Putting Together Your Presentation. Requirements 4-5 minutes total Must be interesting Explains your...

Putting Together Your Presentation

Requirements4-5 minutes totalMust be interestingExplains your topicProblems & Solutions

◦ORArgumentative Cite all photos/sources used

TipsNo more than five bullet points

per slideDon’t write out full sentences!Add charts or graphs or picturesUse video clips wisely: must be

relevantPractice beforehand

SHOW SOME ENTHUSIASM!If you’re bored◦I’m boredIf I’m boredYour presentation is hurting

Sample templateTitle Slide: Topic + your name +

mineDefinition?Current situationCause/EffectHistoryProblems/Solutions/ArgumentsWorks Cited

Public Speaking ExercisesTalk for two minutes about the

topic given to you

Be enthusiasticMake eye contactHave fun!

Topic:

Favorite Fast Food Restaurant

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If I ruled the world…

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In what situation is lying okay?

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Music is important because…

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Summer is good and bad because…

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The existential morality found within transcendentalist writers in early American history

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The one thing I hate is…

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Elementary school taught me…

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If I could switch bodies with anyone, I would choose…

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I am most happy when…

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Why school is more fun than work

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In ten years I will be…

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The best movie ever is…

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I am proud of…

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Global warming exists because…

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Global warming DOES NOT exist because…

Topic:

Rainy days are good for