The Presentation!!

Time  5 minutes for your set-up and for your committee to look at your finished portfolio  10 minutes for your speech  8-10 minutes in length falls within Outstanding category  6-8 minutes in length falls within Commendable category  4-6 minutes in length falls within Acceptable category

Time (continued)  Presentations less than 4 minutes Unacceptable  More than 10 minutes evaluators will end presentation and evaluate accordingly  (This does not guarantee the above ratings, as all components will be evaluated together.)  5 minutes for you to answer any questions from your committee

1. Introduction  Introduce yourself by greeting your committee and telling them your name.  Then briefly include any information about yourself that you want the committee to know, for example:  How long you’ve been at North  Activities at North that you have been involved in  What you are currently planning to do after graduation

2. Past/Background  Explain how you became involved in this project. Consider:  Have particular experiences in your life contributed to this area of interest?  Have you taken courses that have allowed you to pursue this interest?  Have any extracurricular activities or hobbies allowed you to pursue this interest?  Has there been any particular person (parent, teacher, coach, minister, employer, club leader, etc.) who encouraged your interest?

3. Present/Information about your Project  How has it caused you to grow as a person?  What was exciting to you about doing this project?  Of what are you especially proud in regards to this assignment?  Would you recommend this area of interest to another student?

3. Present/Information about your Project  Why/How did you choose this Project?  What are the steps that you went through to accomplish this task?  What new awareness did you learn from doing this project?

4. Future  How will this project affect your future?  Will you continue to do any additional activities relating to your project?  End your presentation by saying. Thank You! Do you have any questions?

Dress  Dress Nice!! First Impressions are extremely important!!  Show confidence by smiling at your audience  Stand up straight. Don’t lean on podium.  Check yourself in the mirror  Stay Positive – even if your project didn’t go as planned

Eye Contact  People in your audience will feel that you have genuinely connected with them and that you care about their reaction.  Eye should be short (no staring)  Make eye contact with everyone  Smile at them!

Tell a Story  Tell us what you did  Tell us what you learned  Tell us what went wrong  Tell us what went right

Advice  Shake hands with the judges as you walk in and introduce yourself  Use note cards  4 bullet pts. per page  PRACTICE!