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Self-audio-describe your presentations and teaching sessions to make them more accessible and inclusive. Some examples:
Rather than saying “As you can see here” try “On the left side of the screen is…”
Rather than saying “As you can see here” try “On the left side of the screen is…”
Rather than saying “For this equation, how would you approach solving it?” try “For this equation, 2y equals x + 19, how would you approach solving it?”
Rather than saying “What do you think of this?” try “This photo shows an 6 inch tall sculpture from Mayan history... what does the colour tell you?”
Rather than saying "What's the difference between these two?" try "There are 7 on the screen... what's the difference between the one at the top and the second one down?"
Rather than saying "Here's a photo of a quokka" try "Here's a photo of a quokka -- that's q u o k k a"
There is a LOT we can do to be better presenters and teachers when it comes to self-audio-describing the things we're presenting.
You can:
- be specific with what exactly you're pointing to on screen
- describe screenshots or photos you're using
You can:
- be specific with what exactly you're pointing to on screen
- describe screenshots or photos you're using
- spell out words on the screen that are commonly misspelled
- refer to figure numbers or even slide numbers to ensure people have multiple reference points to where you are in the presentation
- refer to figure numbers or even slide numbers to ensure people have multiple reference points to where you are in the presentation
All of these things help people keep up with the presentation, and benefit from the learning experiences that you're creating.
If you ask "What about this one?" while pointing at question 4, you might as well just say "What about question four?" so that all can benefit.
If you ask "What about this one?" while pointing at question 4, you might as well just say "What about question four?" so that all can benefit.
Not all will "keep up with the presentation" -- my wording there may have implied everyone could if you used the techniques I was sharing. That's not the case. They will help some people follow along better though.
For those that don't? online versions for review before/after.
For those that don't? online versions for review before/after.
