Day 37: Presentation Language/Practice 

Monday Nov. 18

Objectives: Students will be able to:

• Discuss and evaluate the use of gestures, volume, and stage movement in the extremes of too much and too little of each feature.
• Recognize and practice typical spoken transitions between each slide to introduce, close, and connect each main point

PART I
[5 minutes] Presentation Warm-Up

To begin today’s class. I would like to start with a short PRESENTATION VIDEO CLIP. I will have you watch the video and identify any problematic areas with the delivery. We will discuss this as a class.

Next, I will place you into groups of three and distribute WARM-UP PRESENTATION CARDS. On these cards, a different “presentation delivery problem” is given. I will place the card face down for your group, you are to draw a card and act out your problem having the group guess the error. After 5 minutes, we will come together to discuss these common errors and provide corrections. Have fun! We will end this warm-up activity by reviewing these errors and providing correction on the PPT

PART II

[5 minutes] Presentation Language:

In this next part of today’s lecture, we will focus our attention on vocabulary that is common in presentations. You can follow along by clicking on or looking to the PRESENTATION LANGUAGE HANDOUT. I will present the vocabulary through the PRESENTATION LANGUAGE PPT.

PART III

[5 minutes] Individual Practice

Before we are asked to present to our classmates, I would like to give students 5 minutes to pull up their PPT and consider the some of the key points on delivery and vocabulary we have discussed today. Refer to the PRESENTATION PEER CHECKLIST as a guide.  

PART IV

[30 minutes] Small Group Practice

I will put you into groups of three. Follow these steps:

     1) Read the PRESENTATIONPEER CHECKLIST

     2) Decide what order students will present

     3) Elect someone to keep time.

     4) Each person should have 5-7 minutes only. STOP THEM!

     5) Provide 4-5 minutes of feedback

PART V

[5 minutes] Presentation Format

To end today’s class; I would like to cover these five points so that all students are fully aware of the presentation schedule, process, and grading.

·         Do not forget the SCHEDULE FOR PRESENTATIONS .

·         Coming prepared to present- place the PPT in your dropbox

·         Answer/ask questions- Please do!

·         Audience participation- Point deductions for tardiness and/or inattentiveness

·         Recording presentations- I will do this and send it to you via dropbox

Optional:  Sample Conference Abstract. 

Homework: 

1. Bring electronic access to your PPT when you present (i.e. an attachment in your email, Dropbox link, I recommend against a flash drive)