1. 1 Professional Communications Me in Two Words Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. About Me

2. Activities  Questionnaire  Descriptions  Slide Presentation  Formal Presentation Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 2

3. Questionnaire  Work in pairs  Complete questionnaire to turn in  Discuss results Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 3

4.  Describe your partner in two words (a noun and an adjective)  Look up synonyms for these two words (synonyms must be of advanced vocabulary needing definition)  EXAMPLE: Plethoric Enigma (excessive unknown) Descriptions Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 4

5.  Submit the following:  Questionnaire  Partner’s full name  Two words (noun and adjective)  Two sophisticated words (synonyms)  Definitions for each word NOTE: For help with synonyms, noun, adjective, and definition, research online Descriptions Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 5

6. Slide Presentation  Slide 1:  Title: “Me in Two Words”  Slide 2:  Title: “My Teacher is…”  Plethoric Enigma  Definitions  Slide 3:  Title: “I am…”  Your words/definitions selected by your partner Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 6

7. Slide Presentation (cont.)  Slide 4:  Title: “I Agree/Disagree”  Three to five bullet points (agree/disagree with partner)  Slide 5:  Title: “About Me”  Five to ten bullet points (information about you/interests)  Slide 6:  Photograph of you Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 7

8. In-Class Presentation  Make sure your presentation follows the rules for a good computer aided presentation  Check for any spelling or grammatical errors  Set up automatic timing  Practice your speech and timing with your partner Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 8

9.  Keep your text large enough to read - 24pt minimum  Fonts:  Simple fonts  Consistent fonts throughout the presentation  No more than three fonts in a presentation  Use colors that make text easy to read Slide Presentation Rules Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 9

10.  Limit graphics to one to three per page  Bullets:  Every bullet is followed by a capital letter  Each bullet has eight words or less  No complete sentences  No periods, question marks, or exclamation points  No ALL CAPS Slide Presentation Rules (cont.) Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 10