Effective presentations introduction

TITLE:

Effective inquiry presentations

AUTHOR:

Benjamin Blonder

GOALS:

Introduce students to several aspects of effective public speaking and oral presentation

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Process Skills

Next Generation Science Standards

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCESS:

PREPARATION

Materials

a sample research poster, prepared badly (e.g. lots of small text, badly labeled figures, no organization, vague research question)

INTRODUCTION/ENGAGEMENT:

Essential questions

Student misconceptions

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EXPLORATION

Step-by-step description

ask students to brainstorm people who have to give presentations, and why they give them
point out that effective presentations help make impacts, regardless of how good is the content
tell students you are going to give a presentation
ask them to think throughout about what you could improve in the presentation
give a simulated presentation, making sure to forget words, face the poster, read text, speak quietly, etc.
afterwards, ask students what could be done better, and ask for explanations of why the change would help
give the presentation again but taking into account all suggestions - ask students which they liked better
emphasize that the three steps of effective presentations are 1) practice 2) practice 3) practice

APPLICATION

Why does it matter?

share experiences from grad fellows' lives where presentations did or did not come across effectively

Extensions and/or follow-up activities

ask students to later practice presentations in inquiry groups and critique each other before improving presentation style

ASSESSMENT

How will you determine if students “got it”?

students will be able to articulate several ways to improve the 'bad' presentation
students will give clear and effective presentations during the research symposium

RESOURCES

List any websites, texts, or journals to help others better understand the material in order to teach it

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