- Kim Huynh Affiliate, College of Arts and Social Sciences
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Jessamy Perriam
Fellow, College of Systems & Society
About this KNoT
Preparation
- Bartlett A (n.d.) A white-label slide deck, alicebartlett.co.uk, A white-label slide deck, accessed 6 February 2020.
- Giles Turnbull (n.d.) ‘Presenting is performance’, Presenting is performance, accessed 30 October 2019.
- Matthew Sheret (n.d.) ‘Giving clear presentations’, Government Digital Service, Giving clear presentations, accessed 30 October 2019.
- Kim Huynh, SoCIETIE Acknowledgement of Country Toolkit (attached)
- Russell Davies (n.d.) ‘Doing the hard work to make it bearable’, 'Doing the hard work to make it bearable' (archived), accessed 30 October 2019a. —— (n.d.) ‘Doing the hard work to make it big’, 'Doing the hard work to make it big' (archived), accessed 30 October 2019b. —— (n.d.) ‘Doing the hard work to make it clear’, 'Doing the hard work to make it clear' (archived), accessed 30 October 2019c.
What You’ll Learn
- What makes a great and not so great presentation?
- What alternatives are there to leaning on a wall of text
- How to develop Acknowledgements of Country that are creative and connect with others.
- How to provide real feedback.
How to Complete This KNoT
- Show how will integrate the ideas and skills from the workshop into your learning portfolio presentation.
- Develop a series of Acknowledgements of Country.
Submit your Completion Task here:
Submit your completion task for this KNoT via the Qualtrics survey (ANU Login required). You have 10 calendar days after the KNoT to submit it.
Writing your reflection
Most completion tasks ask you to reflect on what you did. For example prompts, sentence starters, and what a strong reflection covers, see Guidance on Reflective Practice. Your completed tasks come together at the end of the semester in the KNoT Completion Evidence.
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Learn With Us
Presentations that Don’t Suck (and that are creative and connect with others)!
Um, ah, blank stares, death by bullet point — let's fix all of it, together.
Date: Wednesday 14 October 2026 1–4pm
Led by: Kim Huynh and Jessamy Perriam
Location: JoY: John Yencken [45], Ground Floor
Skills you’ll develop:
- Public Speaking
- Storytelling
- Self-Awareness
This is a workshop in the SoCIETIE Initiative: a 6-unit transdisciplinary course open to all students. You don’t need to be in the class to join. RSVP to secure your spot.
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Presentations that Don’t Suck (and that are creative and connect with others)!
Wed 14 Oct, 1pm · JoY: John Yencken
Led by Kim Huynh and Jessamy Perriam