Article: Your objective may be to teach a concrete skill, such as how to create and save documents in a word processing application. Or your aim may be to deliver general information or guidance about a specific topic, such as painting or creative writing. Regardless of the focus, it's important to define the objective first. When teaching a particular skill, for example, understanding the participants' needs concerning skill level and learning pace will assist you in delivering appropriate content. The more you tailor the workshop to your audience, the more effective the workshop will be. Create an introduction. Decide how you will introduce yourself, the topic and the participant members. List the skills and/or topics you will cover. Create a comprehensive bulleted list. Include subtopics, as needed. Decide on the order of the topics. Move the most important skills or information to the early part of the workshop. Depending on the subject of the workshop, it may also be useful to introduce and build on each topic, beginning with the simplest or most straight forward topic and concluding with the more difficult or complex topic. Determine ground rules for the workshop. Rules or guidelines such as only one person speaks at a time or raising a hand to speak, as well as shutting off any cellphones or distracting devices are good to establish at the onset of the workshop. Decide how you will wrap up the workshop. You might include a short review of learned skills, announce the next level in a series of workshops and/or implement a participant feedback form. For particularly complicated topics or skills, allot a sufficient amount of time in case participants get stuck or have questions. It is also important to factor in scheduled breaks during the workshop to give the participants a chance to go to the bathroom or stretch their legs. Rehearsal is an important part of the workshop preparation process. Present your information to colleagues, friends or relatives ahead of time, and ask them to give you feedback on the clarity and effectiveness of your presentation.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Define the objective of the workshop. Determine the needs of workshop participants. Create an outline for your workshop presentation. Assign an estimated length of time to each item on the outline. Once you complete your outline, practice giving your workshop presentation.
Article: Sentences that use passive voice are much wordier than sentences that use active voice. In active voice, the subject of the sentence is doing the action. For example, "The paper was completed before the deadline by Jessica" is wordier than "Jessica completed her paper before the deadline." Expletives like "there is" and "there are" are wordy. They are also a weak way to start a sentence. Instead, be more direct.For example, instead of saying "There are a lot of people around the world that love chocolate," say, "People around the world love chocolate."
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Use active voice. Omit expletives.
Article: Use a sharp chef's knife or serrated knife. Cut an X shape into the flat side, or belly, of the chestnuts. Cut as deeply as you can without cutting the chestnut into pieces. Wear rubber or leather gloves while you cut to avoid cutting yourself because chestnuts can be slippery. Put the chestnuts in single layer in a glass baking dish. It doesn't matter if the chestnuts are touching, but they should not be on top of each other. Cover the dish with a layer of waxed paper. Put the glass dish covered with wax paper into the microwave. The chestnuts are ready when the shells start to pull back. You can microwave the chestnuts for a minute more if the shells haven't pulled back after 6 minutes. Allow the chestnuts to cool for a minute because they may be very hot after removing them from the microwave. Use a small, but sharp knife to peel off shells and as much of the inner brown skins as possible. This may take some effort, so work slowly and carefully in order to avoid injury.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Make an X on the belly of the chestnut. Put the chestnuts in a glass baking dish. Microwave the chestnuts on high for 6 minutes. Use a knife to remove the shells.