Unit 12 presentation project
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This document provides guidance on developing and delivering effective presentations. It emphasizes that a good presentation requires planning and preparation, including researching the topic well, organizing the content logically, and rehearsing thoroughly. When presenting, it is important to consider the audience and tailor the presentation to them. Visual aids like PowerPoint should be used professionally and minimize excessive text or animations. Proper referencing of sources is also important. The document outlines best practices for structuring a presentation, including beginning with an attention-grabbing opener, using transitions between speakers, and closing with a concise summary and memorable final point. Overall, the key to success is practicing and developing variety in delivery.
Unit 12 presentation project
- 1. Unit 12 : Presentation project Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 3. Presentations Take Time • Your presentation has to be like an academic essay. • It must be Well researched Well organised Well rehearsed Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 4. Consider your audience • When you give a presentation you are taking people’s time. • Don’t waste it. Make it interesting Make it informative Make it worth listening to Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 5. Your audience changes your presentation • Present your major • What would the focus of your presentation be? • What kind of information would you include? • What kind of language would you use? • How formal would the presentation be? To high school students To university students To your lecturers To a possible employer Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 7. The Presentation Mix A good presentation How you sound How you look What you say • A good presentation is a combination of different factors. • It takes time to get each factor right. Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 8. How you look Making a first impression Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 9. Who would you believe? Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 10. Who would you believe? Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 11. Who would you believe? Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 12. A group presentation Look like a professional team Sound like a team Act like a team Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 13. Your PPT • Your PPT also has to look professional. No cartoons (no Hello Kitty) No spinning or bouncing animation No funny fonts Everything should have a purpose Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 15. General PPT Guidelines Don’t have too much information or too many images per slide Simple The style should be the same throughout the PPT Consistent Don’t have too much text. The audience is there to listen, not read Minimal Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 16. General PPT Guidelines Reference slide • Following APA style End slide • Thank you Body slides • 1 slide per minute Title Slide • Presentation title Your names Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 17. Referencing in a presentation • You need to reference in a presentation like you reference in an essay. Spoken Citations According to the National Ocean Service … A National Ocean Service report from 2014 found that … The WWF argues that … In 2016 the WWF announced that Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 18. Referencing in a presentation • You need to reference in a presentation like you reference in an essay. On-slide citations Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 19. Your Progress Presentation Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 20. Your progress presentation • You are going to give a progress presentation. • Approximately 1 minute per speaker. • If you use notes, you will have to submit them after your presentation. Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 21. Your audience will learn The focus of your presentation Your thesis What evidence you have so far What evidence you need to find What you need to do next Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 22. The Role of the Audience • Be respectful & pay attention • Make notes & ask questions Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 23. This Lesson • You are going to give a mini progress presentation (2 minutes). • You are ALL going to give the presentation. Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 24. Start planning What choices about the question have you made? What’s your working thesis? What evidence do you have? What’s the outline for your presentation? • You are going to present your progress at the end of this class (2 minutes per group). Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 25. A progress presentation • You are going to give another progress presentation. It will tell your audience what your final presentation will be about what you have already done to prepare your final presentation What sources you have what you still have to do Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 26. Develop Variety Don’t learn a script and ‘recite’ it. Have different ways of saying the same thing. Use different words to express the same idea Use a variety of language to say what you mean Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 27. Opening a Presentation Ask a question Give an interesting fact / piece of data Show a powerful picture (but not an offensive or disgusting one) Use a prop Tell a (short) meaningful anecdote Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 28. Presentation Transitions • Rehearse handing over from speaker-to- speaker • Orally • Physically Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai
- 29. Closing a Presentation Summarise your main points Reiterate your key message (like a thesis) Finish with a powerful point that the audience will remember, e.g. • A quote, A call to action, A prediction for the future Develop EAP – Bolster & Levrai