PRESENTATION+1


 * Hello, Ladies and Gentlemen,**

There is MUCH information here, but **it will not read itself**. **//YOU are in charge of YOU.//** Your topic was to be chosen over the weekend. People in the same class cannot have the same topics, so be specific. If two people are PASSIONATE about soccer, talk to each other to be sure that you are presenting DIFFERENT aspects of soccer. We will not listen to the same presentation more than once. **Please volunteer to read in class the following directions. There have been updates to this page as of this morning. Miss Dempsey will lead you through:**


 * Please, please work and do your best every day.**

You will be using StarOffice Impress (orange icon on your desktop!) to build your presentations. Before you even type your name, save them as 'presentation1' on your flash drives and SAVE EARLY AND OFTEN as you work! //Everytime you write something you like, hit Ctrl+S.//

**Your Presentation #1 MUST include:**


 * **10 Slide Minimum.**This number includes the title slide.
 * Title slide must have Title Slide layout, Presentation Title and your name. After the title slide, you will probably use Title & Text layout most often. //You do NOT need to pick layouts that have image areas built-in//. They can be troublesome. You can put an image on any slide by going to the INSERT menu.
 * You are not required to have an image on the title slide.
 * **Images on every slide** are required EXCEPT the title slide (unless you choose to have one on the title slide).
 * DO NOT WORRY ABOUT IMAGES this week - get the CONTENT (words!) on the slides first. Images should be the //**last thing**// on your mind. NO COMPLETE SENTENCES on your slides. Bulleted phrases only. This is not a paper. When your slides all have content, THEN decide what images to use from the StarOffice Impress Gallery or your own photos that you have taken. You will then know how much room you have on each slide to fit an image.
 * **3 to 7 minutes long**, from start to finish (INCLUDING any demonstrations)
 * YOUR PRESENTATION MUST BE ORGANIZED. State what you want to teach us using your title slide and maybe one or two more - just like our objectives slides in Unit A and Unit B presentations. Then, teach us the topics, in that order.
 * You must have NOTES for every slide. Do NOT use the Notes Pages feature in Star Office. It does not allow us to print from there, so have your notes separately with the slide title and then the notes for that slide, the next slide title and the notes, etc. Some of you will want index cards while some will like to write notes for each slide right in your notebooks. Use pencil as you will probably want to make changes as your presentation evolves.
 * Consistent design throughout (all slide backgrounds, fonts and font colors need to be the SAME in every slide)
 * **Master Slide design must have WHITE BACKGROUND**.
 * **An identifiable beginning, middle and end.**
 * Have a welcoming, great introduction that gives your audience a GOAL/OBJECTIVE/ACTION CHARGE: ex: "By the end of this presentation I hope/need/want you to ___."
 * Have a fact-filled middle. This is where a demonstration, if applicable, would be.
 * Summarize at the end. Repeat your most important points and restate the GOAL/OBJECTIVE/ACTION CHARGE.


 * It's fine to have a slide with just an image on it** but you must speak to the audience while the image slide is showing - don't just pause for us to look at it.


 * Give your audience MORE than what is on the slides** - just reading them to us will drag down your grade (see rubric below, poise category). Make your presence REQUIRED during your presentation.

I **HIGHLY** recommend that you pick a topic that has enough information to give you the five main bullets above.


 * RUBRIC: (image below, but a link to the file is below if you wish to print it out)**

//** TIPS FOR AN AWESOME PRESENTATION: **//


 * For this presentation, YOU WERE ALLOWED TO PICK YOUR OWN TOPIC - so show enthusiasm! If you aren't enthusiastic, why should your audience be?
 * Make sure that the information you share offers something for everyone. Be a **content expert**, meaning you will be able to answer questions that come your way.
 * Smile at your audience and make eye contact - they will be put at ease and they will pay attention to you.
 * Don't memorize your notes - LEARN them and refer to them only if you need to. If the audience feels that they are being read to, not spoken to, they will not respect what you are saying.
 * SPEAK TO BE HEARD. No one will bother listening (including the teacher) if you are too quiet. Come after school and practice if you would like to - get used to talking LOUD, as if you are talking across the gym. Truly, that is how loud you need to be.
 * This presentation is not a joke. If you view it as a joke, your grade will reflect that. Do your very best, every day, all day.

If you have a specific question, ask Miss Dempsey, but also, **feel free to e-mail me** after the directions (this page) have been read - you can e-mail me during class so that I can write back to you as soon as possible: telnock@dunmmoreschooldistrict.net