Chapter 19 Designing Presentations Oral Presentations Consider you

Chapter 19 Designing Presentations

Oral Presentations • • Consider you purpose Consider your audience Narrow your scope Make a barebones outline

Speaker Notes • • Opening line Preview statement Word-for-word statements Supporting points and important evidence Transitions Memory prompts Reminders to use visual aids

Engaging your audience • • • Eye contact Vary pitch of your voice Speak loudly Articulate Slow down

Multimedia Presentations • • Text to a minimum Readable font Light background with dark font or dark background with light font Color scheme indicative of purpose Use audio/video/animation in moderation Be consistent with font, color, and layout Avoid slow/overly complex transitions and distracting sounds

Some Free Tools • • • Powerpoint Prezi Google Slides/Presentations Keynote Impress Haiku Deck • • Slide Dog Ahead Vu. Vox Reveal. js/Slides. com

Unit 6: Final Draft • • • a working title that clearly connects to your paper a strategy for introducing your paper that draws in your reader a clear thesis statement coherent organization a use of primary sources (the film/TV show) and secondary sources (background, competing perspectives, and perspectives in agreement with their topic) that is in accordance with information literacy standards • a concluding strategy that avoids summary

Unit 6: Final Draft (contd. ) • 8 -10 pages • MLA format (heading, margins, spacing, page numbers, etc. ) • Annotated Bibliography (eight total sources, at least five scholarly sources) • Paper copy turned in on the last day of class (Monday 5/4) AND uploaded to Turnitin by 11: 59 PM.

Final Presentations • • 5 -6 minutes Multimedia Talking Points (Handout) Include a “CREDITS” slide that documents any sources you may use in your presentation