team preparation, individual preparation and teamwork], Rebuttal, Manner, Points of Information and Reply Speeches.’ There are also other resources included. - Debating Guidelines
A New Zealand site which provides guidelines covering all aspects of debating. Very clearly presented and definite in its viewpoint. - World Debate Website
Has tutorials, adjudication information, research topics, motions, other links, rule information and much more.
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- General Presentation Resources :
- Australian Speak Easy Association
Self-help group aiding those who stutter and find speaking difficult. - Art of Speaking in Public
Tips that help improve your public speaking. - English Book, The
One place to find information on oral rather than graphic or written presentations. - Inspiration
Download [time limited] versions for students or adults to develop presentation process and content. Other processes such as flowcharting also covered. There is a version for Early Learning. - National Speaker’s Association
Join if a ‘professional’ speaker. Events, newsletter. Fee-based. - Learning Connection
Helps develop and give presentations. Provides ideas and tools for evaluation and improving in the future. - Q Manual
Chapter 11 - Presentation Skills. A good presentation from the Monash University Business & Economics Faculty. Covers all relevant points. - Web Conferencing
[Online Meetings & Presentations]
A collection of annotated links. Most of these are Fee-based.
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- Meetings
Meetings are also presentations, often combining processes listed here. The following may assist. - Business Meetings
Use the wizard to help your planning not only for business meetings but for other meetings as well. - Effective Meetings
Covers every aspect from planning to presenting and even the use of technology.
Excellent coverage ! - Meeting Techniques
For information on a range of specific techniques which are used in Meeting - to gain concensus, generate ideas, etc., follow this link. - Meeting Wizard
Read about the various aspects using the links on the left hand menu, or use the online tools and resources to help you handle meeting planning. - Organising Meetings And Events
Information Sheets cover all aspects and available in both HTML and .pdf formats. - Planning Meetings
From the ‘Strategic and Business Planning Free Resource Centre. [There are] articles on managing meetings to save time and frustration.’ Other Planning information is also available on the site. - Power Point Presentations
Commonly used, but these help make a better product. - Learning Power Point 2000
Printable information relating to this. - 4 Easy Steps
- Advanced Power Point
.PDF file. - Digital Studio
Go to Tutorials for assistance. - Guidelines for PowerPoint Presentations
Brief comments. - PowerPoint, Paint Shop Pro & PhotoShop
- PowerPoint Tips
- The PowerPoint FAQ
[Frequently Asked Questions about PowerPoint]
‘Questions about PowerPoint ? Answers. Here ! You’ll find PowerPoint Help, PowerPoint Templates, PowerPoint Tips, PowerPoint Add-ins, How-Tos, Links and much more. There’s a Mac.specific section of the FAQ too.’ - Web by Design PowerPoint 2000 Basics
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- Speaking [Public] Competitions :
- Legacy
Training/competition for speakers in the 12-14 age group. Topics based on Australian history. Click on ‘National Public Speaking Award’ from menu. - Plain English Speaking Award
All details are provided. Often run in each state by the Government Education Department. - Speech Making
Commonly used, but these help make a better product. - 4 000+ Speech Topics
‘Free speech topics lists with more than 4 000 persuasive, informative and other speech ideas, speech writing tips, how to guides, tutorials and information on outlining your speech topic for public speaking.’ - Famous Speeches
Gain ideas on improving your skills. Includes Mandela, Whitlam, Churchill and more. Realplayer required to hear them. - Painless Public Speaking
Overcome panic and poor presentation with tips, courses and even speeches written for you. - Performing Speeches
Tips for preparation and presentation of speeches as well as critiques once presented. - Toastmasters International
Courses, competitions, conferences and tips to improve public speaking. - Techniques used in Meetings
Commonly used techniques designed to make meetings more productive. Several may also be used in other situations. - CreatingMinds
‘Welcome to the CreatingMinds site. Our goal is to provide you with real and useful principles, tools, articles and quotes about all matters around being creative and using creativity. You can access all sections from the navigation bar on the left. Or bounce off the hotlinks listed.’ - Creativity Techniques - an A to Z
