“Miiisssss!!!! Advisory is boring!” Here’s your chance to make advisory fun…and help make yourself a better student!

Tell me about your favorite… My students like all kinds of cool stuff… And I want to hear about it! So YOU are going to plan a presentation about your favorite topic. Whatever you want! Anything APPROPRIATE! But…first you’ll need some skills…

PAST TOPICS Chapped Lips Turtles The concept of SWAG The Juvenile Prison System WRITE DOWN 3 TOPICS YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN RESEARCHING NOW.

WHICH ONE IS BETTER? My presentations, or…

Characteristics of Good Public Speakers VERBAL SCORE: 1. Confident Voice 2. Look at individuals in the audience 3. Don’t read off their notes/PowerPoint 4. Lots of practice before their speech

Confident Voice Be confident of yourself You are the expert! Everyone in the room is on your team Some may want to script what they are going to say in order to help them practice

Eye Contact People feel more connected to the speaker when that speaker is making eye contact with them. Engage your entire audience

Don’t Read the Slide! We can all read, so don’t read off the slide. Talk about bullet points and pictures on your PowerPoint. The best presenters are those that can expand on what is already in the PowerPoint.

Practice No one does great at anything on the first try. You need to practice what you are going to say so that you are prepared the day of the presentation.

Am I getting graded? You will be assessed in 4 categories: –Powerpoint –Presentation –Timing (2-5 min – the closer to 5, the better) –Entertainment Worried about making a good powerpoint? Let’s talk. Overall: 0 - 4

Making A Fun PowerPoint Use as FEW of words as possible A picture says a thousand words –You can put notes below the PowerPoint and you can reference these during the presentation. Presenter Tools

Everyone Loves the Movies Inserting SHORT movie clips into a presentation makes it more fun. The movie MUST be connected to your presentation. You can drop YouTube clips into a PowerPoint by going to keepvid.com You can then drag the video clip into the PowerPoint

Ditch that Boring Background No one likes to see just a white background There are good templates on PowerPoint and there are websites that you can download for free from. Or use lots of pictures to help get your message across!

Structure of Your Power Point Start with something to hook your audience. –Sell me on the relevance (the connection to your topic)! This is your chance to make it exciting!

Structure of Your PowerPoint Engage your audience. –This should be like a conversation. No one likes to just be talked at.

Structure of Your PowerPoint Make sure the flow of your PowerPoint makes logical sense.

Citations You must cite all of your sources at the end of your PowerPoint You may use MLA or APA format Failing to cite sources will lead to a deduction of point. –Generates citations for you!

Good Luck! Goals for this week: Finalize your PowerPoint. If you think it is done, send it to my Run through your presentation at least once with a friend. Due at End of Week – PowerPoint (if completed) and tools you will use to assist your presentation.