Speaking 201: Presenting and powerpoints

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Presenting and Powerpoints 

A crash course in speaking

Programme

• Intro
• Goals
• Subjects and content
• Powerpoints and layout
• Quick draw
• Wrap up 

Goals

You'll be prepared to give a medium length speech in English.

You can make a well-structured powerpoint. 

You understand the concept of KISS. 

Subject

A presentation needs a good subject. 

The more precise your subject, the fewer things there are to say.

The broader your subject, the more there is to say.

However...

A broad subject will also be all over the place.

Pick a subject that is narrow, but one that has got a lot of related topics. 

Subject

On the next slide you will see a picture.

Study the picture and think what you'd have to say about that subject. 

Submit your answer on the slide thereafter. 

Brainstorm time!

Cohesion and conciseness. 

Now that you have a subject and a lot of things to talk about, it's time pick what you can actually talk about. 

For the next slide, think up 3 items you'd discuss. 

What would you discuss?

Putting it on a powerpoint

It's time for KISS.

Keep

It

Simple

Stupid. 

Less is more. 

Some key rules

• No more than 3 lines per slide. 
• One picture per slide.
• Talk about what you show.
• Make numbers visual.
• Don't distract your audience. 
• Check the first rule again.
• Understand the irony. 

Micro talks

Talk about what you show

The next slides will feature a single picture.

Talk for 30 seconds about the image to your neighbor.

Switch speaker ever round.  

Stuff to talk about.

• Look outside
• Some weather we're having
• What's for dinner?
• What's up with the milk crate challenge?
• Clearly this was a bad idea.
• I think electricity isn't very well understood at all.  

Prepare

Individually, pick a subject. Any subject of your choice. Write it down.

Brainstorm as many sub-subjects as you can for this subject.

What is a big no-no in a powerpoint?

Broad or narrow subject?

Broad

Narrow

What is the best, most workable, most well-defined subject?

1. How does the US government work?
2. The history of America.
3. Business legislation in lower manhattan.
4. Space race.