Confidence & Poise
• Stand Up!• Direct eye contact • Shoulders back • Hands out of pockets • Identify & eliminate nervous
tendencies • No presentation “crutches”
Confidence & Clarity
• YOU ARE THE EXPERT IN THE ROOM
• Worked on this topic all semester
• Speak with conviction
• No reading– Use Powerpoint as notes
• No presentation is perfect – don’t stress
• PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
Confidence & Appearance
• Perception is reality• Never undermine message• Looking good = easy money• If you don’t take yourself seriously• Semi-formal!
– Gentlemen: Shirt, Tie, Jacket and dress pants• No jeans or sneakers
– Ladies: Semi-formal blouse with sweater or jacket• Skirt or dark dress pants
Confidence & Showtime
• Display your personality
• Engage your audience
• Use two audio-visual aides to help you
• Keep it under 20 minutes– Audience snores are not good
• Give ‘em the Razzle Dazzle!
Introduction
• Grab the audience’s attention– Shock, Humor, Empathy, Thought
provoking???
• Give your audience a reason to pay attention– How will you make content relevant?
• Tell ‘em what you will tell ‘em– Presentation overview
• Set the stage for your presentation
Background Information
• Tell ‘em what you know
• Many different possible sources– Background research– Mentor discussions– Project experiences– Additional project research
• Sets stage for your conclusions
Thesis & Findings
• Tell ‘em what you think
• 5-6 slides focusing on findings & thesis– Each finding is separate slide– Pick most important 3-4 points of evidence– Prove your points to audience– Demonstrate your unique viewpoint
• Thesis: Before or after findings?– Your call
Project Plans
• Research answered the “why”
• Think about transition
• Now tell ‘em the “what”
• What was the project supposed to look like
• Specific vision & goals
• Outline of tasks
Project Results
• Tell ‘em what happened
• Results of the project
• Focus on:– What Happened?– What went right? – What went wrong?– Why it happened?– What did you learn from the experiences?
Tie it together
• Bring it back together
• Tie research into project
• Personal meaning here?
• How will you make content relevant?
Conclusion
• Tell ‘em what you already told ‘em
• Wrap up arguments / points of discussion
• Synthesize ideas into your own conclusions
• Extend audience’s knowledge – challenge
• Leave ‘em wanting more
Schedule
• Powerpoint week before – Two class periods before rough draft
• Powerpoint rough draft – First week of May
• Presentation practice – After rough draft due
• Emphasis to work on powerpoint IN CLASS– Project work = OUT OF CLASS!
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