CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Digital Media Design Music and Performance Technology Jim Buckley Directed Study (CS4042 – CS4032)

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Week Summary Lecture: –Presentation guidelines; –Presentation structure; –Other presentation suggestions; Practicals –Project and Power-point: This week: –Title, and sub-topics –1 article found and summarized for each sub-topic; Next week: –2 nd article found and summarized for each sub-topic; –Draft slide show for your project; –Integrating summary and sub-topic articles into 1;

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study I need a willing victim

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Preparation of Presentation Know your topic –You have decided on your topic / sub-topics; –Have carried out the research presented; –…so you can talk knowledgeably about it / answer questions; –Initial bring-together effort; Consider how you are going to layout your topic for the presentation; Have the slides ready and reflecting this; Rehearse, rehearse, draft, rehearse;

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Are you going to use Resources Useful to support your message? Not to be a hindrance Use confidently For example, if you are talking about a particular artifact (newspaper, musical instrument) you could have one with you; Or a website that shows them being played? For my presentation on presentations, I chose the following resource: – kes/tp/080722_presentation_mistakes.htmhttp://presentationsoft.about.com/od/presentationmista kes/tp/080722_presentation_mistakes.htm –

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Presentation Sections Introduction Individual Sections; Conclusion Future research plan

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Sections: Introduction Topic Summary –Title –Team (names and numbers) –Topic overview / definition and why you chose the topic –Sections and why you chose the sections;

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Section: Development of Topic Overview, and then detail… Purpose is to give detail about each sub-topic that you are presenting: –Introduce the topic – why important –Develop the topic –Conclude the topic

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Section: Development of Topic In what order are you going to present your topic? –Chronological –By Country / By Person –Importance of that particular development How much have you to say about each topic? What about overlaps in topics – how are these going to be dealt with? –Individual topics –Joint information –Hand-overs;

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Example: WW II propaganda Which order? –German Propaganda People involved, Films, Newspapers, Radio –English Propaganda People involved, Films, Newspapers, Radio –Japanese Propaganda People involved, Films, Newspapers, Radio –How Germany, England & Japan interacted OR –People involved German, English, Japanese, Interactions –Films German, English, Japanese, Interactions –Newspapers German, English, Japanese, Interactions –Radio German, English, Japanese, Interactions

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Section: Conclusion Tell the audience what was the most important information that you found out What implications does this have? What is your groups’ overall summary of the topic? Where does this direct you…

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Section: Future Research Remember – this presentation is being given pre half-way in your research so…… What interesting avenues have you found out about that you want to follow up on and why? (HOOKS!) What are the topics you want to research in more depth and why? Is there anything (important) you want to leave out, and why?

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study References The proof you have researched; So list them; And make sure the majority are considered established, academic evidence Does that preclude websites... 28/01/2009

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study Considerations Manchester United is owned by the Galziers It came 2 nd in the premiership last year It was knocked out of the European championships in the group stages Alex Ferguson is its manager; – Players list

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Considerations Are you going to use notes? A crutch, not a wheelchair… As you pass the presentation between people, make sure you summarize your section in a sentence or two and introduce the next person who will talk about “……..” People should be ready when it is their turn – smooth handover

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Timing You have 3 minutes to make your presentation with 4 minutes for Q&A Lecturers will time the full presentation but it is your responsibility to make sure that each of you gets approximately 3 minutes to speak –You will need someone to keep time –You should practice beforehand When questions are asked: you should know which of you is taking that ‘topic’

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Powerpoint Use features if they are useful! Try not to distract audience with their over-use However: –Clever use of powerpoint features can make a presentation come to life Sound / Movies / Pictures –Use them to supplement your presentation NOT as a replacement for you making the presentation! –They do make it more engaging;

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 28/01/2009 Other Suggestions Know your topic Distract by focusing audience on Powerpoint / other props? Imagine your audience naked; Remember that this is your specific topic. Your lecturers are more generalists so you may know more than them; Make eye contact; Talking too much; Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse;