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The “SO WHAT” QUESTION
This template can be used as a starter file for presenting training materials in a group setting.
Sections
Right-click on a slide to add sections. Sections can help to organize your slides or facilitate collaboration between multiple authors.
Notes
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Coordinated colors
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Graphics, tables, and graphs
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Label all graphs and tables.
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How it relates to the rest of the paper
Give a brief overview of the presentation. Describe the major focus of the presentation and why it is important.
Introduce each of the major topics.
To provide a road map for the audience, you can repeat this Overview slide throughout the presentation, highlighting the particular topic you will discuss next.
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So What?
This is another option for an Overview slides using transitions.
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Each thesis statement is like the "main idea” of your paper. You are not retelling the story, but telling your audience what theme you will discuss from the literature.
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Why does it matter? …So what?
Subject: Violent Video Games
Topic: Impact that violent video games have on player’s behavior. (So what?)
Thesis: Violent video games desensitize players to violence, suggest that violence can be used to settle conflicts, and reward players for violent behavior. (This works because it answers the “So What”)
A strong thesis statement is……
What will the audience be able to do after this training is complete? Briefly describe each objective how the audience will benefit from this presentation.
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Disputable
Not obvious
Some readers can disagree
Focused
Your position is clear
Relevant
Readers won’t say ‘so what’?
Not too broad
Not boring
Words to avoid
Personal pronouns – I, you, we
Uncertainty qualifiers – might, maybe, perhaps
Extremism symptoms – everything, all, none, always, never
Vague formulations – some, kind of, somewhat
Obvious exaggerations – life-saving, best of the best
Use a section header for each of the topics, so there is a clear transition to the audience.
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Thesis Traps…..
8) “I don’t care that you don’t care” – Birds can divorce.
9) Random sentence – The origin of this concept dates back to 1487.
10) Ambiguity overload – This concept may have a number of practical implications, even though this theory has certain limitations.
) Declaration of topic: Similarities of Societies.
2) Questions: Are there similarities between cultures?
3) Captain Obvious: Overeating is bad for health.
4) Falling between 2 stools: Sometimes this can happen, but sometimes it can’t.
5) Too many words – keep it brief (up to 25 words)
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If there is relevant video content, such as a case study video, demo of a product, or other training materials, include it in the presentation as well.
Declaration of topic:
Weak: Nursing as a demanding profession.
Strong: Nursing requires not only substantial education, but also perfect self-discipline and enhanced professional ethics.
Questions:
Weak: Is study during sleep possible?
Strong: The recent studies have revealed that people can learn during sleep and subconsciously modify their behavior after they wake up.
Add a case study or class simulation to encourage discussion and apply lessons.
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Captain Obvious:
Weak: Internet can be addictive.
Strong: Recent research shows that the unpredictable way in which the useful e-mails arrive can make checking for them addictive.
Falling between 2 stools:
Weak: Sometimes students enjoy their studies, but sometimes they don’t.
Strong: There is a direct relationship between students’ attitudes towards study and their learning outcomes.
Discuss outcomes of the case study or class simulation.
Cover best practices.
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Ambiguity overload
Weak: Sleep deprivation can have some negative effects on people.
Strong: The study reveals that sleep deprivation can lead to difficulties concentrating and weight problems in adolescents aged 10 – 14.
Summarize presentation content by restating the important points from the lessons.
What do you want the audience to remember when they leave your presentation?
Save your presentation to a video for easy distribution (To create a video, click the File tab, and then click Share. Under File Types, click Create a Video.)
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Making vows:
Weak: I am going to write about the movie Titanic.
Strong: The 1997 movie Titanic was a huge success owing to the talents of the leading actors, the film director and the original genre of epic romantic disaster movie.
Random list:
Weak: This paper will discuss Titanic, James Cameron and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Strong: see above.
Summarize presentation content by restating the important points from the lessons.
What do you want the audience to remember when they leave your presentation?
Save your presentation to a video for easy distribution (To create a video, click the File tab, and then click Share. Under File Types, click Create a Video.)
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Too many letters
Weak: I am going to discuss the importance of reducing the sugar consumption in American elementary school children who consume nine times the recommended daily amount of sugar because of the prevalence of soda machines and unhealthy snacks in the school canteens. (41 words)
Strong: Sugar consumption of American elementary school children should be reduced by controlling the menus of school canteens and raising children’s awareness of healthy diets. (26 words)
Summarize presentation content by restating the important points from the lessons.
What do you want the audience to remember when they leave your presentation?
Save your presentation to a video for easy distribution (To create a video, click the File tab, and then click Share. Under File Types, click Create a Video.)
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Is It LAME
NO questions! A thesis is a declarative statement. A thesis makes a claim that can be proven with well-developed, valid evidence / support. Your thesis needs to be LAME.
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L – Limited – narrow in scope and structure
A – Arguable – A thesis takes a stand or makes a claim on the subject. The evidence / explanation with cited support proves to the reader the viability of the thesis claim (believability).
M – Meaningful – Worth of choosing and defending.
Macbeth changes during the play. – NOT meaningful yet.
VS.
Macbeth undergoes a physical as well as mental transformation through....(list three pts)
E – Explicit – This applies to the language used in the thesis.
Macbeth is a horrific play. (So what do we mean by horror?)
Summarize presentation content by restating the important points from the lessons.
What do you want the audience to remember when they leave your presentation?
Save your presentation to a video for easy distribution (To create a video, click the File tab, and then click Share. Under File Types, click Create a Video.)
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