Presentations 101 (last changed: April 2010) 1 OMNILORE Presentations 101 The Workshop September...

Presentations 101 (last changed: April 2010) 1

OMNILORE

Presentations 101The Workshop

September 2010


Workshop Outline• Why Give a Presentation• Topic Selection• Information Sources• Presentation Aids Available• Tips For Success

• PowerPoint presentation guidelines• Thoughts from the Panel of Experts• Is Help Available?• Questions and Discussion


Why Give A Presentation• Personal Involvement in the Class

• Opportunity for In-Depth Research

• Subject of Special Interest

• Present a Different View of the Subject

• Learn New Presentation Skills

• Facilitate Discussion

Essence of a Presentation: Added ValueBring new information related to the S/DG subject matter to your classmates. Stimulate discussion.


Topic Selection

• Something that has always interested you

• A subject from your class book selection

• Something from your experiences

• Something you know nothing about

• Suggestions from Class Coordinator or Classmates


Information Sources Your Personal Experience

• I’ve been there• I did that for 30 years

Local Libraries• Torrance, RB, PV, San Pedro, CSUDH• On line Databases• Expert Help from Reference Desk

The Internet• Google, Yahoo, Ask.com• Images and Subjects

The Class Book Selection Personal Interviews


Presentation Aids Available• None Required – often helpful; a purely oral

presentation can work, but don't just read a script...• Something to Demonstrate or Illustrate the Topic• Blackboard or Butcher Paper Flip Charts• Handouts – Illustrations, Maps, Outline, Discussion

Questions• The Projector• The Desk Top Presenter• The Portable Computer & DVD Player• Each Classroom has Wireless Internet• The “Boom –Box” CD & Audio Cassette Player• Something Unique to your Presentation


Tips For Success

1. Maps and Illustrations always help explain a point


Electoral Votes – No Contest


Muscle Shoals munitions plant became a chemical plant manufacturing fertilizers and the hydro plant generated power for 7 states.

Project expanded to 34 dams under TVA control and played a role in flood control, irrigation and navigation.

Muscle Shoals


Tips For Success


2. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words


Let's Take a Tour of the Park


1932 Presidential Election• Franklin D Roosevelt

• Democrat – New York• John Nance Garner VP• 22.8 Million votes• 58%

• Herbert Hoover • Republican – California• Charles Curtis VP• 15.7 Million votes• 39%


Balto the Heroic Sled Dog

• Dedicated to the sled dogs that carried antitoxins to the stricken city of Nome in the winter of 1925

• Located on the main path leading north from the Children’s Zoo


Tips For Success


2. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

3. Cartoons and Drawings are always interesting


Tips For Success

1. Maps and Illustrations always help explain a point2. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words3. Cartoons and Drawings are always interesting

4. Demonstrations are Great – Musical Instrument or Movie Scene

5. Role Playing or Acting out a scene from a play – Costumes are fun

6. Distribute Discussion Topics/Questions in advance


PowerPoint Guidelines (1)• Typical presentation speed is ~ 3 minutes per chart ...• Use font size at least 18 for readability; 24 or larger is better

• Headings should be even larger (and/or bold)

• Arial (or Arial Black) is easiest to read on the screen• Use color, but judiciously • Bullets & enumerated lists are better than paragraphs

• Maximum 5 – 7 bullets per chart• Limit bullets to one or two lines each (5-15 words)• Put major/summary points in bullets; elaborate orally ...

Never read all your bullet points verbatim

Often, LESS is MORE


PowerPoint Guidelines (2)• Jazz up your charts to catch audience’s attention

• Display your PPT presentation via laptop cabled to the projector

• Always bring a full-sized printed copy of your presentation

• Backup: Display via DESKTOP PRESENTER

• Try Some Advanced PowerPoint Features:

• hyperlinks to web pages: http://Omnilore.org• Add music, other sounds, …

• Animations (incrementally display chart; moving graphics)


PowerPoint Guidelines (3): BACKUP Charts

• Jazz up your charts to hold your audience’s attention: All previous tips about maps, images, & other graphics apply.

• Grab owl logo from Omnilore website for your Master slide (downloadable graphic available under “Announcements”).

• But, white space is good too.

• Display your presentation using your own laptop, or Omnilore's laptop, cabled to the projector

• Bring your file on a memory stick or disc to transfer to Omnilore’s laptop. Copy to laptop’s desktop for better execution speed.

• Remember to start up the laptop before inserting the memory stick.• Else you risk confusing the laptop’s operating system startup.

• Alternatively, print a full-sized copy of your presentation and use the DESKTOP PRESENTER to show it

• ALWAYS bring a printed-out hard copy as a backup because laptops occasionally fail to connect, but the Desktop Presenter “never fails.”

• Blah, blah, blah et al etc., etc. …

Put presentation details (or your script) on BACKUP Charts at the end of your PPT file. Show only if discussion takes you down that path.

too wordy to read verbatim


Examples of Subjects for Discussion

• Do you see any similarities in the economy of 1933 and today and the corrective actions taken??

• Did the Repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 influence the current Financial Crisis??

• How did FDR get such radical legislation through Congress in only 100 days??

• Can we apply any of the lessons of 1933 Economic fixes to today??

• Did the New Deal end the Great Depression??

•What was the author’s comment on page 45?


Panel of Experts• Howard Korman

• Academy Award – Best Musical Presentation 2008• Class Coordinator of the Year 2006

• 2nd Place Best Refreshments 2007

• Carol Simone• Golden Globe – Best Art Work in an Omnilore

Presentation 2008• Best Omnilore Chicago Transplant 2007• 2006 Best Recovering Teacher Award• Chicago Citizen of the Year --1986


One-on-One Presentation Help• Burt Cutler (310) 541-8973 [email protected]• Laura Guneau (310) 318-1163 [email protected]• Blanche Herring (323) 660-2648 [email protected]• Dick Johnson (310) 891-0819 [email protected]• Howard Korman (310) 373-2442 [email protected]• Mary Golob (310) 545-8723 [email protected]• Kit Bell (310) 831-5490 [email protected]• Ruth Hart (310) 375-1851 [email protected]• Hal Hart (310 375-1851 [email protected]


• Questions – Comments – Suggestions

• Enjoy Omnilore in 2010

• Enjoy your Presentations

• Store electronic presentations in your SDG's folder on the Omnilore website

• Nominate best presentations you see/hear for “Showcase” awards (part of SDG evaluations at end of trimester)

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