Comments on: When Your Audience Disagrees with Your Presentation http://philhart.edublogs.org/2009/06/20/when-your-audience-disagrees-with-your-presentation/ Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:17:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Sue Waters http://philhart.edublogs.org/2009/06/20/when-your-audience-disagrees-with-your-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Sue Waters Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:51:52 +0000 http://philhart.edublogs.org/?p=33#comment-24 Interesting.... and now pondering what it might have been that you were both discussing. Not that this might help because I don't know the full situation. But my view is that I don't see myself as a presenter, I'm a facilitator, and as such I don't stress about feeling like I need to have all the answers. In many ways I'm happy if people challenge my thoughts because its my learning and makes me reflect more. In this type of situation I would normally handle it by saying thanks for sharing, I will look into it and get back to everyone later. Exactly how you did. Interesting…. and now pondering what it might have been that you were both discussing.

Not that this might help because I don’t know the full situation. But my view is that I don’t see myself as a presenter, I’m a facilitator, and as such I don’t stress about feeling like I need to have all the answers. In many ways I’m happy if people challenge my thoughts because its my learning and makes me reflect more.

In this type of situation I would normally handle it by saying thanks for sharing, I will look into it and get back to everyone later. Exactly how you did.

]]> By: shellterrell http://philhart.edublogs.org/2009/06/20/when-your-audience-disagrees-with-your-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-23 shellterrell Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:29:07 +0000 http://philhart.edublogs.org/?p=33#comment-23 Thanks for bringing up this very important topic of handling disagreements with students. I teach adult English language learners; therefore, disagreement is a norm in the class! Your three suggestions of how to handle the situation are examples of constructive ways to handle the situation. Moreover, researching the topic is very important. I try not to be combative but respectful. I check my sources and sometimes I have found where the student is coming from. I make sure to address this in an additional class. However, sometimes students will stick to their guns. At this point I do not force the issue. I move on. Thanks for bringing up this very important topic of handling disagreements with students. I teach adult English language learners; therefore, disagreement is a norm in the class! Your three suggestions of how to handle the situation are examples of constructive ways to handle the situation. Moreover, researching the topic is very important. I try not to be combative but respectful. I check my sources and sometimes I have found where the student is coming from. I make sure to address this in an additional class. However, sometimes students will stick to their guns. At this point I do not force the issue. I move on.

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