1. FORM AND SUBSTANCE Interview Presentation Possibilities You May Choose For Your Section Project

2. MAGAZINE PROFILE ARTICLE Start with a background paragraph and a hook or teaser. Tell a story in script format, like a question- and-answer session. End with commentary to sum up the interview. A photograph layout accompanies the story.

3. NEWS STORY The story is the focus. Quotes are selected to enhance the story. Quotes are embedded in the story. A single photo may enhance the story. Story is 50% narration and 50% quotations. Reads like a story from a newspaper.

4. TALK SHOW Present it with characters, like a talk show. Video tape the interview. Focus and spin are evident in the questions. The interviewer introduces the subject. The interviewer concludes with commentary.

5. RADIO SHOW FORMAT Create an audio recording of the interview. Interviewer introduces the subject. Interviewer concludes with commentary. Focus is on the interview subject.

6. EMBEDDING QUOTES IN A NEWS STORY Embedding quotes is used for a news story presentation. Each quote has a lead-in with particular punctuation.

7. FOUR WAYS TO EMBED A QUOTE 1. Put the speaker at the beginning of the sentence with a comma between speaker and quote, and a capital letter at the beginning of the quote. Luna exclaimed, “The commune was amazing!” 2. Put the speaker after the quote with a comma between them. “The commune was amazing,” Luna exclaimed. 3.Put the speaker at the beginning of the sentence and connect to the quote with the word that and no punctuation. Luna said that the commune was amazing. 4.Put the speaker at the beginning of the sentence with a colon between the quote and the speaker and a capital letter at the beginning of the quote Luna expressed her love for the commune: “[It] was absolutely amazing!”

8. THE PARTS OF AN INTRODUCTION The Hook Grab the audience’s attention! Use: An interesting quote. A controversial statement. A startling statistic. A “suppose…” statement. An amusing anecdote. A humorous statement. Imagery. A rhetorical question. The Thesis Let the audience know what the point is, but don’t give away your conclusions. The Preview Introduce your audience to the main points of your presentation, so they know what to listen for.

9. THE PARTS OF A CONCLUSION The Clincher Leave your audience wanting to know more. Use: An interesting quote. A controversial statement. A startling statistic. A “suppose…” statement. An amusing anecdote. A humorous statement. Imagery. A rhetorical question. The Thesis Echo Restate the main thesis point in different words than in the introduction. The Review Remind your audience of the main points of your presentation, so they will remember them.