1. Speak Project Storyboards Notes on creating an outline, organizing your notes, and building your storyboard.

2. Outline your 3 sections (an outline is a written plan that organizes information that you will present). This is a sample outline. PART I A. Intro - Get their attention B. Define Key Term(s) C. Explain who it affects D. Tell how common it is PART II E. Pro's (if any) F. Con's PART III G. Solutions/Compromises H. Your conclusion

3. Aligning Notes with Outline Code your notes to show where they fit in your outline - Go back through the notes and start figuring out where in your presentation the different facts will appear. You might use the letters above, color code the notes, or some other method (some students even cut apart the notes and put them back together).

4. Planning the Storyboard Once the outline is done, start planning the actual Storyboard. A storyboard is a screen by screen plan to show exactly how information will be presented in short (5 second or less) bursts. On a screen you will plan any text that appears, images shown, sound effects played, musical accompaniment, and voice-over narration. (Narration is when you talk while the images and/or text are shown on the screen). Sample Storyboard.Sample

5. Balance On your storyboard, plan a balance of information. The most effective presentations usually have most information presented by voice with pictures and mood music in the background and use text to reinforce key points made.

6. Text Planning Text - THE MOST IMPORTANT part of your presentation is the text (the text includes all the words that you speak and/or type). You must plan your entire script before you are allowed to record. Do not plan more than 12 words on a blank screen at any one time. Do not plan more than 4 words on top of a picture at any time.

7. Music Planning music - think of the mood that you want to capture and for now just write that in the notes. For example, write "slow, gloomy music" in the "Other Notes" section for as many slides as that will last. Later you'll see how we can find/create mood music and put it in the story.

8. Sound Effects Planning Sound Effects - A sound effect is a quick noise that is meant to sound like something the audience would recognize. These are good for catching attention, but plan few of these. Too many sound effects are distracting. We'll show you where to get sound effect later.

9. Pictures Planning Pictures - We all know what a picture is and where to find them, but that doesn't mean this part is easy. In fact, most students complain that this is the hardest task of all. But it doesn't need to be. The key is - DO NOT USE YOUR TOPIC AS YOUR SEARCH TERM. Be more specific. If your topic is "Depression", then don't plan to look for pictures of depression. Plan to look for pictures that match the specific word in the text. For example, if the current fact you're presenting is "One symptom of depression is the feeling of constantly being tired" then you plan a picture of somebody sleeping or looking sleepy. Or plan creatively - a picture of a cat lounging on a couch. You can find anything on the internet, but you have to use good search criteria.

10. And then…. When you’ve completed your storyboard, you’re ready to move on to building the actual presentation. Go to watch the “how-to” videos now. http://www.hinsdale86.org/staff/smoore/speak/tut orials/speak%20presentation%20tutorials.htm