Presentation skills training program for students of An Giang University
The Asia Foundation (TAF) collaborates with the Center of Education and Development (CED) to implement the 4-year and 5-year STEM scholarship programs of the Asia Foundation from 09/2022. The scholarship has been given to 80 first-year female students studying STEM-related majors (including Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) at An Giang University (40 students) and Can Tho University (40 students). The scholarship supports students until they graduate with the condition that they maintain their academic record as good or above (average score is 2.5 or higher each term). The scholarship supports 25.000.000VND/year/student to cover tuition at Can Tho University and An Giang University. In addition, the program also has financial support for equipping laptops to help with the achievement of the study requirement. Moreover, participation in soft-skills training programs and other activities will help students study effectively and improve self-development.
On April 16th 2022, the Asia Foundation and CED cooperated with An Giang University to organize a presentation skills training program for 40 An Giang University students who received STEM scholarships from the Asia Foundation.
The object of the program is to strengthen presentation skills for students who receive scholarships. Students within the scholarship program also have the opportunity to interact with each other.
The participants: Mr. Trinh Phuoc Nguyen, Lecturer of An Giang University; Ms. Dinh Kieu Nhung, Education Specialist, the Asia Foundation in Vietnam; Ms. Ha Thi Thuong, Education Officer, Center of Education and Development; 40 students from An Giang University who received the scholarship.
The content of the training program includes: introduction to presentation; the uses of presentation; means of communication; presentation; presentation skills; the presenter’s workload; preparation for the presentation; presentation opening; presentation ending; questioning skills; taking notes; and problem-solving skills; practice presentation.
After the program, the students understood and practiced completing presentations. They also learned: to use their strengths to compare to the strengths of others instead of using their shortcomings; to understand that content of the presentation is good but do not overdo it; to not talk too much without paying attention to the time; fascinating, helpful, easy-to-understand instructors; comments on the style of PowerPoint; It is necessary to be prepared in advance for all possible situations, to know the mistakes when presenting; how to prepare content for presentation, how to answer hard questions; I have improved my presentation skills and know how to create a better presentation; presentation and problem-solving during a presentation became easier.
