How to Present at a School Career Day

Your child's class has invited you to speak at their school career day. Presenting at a school career day can be educational and fun. Always consider the age and interests of your audience when planning your talk. Follow these tips to give an effective school career day presentation.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

1. Make your presentation age appropriate. An elementary class does not need to know medical or legal terminology. Talk to the class in terms that they can understand.
2. Bring show-and-tell type items. Kids love handling and exploring objects. Firemen can bring fire hats and doctors can bring stethoscopes. For a really exciting time, firemen, police and emergency workers can come in fire trucks, police cars and ambulances. Ask the school for permission to let the kids climb on the fire truck and examine the ambulance.
3. Involve the kids in a "Career for the Day" scenario. Teach the kids on their level how to do something in your field. An accountant could bring play money and have the kids count it. An engineer could bring building blocks and have the kids create a structure.
4. Allow time for questions. Invite the kids to ask questions about your line of work and answer honestly.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure that any objects you bring are safe for kids to handle.