Thursday, March 12, 2009

Presentation pointers

Please be ready the day before you signed up to go -

Don'ts:
  • Read directly from your project or any other written piece
  • Come unprepared, expecting to "wing it"
  • Speak softly so no one can hear you
  • Do not just spew random well-known facts

Dos

  • make note cards of specific points you'd like to make
  • have visuals to represent your work
  • make eye contact with the class
  • be prepared to answer questions
  • make sure to inform us of what makes your person unique and special - i.e. why are you studying him/her?
  • educate us on who your person is...
  • be conversational - talk to us about your person based on all the work that you have done.
  • show us what you have learned

Listeners:

You will be expected to take notes and ask questions based on the presentation

You will be expected to be courteous and respectful

You will be expected to give exit tickets every day

You will be expected to post to the blog with specific directives given on the day of the presentation

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