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assignment5presentationtipsandguidelines_1.docxSCIN130 Presentation Tips and Guidelines
Things to DO when preparing a presentation:
1. As you did for Assignment 4: Organism Profile, start preparing your presentation by outlining your ideas. Refer to the directions that reflect the type of organism you have chosen (microbe, plant/fungus or animal) and use the required elements as the framework for your outline. Flesh out that outline by identifying specific subject matter, photos and videos you want to include. Storyboarding, a way of sequencing and organizing your ideas for delivery in the presentation, is a great way to help with the process of preparing a presentation. Here are a couple of links on storyboarding:
2. Research, research, research!! Research your organism before you observe it so you know what to look for specifically. Then go back and research more after the fact and compile additional information such as audio files, video and/or pictures that will enhance your presentation and what you observed yourself.
3. Remember your research is about observing your organism NOT interacting with it. Use common sense and do not put yourself in a potentially dangerous environment and do not trespass while making your observations.
4. Organize your presentation in a logical sequence. Be consistent in your format (use of titles, fonts, background, over all look from slide to slide). Use font types, sizes and colors that are easy to read.
5. If you are using SOM with audio narration, consider writing out your presentation first and practice your narration prior to recording. Be sure to project your voice so it can be heard well, enunciate, and pause where applicable. When recording your narration, be relaxed, don’t worry if you stumble here or there but you should rerecord if you have too many “errors” in your run.
6. Proofread and review your final product to ensure it is the final product you are prepared to present to the class and submit for grading.
7. Make sure all photos and videos are working if embedded into your presentation.
And a last note on citation….
8. Make sure all videos, photos, or research is cited properly in your presentation.
a. HOW TO CITE AN IMAGE if you know the photographer’s name:
i. Photographer Last Name, First Initial (Photographer). (Year, Month Day of Publication_. Title of Photograph [digital image]. Retrieved from URL
ii. Example: Smith, J. (Photographer). (2010, January 1). Title of Picture [digital image]. Retrieved from www.apus.edu
b. HOW TO CITE AN IMAGE if you do not know the photographer, the title or the date of creation:
i. [Untitled illustration of topic]. Retrieved Month Day, Year from URL
ii. Example: [Untitled image of a running cat]. Retrieved January 1, 2010 from www.apus.edu
c. HOW TO CITE A VIDEO
i. Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Author Screen Name. (Year, Month Day of video post). Title of Video [Video file]. Retrieved from URL
ii. Example: Smith, J.K. (2010, January 1). Title of Picture [Video file]. Retrieved from www.apus.edu
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