Presentations

LOs Use PowerPoint to create a presentation To use the appropriate techniques and features in delivering a presentation To be able to identify features of effective presentations

1.What are some of the great speeches in history that you can think of? 2.Who are the greatest speakers that you can think of (past and present)? 3.What are the characteristics of a great speech?

FEARRR Facts and Opinions Emotive language - Emotive language appeals to the readers' emotions. It can help convince them. Address the audience Repetition Rhetorical questions - are good for making the reader think eg ""Do uniforms really create better citizens?"" Keep these to a minimum though Rule of three

Prepare the structure of the talk carefully and logically, just as you would for a written report. What are: the objectives of the talk? the main points you want to make? Make a list of these two things as your starting point

Greet the audience (for example, 'Good morning, ladies and gentlemen'), and tell them who you are. Good presentations then follow this formula: tell the audience what you are going to tell them, then tell them, at the end tell them what you have told them.

1.Speak clearly. Don't shout or whisper 2.Don't rush, or talk deliberately slowly. Be natural, although not conversational. 3.Avoid jokes - always disastrous unless you are a natural expert 4.To make the presentation interesting, change your delivery, but not too obviously, eg: a. speed, b. pitch of voice 5. Use your hands to emphasise points but don't indulge in too much hand waving. 6. Don't face the display screen behind you and talk to it.

Don’t use similar colours for the text and background. Don’t use too many different colours either! Dec 2011. Kindly contributed to www.skillsworkshop.org by Helen Redman, Tameside College

Using Text Or too much WordArt Don’t use lots of different types of fonts. AND be consistent with the size of text. Don’t use too many features either Or too Dec 2011. Kindly contributed to www.skillsworkshop.org by Helen Redman, Tameside College much WordArt Don’t put too much writing in blocks. It can be really, really boring for people to read lots and lots of uninteresting text about nothing in particular and there isn’t really any point in writing about nothing and making someone read it and making them bored of reading it, is there? So don’t do it, at all, ever!

Animations Animations Animations Animations Animations Animations Don’t Have too many Animations Dec 2011. Kindly contributed to www.skillsworkshop.org by Helen Redman, Tameside College Animations Animations Animations

Don’t use too many pictures…

… and make sure pictures are appropriate

Presenting your Slideshow Don’t read every word on the slide Use the bullet points as prompts for you to explain further Don’t copy and paste text Make sure you can pronounce the words Use the notes section as a reminder to yourself Dec 2011. Kindly contributed to www.skillsworkshop.org by Helen Redman, Tameside College

If in doubt… Make sure your slides all look the same Only use one or two pictures per slide, for decoration or to illustrate your point. Use an easy font to read e.g. Comic Sans or Arial Only use animations to make a point Make sure your points are brief Use a Design Template to ensure consistency Dec 2011. Kindly contributed to www.skillsworkshop.org by Helen Redman, Tameside College

TASK Working individually create a presentation on a topic of your choosing. Create a Mind map to plan your idea and main points Research your chosen topic using the internet The presentation should be no longer than 5 Minutes Use PowerPoint to put it all together.

Ideas for topics Should drugs become legal? Pros and Cons of Cell Phones for Kids Importance of Finding a Career Effects of Television Global Warming Effects on Earth Drug Addiction and Alcohol Abuse War on Terrorism Benefits of Reading Depression in Teenagers Impact of Fast Foods How was the Universe Created? Does God Exist? Should drugs become legal? How social networks are bad/good? Should sport be obligatory at school? The situation between Russia and Ukraine Should smoking be banned? Are footballers paid too much? Should the death penalty exist? Are boys better at sport than girls?/Are girls more intelligent than boys?