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  1. Brittany Parker
  2. Calvin Mason
  3. Christine Halerz
  4. Joelle Hill
  1. Kelsey Weaver

Due on the class period after your oral presentation.

Watch the video of your performance; use it, along with what you learned from your peers, to assess your strengths and to identify strategies for improvement.

Write an informal reflection (about 500 words) that demonstrates what you have learned from the oral presentation assignment.

I've changed this day -- there are now four total presentations.

  1. Lauren McKee
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If you have not yet signed up for one of the oral presentation dates, I will sign you up into one of the available spaces.There are slots for four presenters per class period.
If you have not signed up for a conference to discuss Paper 3, I will put your name into one of the available slots. 

If you would like to swap with another student, please contact the student directly.
No more than four students may sign up for each day.
  • Sign up by posting your name in a comment, on an "Oral Presentation" page.
  • When I confirm your sign-up, I will add a note to the page, indicating who is signed up for each day.
  • If you have not signed up for an oral presentation slot by April 21, I will sign you up into one of the remaining open slots.
  • You may, if you wish, swap presentation dates with another student; please contact the student directly.
Due Today:

Paper 3 Draft

Minimum 6 pages. (The revision will be 8-10 pages.)

Upload to Turnitin.com.
Topic:

TBA

Deliver a two-minute speech that makes an argument you are planning to incorporate in Paper 3.

For this practice speech, what you say is less important than how you say it.

  • DO prepare, but DON"T try to memorize, and DON"T read word-for-word from a script.
  • DO time your speech so that you don't run over or under.
  • Slide shows (such as PowerPoint presentations) can be very useful in the right context.  But this assignment does not ask you to create a slide show.  (In fact, I am not a big fan of the sins that PowerPoint tends to encourage... see "How NOT to use PowerPoint.")
  • Remember that your audience wants you to succeed. In general:
    • speak up so the back row can hear you
    • make eye contact
    • try not to fidget
    • know your material well
    • be interesting (lists are boring; choose fewer examples, or just a single case study, and go into greater depth)
Evaluation

This assignment applies to your class participation grade. I will give you feedback in the following areas:
  • voice: volume, pace, and tone
  • non-verbals: eye contact, posture, gestures, etc.
  • preparation: timing & apparent comfort level
  • content: depth and quality of argument


Additional Tips

For a course I used to teach on technical writing, I prepared a handout on oral reports. Many of those points apply to academic reports. I've included some of those key points below.
A librarian will visit our class, with a presentation on library resources that will help you as you continue to work on Paper 3.

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