[nabs-l] Presentation Techniques

Thu Apr 5 18:57:45 UTC 2012

Thank you very much for your suggestion Arielle.
At present you are in the field of which I hope to become part of. 
A post graduate degree seems very likely, as I want to further my studies and possibly involve myself in the teaching profession. 

When I think about it, the activity of learning brail couldn't have come at a better time. 
My placement  is 4 months long and I will have a considerable amount of free time in the evenings, so I will certainly investigate this avenue further.

I guess I will arrange something involving the combination of JAWS, headphones, and a remote for changing the slides..... what can go wrong? lol 

Thank you once again and I wish you the best of luck in your studies.

Kindest regards,

Niall.

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 5, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Niall,
> I am a totally blind grad student and I regularly give research and
> teaching presentations. In my experience it is very hard to remember
> what I want to talk about without using Braille. If you plan to teach
> professionally or go to grad school, I would highly recommend taking a
> few months to teach yourself to read Braille, even just the alphabet
> or "Grade 1" Braille can be tremendously helpful. Hadley School for
> the Blind offers courses and will send you materials in the mail so
> you can learn the alphabet and practice at home. Even if you don't
> plan to teach after this semester, it will really help you in any job
> to know how to read and write Braille. You don't have to be a fast
> reader to use Braille for presentations; just having the notes there
> to jog your memory will keep you from getting tongue-tied or
> forgetting what you want to say.
> In the meantime while you are learning Braille, you can use JAWS with
> an earphone to listen to what's on each slide as you present it. I
> would suggest trying to install your personal copy of JAWS on the
> school's computer or installing a "demo" version. You shouldn't have a
> problem installing your licensed copy on both your school and home
> computers. If you can't do that, then talk to the college about
> bringing your laptop.
> Again, this isn't a great solution since you have to stop at the
> beginning of each slide, listen to JAWS read it to you and then say
> what you want to say. Braille is much much better. But JAWS can work
> in the short term.
> Best,
> Arielle
> 
> On 4/5/12, Niall Gallagher <niall.j.gallagher.91 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thank you for the suggestion of using large print. but my vision is at a
>> level that I cannot see any written materials.
>> I use JAWS on Windows and VoiceOver on Mac.
>> The college use windows and wont have JAWS available.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Apr 5, 2012, at 7:06 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> have someone turn slides for you. have a braille or large print copy of
>>> the slide you typed. when you want to turn slides,  just cue them to turn
>>> it.
>>> work from your prepared copy and you'll be fine.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Niall Gallagher
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 1:47 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Presentation Techniques
>>> 
>>> Sorry guys I didn't want to overwhelm with information, but seems I did
>>> the opposite :)
>>> I am visually impaired but it is to the extent to which I can't see Power
>>> Point slides or any presentation aids (flash cards etc).
>>> I use the screen reading package JAWS to create the initial presentation
>>> slideshow.
>>> 
>>> I expect not to have any screen reading software pre-installed on the
>>> computer I will be using in class.
>>> I could always use my own laptop, but that would mean changing the
>>> configuration of the projector cables the college has setup.
>>> 
>>> The presentation is going to be law based, which I studied last year, but
>>> I am unsure of the topic or any additional information about the
>>> tutorials.
>>> 
>>> I don't know or use brail, I primarily work with technology.
>>> 
>>> I guess what I'm thinking of is, when there is a slide on the projector
>>> screen, that they can see, what could I do in order to prompt or assist
>>> myself?
>>> 
>>> Hope this information helps you understand the situation.
>>> 
>>> Kindest regards,
>>> 
>>> Niall.
>>> On 5 Apr 2012, at 18:09, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Do you read Braille? If so, do you have a Braille note taking device?
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Niall Gallagher"
>>>> <niall.j.gallagher.91 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:32 AM
>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Presentation Techniques
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Everyone,,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am a 3rd Year college student in Ireland.
>>>>> As part of my studies, I must complete a work placement module
>>>>> A part of this module will involve working with a lecturer.
>>>>> Now, for my question, does anyone have any techniques that they may use
>>>>> for presentations?
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have presented in front of a class before, but it has been for a very
>>>>> brief period of time (no more than 10 minutes).
>>>>> These upcoming presentations will be tutorials (in excess of 30
>>>>> minutes).
>>>>> 
>>>>> I would appreciate any suggestions members of this list may have.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Kindest regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Niall.
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