Salam Untuk Pelajar dan Ibu Bapa,

Saya mula mempelajari Mind Map / Peta Minda / Lakaran Idea sekitar 2007, seterusnya mengaplikasikan teknik ini secara serius selepas mendapat latihan intensif di ‘Kem Transformasi’ anjuran Adam Khoo Learning Technology dari Singapura (2008). Menyedari Lakaran Idea memberi kesan hebat dalam proses pembelajaran dan kehidupan harian, tetapi masih belum digunakan begitu meluas di kalangan pelajar, maka saya mengambil inisiatif untuk mengadakan previu percuma untuk para pelajar dan ibu bapa.

Lakaran Idea telah membantu saya untuk mencapai kejayaan cemerlang dalam PMR dan SPM, dalam masa yang sama terus aktif dalam pelbagai kegiatan ko-kurikulum, kelab, sukan, menguasai bahasa Jepun dan bekerja sambilan (setiap Jumaat dan Sabtu, cuti awam dan cuti sekolah).

Kawan kawan agak cemburu apabila melihat saya tidak perlu ke kelas tuisyen tetapi masih mampu melonjak dari kedudukan 80 dan muncul sebagai salah seorang penerima anugerah pelajar cemerlang SPM 2009 dan pelajar Melayu terbaik di SMJK Chung Cheng, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Terima kasih kepada Lakaran Idea yang menjadi rahsia kejayaan ini, kerana saya adalah satu satunya pelajar Tingkatan 5 Yakin yang tidak membazirkan masa, tenaga dan wang menghadiri kelas tuisyen di luar sekolah.

Atas rasa syukur dan terima kasih, saya ingin berkongsi pengalaman ini dengan mereka yang berminat untuk mencapai kejayaan cemerlang dengan kaedah yang lebih mudah dan seronok serta menjimatkan masa, tenaga dan wang tanpa tuisyen. Sila daftar online sekarang.

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Better Public Speaking and Presentation


Ensure Your Words Are Always Understood

Think of the last really memorable talk or presentation that you attended. Now, was that easy to do, or did you really have to rack your brains to remember one? Sadly, too many presentations are easy to forget. And that's a big problem because the only reason the presenter gave the talk was to communicate something to you!
However, there are three basic things that you can do to ensure that your verbal messages are understood – and remembered – time and time again.
Although somewhat obvious and deceptively simple, these are:
  • Understand the purpose of the presentation
  • Keep the message clear and concise
  • Be prepared
  • Be vivid when delivering the message

Understand what you want to achieve

Before you start working on your talk or presentation, it's vital that you really understand what you want to say, who you want to tell and why they might want to hear it. To do this, ask yourself: Who? What? How? When? Where? Why?
Who are you speaking to? What are their interests, presuppositions and values? What do they share in common with others; how are they unique?
What do you wish to communicate? One way of answering this question is to ask yourself about the ‘success criteria’. How do you know if and when you have successfully communicated what you have in mind?
How can you best convey your message? Language is important here, as are the nonverbal cues discussed earlier. Choose your words and your nonverbal cues with your audience in mind. Plan a beginning, middle and end. If time and place allow, consider and prepare audio-visual aids.
When? Timing is important here. Develop a sense of timing, so that your contributions are seen and heard as relevant to the issue or matter at hand. There is a time to speak and a time to be silent. ‘It’s better to be silent than sing a bad tune.’
Where? What is the physical context of the communication in mind? You may have time to visit the room, for example, and rearrange the furniture. Check for availability and visibility if you are using audio or visual aids.
Why? In order to convert hearers into listeners, you need to know why they should listen to you – and tell them if necessary. What disposes them to listen? That implies that you know yourself why you are seeking to communicate – the value or worth or interest of what you are going to say.

Keep it simple

When it comes to wording your message, less is more. You're giving your audience headlines. They don't need to and are usually not expecting to become experts on the subject as a result of hearing your talk.
If you're using slides, limit the content of each one to a few bullet points, or one statement or a very simple diagram

Be prepared

Preparation is underrated. In fact, it is one of the most important factors in determining your communication successes. When possible, set meeting times and speaking and presentation times well in advance, thus allowing yourself the time you need to prepare your communications, mindful of the entire communication process (source, encoding, channel, decoding, receiver, feedback and context). By paying close attention to each of these stages and preparing accordingly, you ensure your communications will be more effective and better understood.
Of course, not all communications can be scheduled. In this case, preparation may mean having a good, thorough understanding of the office goings-on, enabling you to communicate with the knowledge you need to be effective, both through verbal and written communications.

Unforgettable delivery

Your delivery of your speech or presentation will make or break it, no matter how well you've prepared and crafted your clear, concise message. Some useful tips for keeping your presentation vivid include:
  • Use examples to bring your points to life
  • Keep your body language up-beat – don't stay stuck behind a rostrum
  • Don't talk to fast. Less is more here too. Pauses are effective.
  • Use a variety of tones of voice
  • Use visual aids.

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