2020 Global Education Conference Presenter Resources
We invite presenters to explore the resources below for help as you prepare your session. Resources are organized by session format and will help you ensure your session is an engaging and informative experience for conference participants.
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Ignite Talks
Ignite talks are 7-minute, timed and automated presentations (20 slides, 20 seconds per slide). This format provides presenters with a structure that helps them focus on key points and design slides that communicate through visuals and minimal text. Proposals using this format are grouped with 1-3 other ignite talks that focus on interconnected topics to form one 60-minute session. For information and tips to design a session in this format, watch the following recording from a webinar we recently had with some of your fellow conference presenters and explore the other resources below.
Session Design Resources
Ignite Talk Session Design Webinar PowerPoint
Ignite Talk Session Script Template
Ignite Talk Session Format Toolkit
Audience Engagement Techniques Toolkit
Online Resources for Ignite Talk Presenters
Ignite Talk PowerPoint How-To Video
Pecha Kucha Official Website
Hate Long, Rambling Speeches? Try Pecha-Kucha - NPR Article
How to Make a Pecha Kucha Video
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Panel discussions
Panels are designed to present multiple viewpoints and perspectives on a single topic. Sessions using this format are strongly encouraged to include panelists from different sectors, agencies, implementing partners, or partner country governments. For information and tips to design a session in this format, watch the following recording from a webinar we recently had with some of your fellow conference presenters and explore the other resources below.
Session Design Resources
Panel Discussion Session Design Webinar PowerPoint
Panel Discussion Session Format Toolkit
Audience Engagement Techniques Toolkit
Online Resources for Panel Presenters
Make Your Next Panel Discussion More Compelling - Stanford Business
How Not to Run a Panel - The Atlantic
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Fail Fests
Short (no more than 10-minute) presentations designed to embrace the learning value of taking risks. Presenters will share a story that celebrates a risk they have taken in their work which did not pan out as hoped, but nonetheless led to valuable learning. Each fail fest is paired 1-3 other fail fest stories that focus on interconnected topics to form one 60-minute session. For information and tips to design a session in this format, watch the following recording from a webinar we recently had with some of your fellow conference presenters and explore the other resources below.
Session Design Resources
Fail Fest Session Design Webinar PowerPoint
Fail Fest Session Format Toolkit
Audience Engagement Techniques Toolkit
Online Resources for Fail Fest Presenters
Fail Fest FAQs
Why Failure is the Foundation of Innovation - Inc.
8 Ways Smart People Use Failure to Their Advantage - LinkedIn
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Fireside Chats
In this format, a guest is interviewed by another person (talk show/podcast style) to uncover key elements of the guest's story and knowledge, while also turning to the audience for their questions and comments to help guide the conversation. This is an ideal format for a deep dive into one (or two) person's expertise, insights, and experience with a particular topic. For information and tips to design a session in this format, watch the following recording from a webinar we recently had with some of your fellow conference presenters and explore the other resources below.
Session Design Resources
Fireside Chat Session Design Webinar PowerPoint
Fireside Chat Session Format Toolkit
Audience Engagement Techniques Toolkit
Online Resources for Fireside Chat Presenters
Why and How to Organize Fireside Chats at Your Event - Medium
Barbara Walters Interview - The Art of the Interview
The Art of Powerful Questions: Catalyzing Insight, Innovation, and Action by Eric E. Vogt, Juanita Brown, and David Isaacs (PDF)
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POSTER/VISUAL PRESENTATION
Posters or other visual displays share research findings and methodology, a learning, a framework, or a visual story about a particular topic. Four visual displays at a time will be set up in the venue’s gallery space on a given day. During three 30-minute break periods, attendees will be encouraged to walk the space, converse with the designers, and share ideas as they circulate. For information and tips to design a session in this format, watch the following recording from a webinar we recently had with some of your fellow conference presenters and explore the other resources below.
Session Design Resources
Poster/Visual Presentation Session Design Webinar PowerPoint
Poster/Visual Presentation Session Format Toolkit
Audience Engagement Techniques Toolkit