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BRIEFING
INTERIM REPORT
PRESENTATION
Interim Report presentation
What, where how when
What: 7-10 min presentation that
includes a 2 min video
When: Monday, Week13
Where: Purple 12.1.15
How much: 30%
Task
Prepare a multimedia presentation that
outlines key aspects of your project work
during semester 1 and a work plan for
semester 2 (for those who are doing
semester 2)
2min (approx)
video
Purpose – why?
• Demonstrate your understanding of your
project topic by developing visual tools to
support the explanation of complex technical
information
• Professionally deliver scientific/ technical
ideas in an audio-visual format.
• Demonstrate your ability to combine a range
of presentation media to effectively engage
an audience
4- 5 mins
oral
2 mins
slides
3 elements
Structure
• A formal greeting
• An orientation to your project topic
• A video of the literature review
findings
• An explanation of how these ideas
will be used to conduct your project
• General project implementation
approach
• Achievements to date
• A semester 2 work plan.
• A conclusion
Criteria for assessment
• Oral communication skills [25%]
– Body language
– Speaking
– Question response
• Content [25%]
• Communicating with ICT’s [50%]
– Research video
– Presentation software
You have ……
Tell us about 1
important thing….
Class will give you
feedback on your
presentation
1 minute, 1
slide
criteria
Body Language
• eye contact
• reading notes or
slides
• use of gesture
• posture
• personal
presentation
Speaking
• clarity
• page
• volume
• intonation
• filler words
• pronunciation
• appropriateness
• pauses
Next Week
• What’s next ……
– Public Holiday – May Day
• Begin preparing for what your
project needs to do next

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Interim report briefing

  • 2. Interim Report presentation What, where how when What: 7-10 min presentation that includes a 2 min video When: Monday, Week13 Where: Purple 12.1.15 How much: 30%
  • 3. Task Prepare a multimedia presentation that outlines key aspects of your project work during semester 1 and a work plan for semester 2 (for those who are doing semester 2) 2min (approx) video
  • 4. Purpose – why? • Demonstrate your understanding of your project topic by developing visual tools to support the explanation of complex technical information • Professionally deliver scientific/ technical ideas in an audio-visual format. • Demonstrate your ability to combine a range of presentation media to effectively engage an audience
  • 5. 4- 5 mins oral 2 mins slides 3 elements
  • 6. Structure • A formal greeting • An orientation to your project topic • A video of the literature review findings • An explanation of how these ideas will be used to conduct your project • General project implementation approach • Achievements to date • A semester 2 work plan. • A conclusion
  • 7. Criteria for assessment • Oral communication skills [25%] – Body language – Speaking – Question response • Content [25%] • Communicating with ICT’s [50%] – Research video – Presentation software
  • 8. You have …… Tell us about 1 important thing…. Class will give you feedback on your presentation 1 minute, 1 slide
  • 9. criteria Body Language • eye contact • reading notes or slides • use of gesture • posture • personal presentation Speaking • clarity • page • volume • intonation • filler words • pronunciation • appropriateness • pauses
  • 10. Next Week • What’s next …… – Public Holiday – May Day • Begin preparing for what your project needs to do next

Editor's Notes

  1. Source: http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/quickrefs/20-editing-proofreading.xml Run-on sentences Have you divided run-on sentences into two by using either a full stop or a semi colon? Correct : We can see changes but not learning itself; the concept is theoretical and hence not directly observable.
  2. Source: http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/quickrefs/20-editing-proofreading.xml Parallel Structures Are components of your sentence grammatically equal?
  3. Source: http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/quickrefs/20-editing-proofreading.xml Task Prepare a multimedia presentation that outlines key aspects of your project work during semester 1 and a work plan for semester 2. The purpose of the assessment is for you to: Demonstrate your conceptual understanding by developing visual tools to support the explanation of the complex technical information Professionally deliver scientific/technical ideas in an audio-visual format. Demonstrate your ability to combine a range of presentation media to effectively engage an audience.
  4. Image sources: http://72.41.76.215/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/man-speaking-and-pointing-finger1-150x150.jpg http://www.statusq.org/archives/2008/06/21/1901/ Your presentation will have three elements: An oral component which orients the audience to your project and the achievements made to date A video of the literature research undertaken highlighting key points A set of Presentation slides that supports graphically your oral presentation.
  5. Presentation Structure Your oral presentation should follow the following structure: A formal greeting An orientation to your project topic A video of the literature review findings An explanation of how these will be used to conduct your project and the general project implementation approach Achievements to date A semester 2 work plan. A conclusion
  6. What is the issue here?
  7. Source: http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/quickrefs/20-editing-proofreading.xml Pronouns Do pronouns refer clearly to an antecedent? If you leave the book on the table, you can take it after the class. Does the it refer to the table or the book?
  8. Body language keeps eye contact all the time, slowly scanning all of the audience; does not read notes or slides uses gestures smoothly, naturally to emphasize or illustrate points moves with purpose good, confident posture well presented, with appropriate clothing Speaking speaks clearly; at a good pace good volume and ; change of tone to maintain interest rarely uses filler words pronounces words correctly speaks in a style that is appropriate for the occasion adds variety to speaking style (lower or higher volume, change of pace, use of character voices) uses pauses for dramatic effect or to let ideas sink in