Western Hemisphere Presentation Preparation for your oral - PDF document

Western Hemisphere Presentation Preparation for your oral presentation is essential . Take a moment and review all that you know about your country . Now ask yourself what does your audience need to learn in order to understand your country’s unique characteristics . As you plan your presentation , be sure to collect the specific details that will help you show how and why the images are important . Remember your slides had less than ten words on them - your presentation notes have no such limitation . In order for you presentation to be informative and easy to follow , it needs include an introduction , specific information to help you add value to each slide and an e ff ective ending . • Your presentation should run between 2 and 5 minutes in length . • Your presentation notes will receive a grade . Grade based on the following: - ease of use / organization - inclusion of all important components (introduction , each theme… . ) - specific details that show why and how the ideas are important Format: While you do have a great deal of choice in terms of format , your notes need to be clear and concise . Please avoid complete sentences and paragraphs . Instead rely upon bullet points and short phrases to help you remember the most important details . You may use lined paper or note cards , but please only write down the facts and challenging details . Stay away from using sentences and paragraphs , as this will lead to reading rather than presenting and a lower grade for your notes . ** Your presentation notes will be turned in for a grade . **You will not receive full credit if you do not use presentation notes during your presentation

Sample Outline (Arrange the order to suit your needs) Introduction • introduce self • introduce country (the hook is important to capture audience’s attention) - provide audience with a reason to listen intently Location • Absolute… of the capital city is approximately 25 ˚ N and 65 ˚ 30 ’ W • Relative … - Western Hemisphere - Caribbean Sea - North of … Place • important physical characteristics (show why/how) • important cultural characteristics Movement (get past the wheels) • ideas and information • people and products Human Environment Interaction • consider all sides (positive and negative) • Region • add some details to compare one or two elements of your country to the United States or Alaska Interesting Facts • Religion • Government • Economy / Industry Conclusion • pull together the most important information or encourage the audience to recall important details • leave you audience with a something to think about , remember etc ... USE YOUR PRESENTATION NOTES TO PRACTICE – DON’T FORGET TO HAVE SOMEONE EVALUATE YOUR PERFORMANCE PRESENTATIONS BEGIN FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 6

Name Country Exceeds Requirements Meets Requirements Falls Short of Requirements Introduction/Conclusion: - introduced self + topic - introduced self + topic - did not introduce self / topic clearly established purpose tried to establish purpose - wrapped up presentation + - wrapped up presentation - did not wrap up presentation took full advantage of last e ff ort made to leave lasting just stopped opportunity with audience impression Content: - included all required elements - included all required - did not include all required (title , 5 Themes , Rel/Gov/Econ (title , 5 Themes , interesting elements added additional information fact , citation) Description: - presenter explained the value - presenter explained the value - presenter did not add value / of all elements / choices made of some but not all of elements explain to items - lots of reading for presentation clearly and / choices made rather than presenting e ff ectively Organization: - information was presented - information was clear and - information was either unclear in a creative fashion that was presented in a logical or lacked organizational structure highlighted its importance order Clarity: - presenter was articulate and - presenter spoke loud / clearly - presenter did not speak loud / spoke in clear voice . enough but not loud / clearly clearly enough enough Outcome: - audience learned a great deal - audience learned a great deal - audience did not learn a great deal from the presentation . Very but there was room for more from this presentation - thoroughly covered all level / quality of information information was at superficial / information - made connections fluctuated basic Keynote Grade ( 20 points) Presentation Grade ( 30 points) Presentation Notes ( 15 points) Participation/Behavior ( 15 points)

Keynote Final Product Evaluation Organization Exceeded Expectations Met Expectations Needs Improvements • logical progression of information • user - friendly layout - transitions and actions (controlled not random) - font (choice , size and color) Use of Visuals Exceeded Expectations Met Expectations Needs Improvements • prominent • organized Basic Set UP Exceeded Expectations Met Expectations Needs Improvements • automated the easy / limited the number of clicks • controlled the flow of information • controlled the use Citations Exceeded Expectations Met Expectations Needs Improvements • complete • correctly formatted - lost points Yes ( % ) / No On Time Met Expectations Needs Improvements