In a group setting, you can help make everyone feel included.
Par Tony Knoderer
For any Kiwanis club, communication is crucial. Without a clear understanding, engagement and enthusiasm falter — whether the club is addressing the community or someone from the community is addressing the club.
Either way, you can make sure everyone feels included during a group presentation. These 10 tips can help account for a range of factors, from audiovisual needs to diverse cultural backgrounds:
- On slides, use font sizes 18-24 points or larger.
- Choisissez des polices de caractères courantes et faciles à lire, telles que Arial et Georgia.
- Le texte des diapositives doit être réduit au minimum (six à huit lignes par diapositive et pas plus de 30 mots).
- Rédiger des fragments de phrases, utiliser des mots-clés et des listes à puces.
- Évitez les couleurs criardes et les arrière-plans chargés.
- Stick with simple animations or don’t use them at all. Audience members with visual impairments or learning disabilities such as dyslexia could have trouble reading words that move.
- Utiliser un langage inclusif qui montre du respect pour toutes les personnes et toutes les cultures.
- Évitez le langage sexiste et les commentaires sexistes.
- Connaissez votre public - évitez les acronymes dans la mesure du possible et assurez-vous que les anecdotes ou l'humour sont adaptés à tous.
- Si vous utilisez un logiciel, activez les sous-titres automatiques, s'ils sont disponibles.
Of course, one way to avoid communication mishaps is to let at least one other member preview the presentation materials (such as a script and slide deck) and then provide feedback.
Similarly, ask a guest speaker to create those materials ahead of time for review. You might even consider having the speaker sign a basic agreement that outlines expectations.
We offer more guidance — including the tips above — in our downloadable information sheet, “How to Host Inclusive Presentations.” Download a copy and share it (or the webpage link) with fellow members!