This presentation series is pretty simple. It’s a place for evaluators of all skill levels to share their expertise, work, and ideas with other evaluators.
Each session will include:
- Two 15 minute presentations.
- Time for some questions.
- Probably some casual banter.
When will the sessions be held?
- I want to do at least monthly, and might do more if I have enough presenters.
- I’m on the East Coast in the US and prefer to host sessions midweek (Tuesday – Thursday) between 10AM EST – 3PM EST.
- But ultimately, it depends on the presenters.
- I try to make it as accessible to everyone as possible, but I reach a global audience. When most Californians are starting work, evaluators in Nairobi are eating dinner, many in Mumbai are going to bed, and people in Aukland have been snoozing for awhile.
Will this cost money to attend or present?
- No, this series is both hosted and sponsored by me, Chris Lysy.
- Want to help me out? Help me find a client who will pay me to run their organization’s internal evaluation community of practice. Send them here > freshspectrum.com/consulting.
Will the presentations be recorded?
- Yes, and then eventually posted to YouTube.
- But attending live will be way more fun.
How do I learn about upcoming sessions?
- Easy, just join the FreshSpectrum Community and you’ll get emails whenever there is a session planned.
Presenters Wanted.
Want an opportunity to share your evaluation expertise without even having to leave your office?
What I’m looking for:
15-minute presentations on anything you’ve learned that other evaluators would find valuable – with or without slides, your choice.
What these presentations could look like:
- Teach us something,
- Share a lesson that was hard learned,
- Give us insight into how you overcame a challenge,
- Let us know about new methods you’ve discovered,
- Teach us a new framework you created,
- Show us new tech that has changed the way you work,
- Simply tell a story.
Who is in the audience:
Your audience will include evaluators from around the world. Experience levels will vary, but most will be practitioners and many might not even formally call themselves evaluators.
Presentation tips:
- Prepare like you’re presenting to a small group of colleagues.
- Be informal, more like a freshman high school teacher than a graduate school professor.
- It’s okay to share failures, or challenges not yet overcome.
- 15 minutes goes quickly, only enough time for 1-3 major key points.
- It’s kind of like a baby TED talk but with less required prep.
- If you use slides, try to go visual with minimal text.
- Rule of thumb, 10-15 slides at most,
- You can also have no slides or just 1 or 2.
- Slides not screen shares. To demo stuff, create a deck of screenshots.
What the process looks like:
- Fill out the form.
- I’ll reach out and let you know if I think it’s a good fit (and if not, I’ll tell you why).
- If yes, you’ll be invited to a pre-session prep call with me and possibly other presenters.
- You don’t have to share your slides with me in advance, unless you want to.
- On the day of the session, you’ll have a 15 minute block of time.
- We should have about 5 minutes or so for questions.
Ready to share your idea with me?
Don’t worry if it’s not fully developed. And sharing an idea does mean you’re required to present.
Just fill out this Google Form.
