Emotion is a strong word for a strong feeling in each and every one of us, what emotion do we want to portray in our classroom: Anger, contentment, excitement? According to Burmark, it is no surprise how students’ are emotionally distracted in our classroom every day having to deal with family lives that we may not be aware of that may be causing our students to be unable to succeed in our classrooms. (pg. 165) By finding a strong and positive emotion through our Powerpoints, teachers can change this emotion that is brought from home into fun, interesting and positive lessons. One of the primary purposes of an image in PowerPoint is to trigger emotions. If you want your emotional images to touch the hearts of your audience, make it the focal point. (http://www.presentation-process.com/powerpoint-images.html#.T0klWPmD_4s)
Burmark comments that it has finally been proven that our own emotions as teachers will reverberate throughout our classroom. (pg. 172) How true this is how some days nothing seems to go my way and it only takes one student to ask “Are you having a bad way?” The innocence of a child is all it takes to bring me back to the realization of my mood as I quickly change my attitude. If only we could all have that “child like” emotion of contentment everyday.
References:
Making Business Presentations Remarkable with Presentation Process. Presentation-Proccess.com, Step-By-Step Guide to Remarkable Presentations. (n.d.). Retrieved February 25, 2012, from http://www.presentation-process.com/powerpoint-images.html#.T0klWPmD_4s
Burmark, L. (2011). They Snooze You Lose: The educator’s guide to successful presentations. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass
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