{"id":2269,"date":"2018-03-15T05:33:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T13:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/iiqbal\/?p=2269"},"modified":"2018-03-15T05:33:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T13:33:57","slug":"dont-end-with-qa-when-giving-a-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/iiqbal\/2018\/03\/15\/dont-end-with-qa-when-giving-a-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t end with Q&A when giving a presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I recently had the pleasure of presenting on the topic of peer review of teaching<\/a> at the “Valuing Teaching<\/a>” series organized by Simon Fraser University.<\/p>\n

As I planned for that presentation, I recalled a tip I read in Steal the Show<\/a> by author Michael Port. In that book, Port\u00a0suggests that one should not close a presentation with the question and answer period (Q&A)<\/em>. He cautions that putting the Q&A at the end can result in loss of control for the speaker. Specifically, someone may take things in a direction you did not intend the presentation to go, the main point of your session might get lost on the audience, and\/or people may sneak off.\u00a0 In a nutshell: you lose your\u00a0opportunity for a\u00a0 strong close.<\/p>\n

Port recommends that the Q&A period be inserted before the end of the presentation. This allows you (the opportunity) to finish strong!\u00a0 [For some funny–but familiar–examples of how ‘not to end’, read Chris Anderson’s, Curator for Ted Talks, short\u00a0article here<\/a>].<\/p>\n

For some good tips on ‘ending your presentation with style’, see this blog post by <\/a>Jesmine Moon. Moon includes examples of each:<\/p>\n