1. Putting Together Your Presentation

2. Requirements 4-5 minutes total Must be interesting Explains your topic Problems & Solutions ◦ OR Argumentative Cite all photos/sources used

3. Tips No more than five bullet points per slide Don’t write out full sentences! Add charts or graphs or pictures Use video clips wisely: must be relevant Practice beforehand

4. SHOW SOME ENTHUSIASM! If you’re bored ◦ I’m bored  If I’m bored  Your presentation is hurting

5. Sample template Title Slide: Topic + your name + mine Definition? Current situation Cause/Effect History Problems/Solutions/Arguments Works Cited

6. Public Speaking Exercises Talk for two minutes about the topic given to you Be enthusiastic Make eye contact Have fun!

7. Topic: Favorite Fast Food Restaurant

8. Topic: If I ruled the world…

9. Topic: In what situation is lying okay?

10. Topic: Music is important because…

11. Topic: Summer is good and bad because…

12. Topic: The existential morality found within transcendentalist writers in early American history

13. Topic: The one thing I hate is…

14. Topic: Elementary school taught me…

15. Topic: If I could switch bodies with anyone, I would choose…

16. Topic: I am most happy when…

17. Topic: Why school is more fun than work

18. Topic: In ten years I will be…

19. Topic: The best movie ever is…

20. Topic: I am proud of…

21. Topic: Global warming exists because…

22. Topic: Global warming DOES NOT exist because…

23. Topic: Rainy days are good for