This document outlines the lesson plan for a course on advanced presentation skills. The lesson involves students building and delivering a 2-slide presentation about the Hawaiian island of Kauai to convince their family to vacation there. The presentation is designed to incorporate lessons learned in the course, such as being clear and concise, using signposts and emotion, and knowing the audience. Students will present to the teacher, receive feedback, and then present again with a focus on identified areas for improvement. The goal is for students to practice and strengthen their presentation skills.

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SkimaTalk Official Course
Advanced Presentation Skills
Lesson 6: Your Final Presentation

2. Session Guidelines
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Introduction / briefing
Deliver your presentation
Teacher feedback / discussion
Deliver presentation again &
teacher feedback / discussion
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min
5
min
5
min
10
min
Spend 2 – 3 minutes
reviewing the concepts
on page 4. Answer any
student questions.

3. Preparation
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4. Your Final Presentation
In this lesson, you will build and deliver your own presentation.
Remember to incorporate the lessons from this course:
1 Practice delivering your presentation several times.
2 Focus on being Clear & Concise.
3 Use Signposts to guide your audience.
4 Use Emotion & Emphasis to highlight key information.
5 Know Your Audience and address their unique needs.
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5. Preparing For Your Lesson
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You should spend several hours preparing for your SkimaTalk
session. To prepare, please take the following steps:
1. Read the article on pages 6 & 7.
2. Build a presentation following the instructions on page 8.
3. Send the presentation to your instructor via SkimaTalk
message BEFORE the lesson.
4. Practice delivering your presentation in advance of the
session.

6. Article: About The Hawaiian Island of Kauai (p.1)*
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* Source: http://www.kauai.com/kauai-vacation-guide

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Article: About The Hawaiian Island of Kauai (p.2)*
* Source: http://www.kauai.com/kauai-vacation-guide

8. Presentation Instructions
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lPresentation topic: describe the Hawaiian island of Kauai
lInstructions:build a 2-slide presentation in PowerPoint. Your
presentation should take no more than 5 minutes to deliver.
Topic / Instructions
Audience & Goals
lAudience: your family
lPresentation goal: convince your family to vacation in Kauai
lWhat does the audience care about: your family wants a vacation spot
with nice weather and lots of fun activities.

9. Deliver Your Presentation
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Teacher Instructions:
1. Download the student’s presentation from the SkimaTalk message.
2. Listen to the student deliver the full presentation without interruption.
3. During the presentation, take notes on what the student did well and where the
student could improve. Pay particular attention to the following concepts:
à Was the presentation clear and concise?
à Did the presentation effectively use signposts and emotion?
à Was the presentation designed for the target audience?

10. Discussion
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Teacher Instructions:
1. Discuss the presentation with the student, and ask the following questions:
à “Was this exercise easy or difficult? Why?”
à “What was the hardest part of the exercise?”
à “Did the lessons in this course help you build your presentation?”
2. Review the presentation strengths and areas for improvement that you wrote down.
à Agree on two areas the student should focus on when presenting again.
3. Have the student deliver the presentation a second time.

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End of Lesson
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