1. ENG 211 INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION

2. Informative Presentation
The audience should not know your personal viewpoint; they should learn what other “experts” have said. So watch your language.
Instruct
Explain
Describe
Enlighten
Clarify
Inform the audience about a given topic

3. Requirements (pp. 141-142) A technology related topic
Time limit: 4-5 minutes
Narrow down your topic (time, aspect, location, person, number)
A reseachable topic (minimum 3 reliable and up-to- date sources, NO WIKIPEDIA)
Interesting

4. Organization Topical (types, categories, subtopics) Chronological
Causes
Effects
Reasons
Result

5. What I Don’t Want to See Apple I-pod Nuclear Energy History of Apple
Features of I-Pod
Design
Cost
Quality
Comments
Nuclear Energy
History
Advantages
Disadvantages
Turkey and Nuclear Energy

6. How Can We Fix This? Things you can do Disadvantages of Nuclear Energy
on Apple I-Pod
Play music
Play video
Play games
Disadvantages of Nuclear Energy
Large capital cost
Unstable elements in the waste
Risk of radiation release

7. Sample Outlines – Chronological Organization
The Evolution of TV
...
The Evolution of TV
Black and White
Color
Plazma & LCD 3D

8. Better Still... Evolution of TV from 1980s onwards
1940s-1980s
1980s-2000
2000- today
Evolution of TV from 1980s onwards
1980s-1990s
1990s-2000
2000- today

9. Sample Outlines – Cause / Effect
The Negative Effects of Space Exploration
Space Pollution
Waste of Money
Deaths of Talented Individuals
Why did the Challenger Space Shuttle Explode?
Poorly functioning O-Rings
Faulty design
Using a weaker sealant

10. Grading http://mld.metu.edu.tr/node/38
Visual aids (outline & list of reference in APA format)
Visuals will be graded (wrong in the book)
See the sample in Appendix 6 (pp )