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PowerPoint issue presentation
(groups of 3)
100 points
5 minutes
no questions
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1/27 |
Prepare a presentation on an
issue regarding PowerPoint that is important for classmates to consider.
Your presentation will be graded on the following criteria:
- Your topic is relevant to
classmates' needs.
- You explain your topic in
enough detail for your audience to understand your information.
- You use PowerPoint effectively.
- You speak clearly.
- You make eye contact with
audience.
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Presentation
1: Informative Presentation (individual)
Analysis of audience and purpose
(50 pts.)
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T 2/17
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You can refer to p. 57 and
64 in your textbook for other versions of these analysis questions.
Answer the following questions
to analyze your audience and purpose:
- What type of audience will
you be speaking to? How will your audience affect the way you design
and deliver your presentation?
- What are some demographic
and other features about your audience? How will demographics, etc.
affect the way you design and deliver your presentation?
- What are issues about your
audience as a group that are important for you to know? How will these
issues affect the way you design and deliver your presentation?
- What is the primary purpose
of your presentation?
- What are the secondary purposes
of your presentation?
- What are some features central
to the context or situation of your presentation?
- What other information would
be useful to you as you prepare your presentation?
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Presentation
1:
Annotated bibliography (50 pts.)
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Th 2/19
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Include the following information
in your annotated bibliography:
- Full citation of source
in MLA or other standard citation style.
- Brief summary of information
on source in approximately 100 words.
- Brief explanation of how
this source will be useful to you in your presentation.
Annotate 3 sources that you
will use to prepare your presentation.
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Presentation
1:
Oral presentation ( 50 pts.)
5 minutes
no questions
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Your oral presentation will
be graded on the following criteria:
- Begins with a strong introduction.
- States your viewpoint up
front.
- Explains your topic clearly.
- Provides effective visuals.
- Has clear organization.
- Ends with strong conclusion.
- Is appropriate for audience
and purpose.
- Uses PowerPoint in a professional
manner.
- Uses clear speaking style.
- Maintains good eye contact.
- Stays within 5-minute limit.
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Presentation
2: How-to Presentation (groups of 2)
Analysis of audience and purpose
(50 pts.)
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Th 3/4
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Make your presentation explain
how to use a feature of some software that is useful for giving oral presentations.
Answer the following questions
to analyze your audience and purpose:
- What is your presentation
topic? What's technical about your topic?
- Why is this an appropriate
topic for your audience?
- What does your audience
already know about your topic?
- What does your audience
need to learn about your topic that they don't already know? How will
this affect the way you design and deliver your presentation?
- What are the primary and
secondary purposes for choosing your particular topic for this presentation?
How will you accomplish your purposes through your presentation?
- What's significant about
this topic for your audience? How would you answer the "So what?"
question?
- What are some features that
are important for you to consider in situation surrounding your presentation?
How will you work with or compensate for those features?
- What other information will
be useful to you to consider as you prepare your presentation?
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Presentation
2:
Oral presentation (150 pts.)
10 minutes
Q&A
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On the day you present, turn
in copies of your handouts, and post in WebCT an annotated bibliography
of the research you used.
Your oral presentation will
be graded on the following criteria:
- Begins with a strong introduction.
- Analyzes task that audience
is to perform.
- Explains with the correct
level of instruction.
- Provides effective visuals.
- Has clear organization.
- Ends with strong conclusion.
- Is appropriate for audience
and purpose.
- Uses PowerPoint in a professional
manner.
- Uses clear speaking style.
- Maintains good eye contact.
- Stays within 10-minute limit.
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Presentation
3: Strategy or Action Presentation (individual)
Analysis of audience and purpose
(50 pts.)
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T 3/30
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Answer the following questions
to analyze your audience and purpose:
- What problem will you address
in this presentation? What's technical about this problem?
- Why is this problem significant
for your audience?
- What solution will you offer
for this problem?
- Why will this solution be
persuasive to your audience? What will you do in your presentation to
make your point convincingly?
- How will you build credibility
for yourself in this presentation? Why should your audience believe
you and accept your solution?
- What are the primary and
secondary purposes for choosing your particular topic for this presentation?
How will you accomplish your purposes through your presentation?
- What are some features that
are important for you to consider in situation surrounding your presentation?
How will you work with or compensate for those features?
- What other information would
be useful to you as you prepare your presentation?
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Presentation
3:
Oral presentation (150 pts.)
10 minutes
Q&A
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Th 4/1
T 4/6
Th 4/8
T 4/13
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On the day you present, turn
in copies of your handouts, and post in WebCT an annotated bibliography
of the research you used.
Your oral presentation will
be graded on the following criteria:
- Begins with a strong introduction.
- Presents problem and solution.
- Addresses reasons why other
solutions won't work.
- Provides effective visuals.
- Has clear organization.
- Ends with strong conclusion.
- Is appropriate for audience
and purpose.
- Uses PowerPoint in a professional
manner.
- Uses clear speaking style.
- Maintains good eye contact.
- Stays within 10-minute limit.
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Presentation
4:
Oral presentation (200 pts.)
12 minutes
Q&A
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Your oral presentation
will be graded on the following criteria:
- Presents technical topic
that is relevant and interesting to audience members.
- Begins with a strong introduction.
- Has clear organization.
- Ends with strong conclusion.
- Foregrounds content.
- Provides opportunities for comparisons and/or analysis of information.
- Does not use PowerPoint
bullets, except for possibly advanced organizer slide.
- Uses media in a creative
way to engage audience members and interact with them.
- Is appropriate in style
and tone for audience and purpose.
- Is presented in a professional
manner to encourage interaction with audience (speaking style and eye
contact).
- Stays within 12-minute limit.
- Answers questions thoroughly.
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