Oral Presentation: These materials were designed to prepare for oral presentations. An OHP sheet and
handouts are given here.
Oral Presentation: These materials were designed to prepare for oral presentations. An OHP sheet and
handouts are given here.
ELI 100
Oral Presentations
Topics:
(2 groups of 3 people; 3 groups of 4 people)
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Poetry writing
Resume writing
Web writing
E-mail etiquette
business letters
Dates:
 9/27 (Thursday)
 10/4 (Thursday)
Personal Narrative Essay (2nd draft) due
 10/25 (Thursday)
 11/1 (Thursday)
 11/29 (Thursday)
Note:
 You should prepare any types of visual aids (OHP,
Powerpoint, handout, etc.)
 If you want to use Powerpoint in your presentation, make sure
that you can open the document in this PC lab.
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Oral Presentation Suggestions
Speaking Tips
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Take a deep breath and remember not to speak too rapidly
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Make eye contact with the audience
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Do NOT read your visual aids (it’s very boring for the audience). You should practice your presentation
enough that you don’t need to read.
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Practice your presentation in front of the mirror or with a friend
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Time yourself to make sure your are between 15-20 minutes
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Avoid saying “umm”, “like”, “ya know” and “uhh”
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Make sure to explain any difficult terms, concepts or ideas for the audience
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When you are finished – do NOT say, “That’s it!” Finish with a concluding statement that neatly sums up
your presentation, then ask the audience if they have any questions
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Think of questions the audience will ask you and try to answer them before the presentation
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Don’t forget to SMILE !
Visual Aids Tips
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Spellcheck your visual aids
ELI 100
Oral Presentations
Topics & Dates:
9/27 (Thur): E-mail Etiquette (Presenter’s names)
10/4 (Thur): Web Writing (Presenter’s names)
10/25 (Thur): Resume Writing (Presenter’s names)
11/1 (Thur): Poetry Writing (Presenter’s names)
11/29 (Thur): Business Letters (Presenter’s names)
Guidelines
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It will be a 20-minute presentation followed by a 3-5 minute Q & A session.
What you have to do to complete this assignment is the following:
o Prepare for the presentation
o Prepare any visual aids
o Give a presentation
There is no writing required in this assignment.
If you prefer, only one, two, or three members can be presenters in the presentation. The remaining
members can be in charge of visual aids during the presentation, for example. How you divide the work
during presentation is up to you. However, divide the work equally among your members in the entire
process.
What you present is up to you as long as it is related to your topic. But remember! The purpose of this
assignment is that you provide your classmates with any useful information about the particular genre of
writing so that they can learn something about the genre. Examples of what you can include in the
presentation are: rules of the particular genre of writing, an example of the writing, etc.
You should prepare any types of visual aids (OHP, Powerpoint, handout, etc.)
If you want to use OHP, please notify me in advance. (I have to reserve OHP and bring it to the PC Lab
before class.)
If you want to use Powerpoint, make sure that you can open the document in the PC lab.
You can visit various sources to prepare for the presentation: library, internet, expert of the particular
genre of writing, etc..
The class will take place in PC lab when we have the oral presentation.
The evaluation of this assignment will be based on the content you present, (e.g., Can the students
benefit from the presentation? (i.e. is the information presented useful to the students?) It will not be
based on the presentation skills.
Each group will receive one grade, and all the members of the group will receive the same grade.
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Discussion on Oral Presentation
1. We have covered the following topics in oral presentation this semester. Is there any topics that should
be removed? Or is there anything else that you want to add?
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Poetry writing
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Resume writing
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Web writing
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E-mail etiquette
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Business letters
Should be removed:
Should be added:
2. Which of the 5 topics was useful, interesting, or not useful? (You may have one or more topics for
each.)
Useful:
Interesting:
Not useful:
3. How did you prepare for the presentation? What sources did you rely on to collect information?
(internet, library, interview, etc.)
4. What did you like about this activity?
5. What did you learn from the 5 presentations?
6. What changes should be made in this activity if it is again assigned in a future ELI 100 course?