‘This is a general category of Creativity and Innovation Techniques, simply listed in alphabetical order. Like most tools these creativity techniques all have their good and bad points. I like to think of these creativity techniques as tools in a toolbox. They are all very useful, but you have to pick the right tool [creativity technique] for each job. We will try and provide a little guidance along with each tool to let you know [what] it’s best used for [doing].’ - Brainstorming :
- Brainstorming [1]
Good background, information for both individual and group brainstorming, links to further information, how to go about the process. - Brainstorming [2]
Step by step description of the process, embedded links, links to variations of the technique, references and more from wikipedia. - Brainstorming Technique
[For Problem-Solving, Team-Building and Creative Process]
Provides a clear summary of the steps involved, with clarification of the main points. There are links to further information. - Free Brainstorming Training
Tutorials that cover every possible aspects of the process from what it is and what benefits through to advanced techniques and generating a creative environment. - The Step by Step Guide …
[To Brainstorming]
Clear detail, with links to other information. Don’t forget to check the contents of the menu on the left that relate to Brainstorming, including the .pdf downloads. - Delphi Technique
Not directly used in meetings, though the results and some processes can often be used at them. - Delphi [1]
A very succinct presentation covering history and usage. - Delphi [2]
For those who want to know the development and background, access these documents from RAND, the originators of the method. ‘Publications that are available online will have a link to a “Full Document”. “Document Abstract” generally include an abstract of the publication along with ordering information.’ - Delphi Method
Covers history, key characteristics, facilitator’s role, usage, reference, external links and more. From wikipedia. - Delphi Technique, What is It ?
‘The Delphi Technique was originally conceived as a way to obtain the opinion of experts without necessarily bringing them together face to face. In recent times, however, it has taken on an all new meaning and purpose.’ - The Delphi Method
[Techniques and Applications]
‘The authors of this book are providing this digital version Free to visitors of this Web Site. Clicking any of the chapter titles [ ] will take you to the HTML page. Alternatively, you can download each chapter or the whole book in .pdf format by clicking the .pdf icons to the right of each chapter title.’
Exceptional ! - Lateral Thinking :
- Creative Thinking and Lateral
Thinking Techniques
Part of larger section on advanced Brainstorming. Has link to essential pre-information and a range of techniques that fall within this category. - Lateral Thinking
Describes the process coined by deBono. Provides examples and links to other aspects of creative thinking. Also has puzzles, questions, references and other links. From wikipedia. - Lateral Thinking Technique
A simple, straightforward text presentation that covers the essentials. - Mind Mapping :
- How to Make a Mind Map® in 8 Steps
Very clear, specific presentation, as well as being quite brief. - Mind Map
From wikipedia. Using mind maps, tools, guidelines, research and more. - Mindmaps Directory
A 39 page directory covering 500+ mind maps, some presented just as the diagram, others with additional information, some simple, some complex. Select via the image, or by tags. Some are also available as .pdf downloads. Covers all educational levels and samples from around the world [including Australia]. - Nominal Group Technique :
- Nominal Group Technique [1]
Fairly brief summary covering underlying principles, procedures and adaptation for either ill-structured problems or greater anonymity. - Nominal Group Technique [2]
Covers when to use it, how to understand it, examples of usage, step-by-step instruction and several variations on the theme. - Nominal Group Technique
[NGT] [1]
[Idea Creation Tools]
Covers description, when to use, procedure and considerations. Don’t forget to check the Read More link at the top, left, for links to related material/resources. - Nominal Group Technique [NGT] [2]
Discussion of background, then using an example to show how the process operates. - Role Playing :
- Role Play
‘In this article I will outline several reasons for using role play in the classroom and I will offer some tips for getting the most out of role play.’ - Role-Playing ExercisesDiscusses why and how you can use this, provides references and resource links and of special interest, a link to Detailed Instructions on Designing and Running Role-Playing Exercises.
- What is Role Playing ?
Of most value would be the links to resources, including downloadable .pdf/.doc resources. From Instructional Strategies Online.