Effective oral
presentation
“The Slideshow”
Create
interesting slides
• Do NOT simply copy and paste content
onto slides
• Start with CONTENT and BUILD
from it
• Create and adjust slides to convey your
information
• Verbally
• Visually
• Use transitions and animations to build
momentum
Fonts
• Title:
• Verdana
• Baskerville
• Content:
• Arial
• Tahoma
• Comic Sans MS
• Helvetica
AVOID TIMES NEW ROMAN AND
ANYTHING TOO FANCY
1. Introductory
slide
• Include the following
• Title
• Your name and other
information (assessment
information)
• Image/s
2. Outline
• It is important to inform your
audience where you will take them
• You can communicate this through a
graphic organizer or list
• Try not to overwhelm your
audience
3. Content
Provide context to your
music video– who, what,
when, where
Include relevant images
that are helpful –
screenshots from music
video
Make choices based on
the content of your
talking points and your
specific audience
Do not exceed 10 slides
– keep it concise!
Include lyrics from song
to support your point
4. Conclusion
• Plan ahead
• Don’t end abruptly or
unexpectedly
• If appropriate for your
presentation, end with a slide:
- Thanking the audience
- Inviting questions
Things to
remember
avoid heavy
text
• Because it is…
- Confusing
- Boring
- Ugly
- Distracting
- Difficult to read
Things to
remember Rehearse
When you have completed your
slideshow, rehearse with your
slideshow…again and again and again
Timing is important. What is your
time limit? Stick to it. Do not rush or
go too slowly
An example – Taylor Swift’s “Look what you made me do”
Beliefs, values and
attitudes conveyed in this
video
- Evokes attitudes of resilience, karma
and revenge in response to the “hate” she
received
- The line “look what you made me do” implies
that she released this album at the
request of her enemies
- Invites audience to sympathise with
her perspective
- Taylor’s vengeful attitude is seen in the lyrics
and the dynamic, bold music video
Resilience
Annotated
lyrics
• This is an example of annotating the
lyrics
• Useful to identify themes, attitudes,
beliefs through literary devices such as
metaphor, repetition and symbolism.
• This is also an example of why you
should use different fonts to
distinguish your work from the work of
others
A ny Q u e st i o n s ?