Isaac Castillo is leading a 3-part series about public speaking skills and nonverbal communication for evaluators. Isaac has taught public speaking and debate at the high school and college levels, and he was an All American debater before entering the evaluation field. I hope you enjoy reading his third post. — Ann Emery ——————————————– Part 3: Is Your Audience [...]
Adventures of a Nonprofit and Foundations Evaluator: Is Your Audience on Facebook? [Guest post by Isaac Castillo]
August 9, 2012 By
Adventures of a Nonprofit and Foundations Evaluator: And then he flashed a slide that made the whole room gasp… [Guest post by Jen Hamilton]
August 7, 2012 By
Today’s guest post is from Jen Hamilton, a.k.a. superwoman. Jen is an experienced evaluator, the communications committee co-chair for the Eastern Evaluation Research Society, and, perhaps officially now, an evaluation blogger. Check out Jen’s previous posts about the magical ingredient in potent presentations and evaluation theory. Enjoy! Ann Emery ————————————————————————– After writing my previous guest [...]
Adventures of a Nonprofit and Foundations Evaluator: Movement as Speech: 3-Part Series on Nonverbal Communication [Guest post by Isaac Castillo]
July 13, 2012 By
Isaac Castillo is leading a 3-part series about public speaking skills and nonverbal communication for evaluators. Isaac has taught public speaking and debate at the high school and college levels, and he was an All American debater before entering the evaluation field. He writes, “When presenting in person, many people focus intently on what they will say [...]
Adventures of a Nonprofit and Foundations Evaluator: Getting Handy in Your Presentation: 3-Part Series on Nonverbal Communication [Guest post by Isaac Castillo]
July 10, 2012 By
Isaac Castillo is leading a 3-part series about public speaking skills and nonverbal communication for evaluators. Isaac has taught public speaking and debate at the high school and college levels, and he was an All American debater before entering the evaluation field. He writes, “When presenting in person, many people focus intently on what they will [...]
Adventures of a Nonprofit and Foundations Evaluator: The Volume of Your Presentation [Guest post by Isaac Castillo]
June 21, 2012 By
I’m getting excited for the American Evaluation Association’s Potent Presentations Initiative because it will offer training on messaging, design, and delivery to help evaluators transform into rockstar presenters. Although many of us are beginners at delivering presentations, others are veterans or experts. Today I’ve invited one of my favorite expert-level presenters, Isaac Castillo, to share some of his [...]
Adventures of an Internal Evaluator: “We are seeing the same thing:” Potent presenters connect with their audience [Guest post by Mika Yoder Yamashita]
May 15, 2012 By
As part of the American Evaluation Association’s Potent Presentations Initiative, I’ve been asking people to think about some of the most effective presentations they’ve seen (conference presentations, grad school classes, webinars, you name it). I hope you enjoy reading Mika Yoder Yamashita’s explanation about the best presentation she’s seen. Mika’s my evaluation friend from the Washington [...]