Notes to the Teacher Title: The Oral Presentation Lesson: Public Speaking Presentation Classroom Activity Purpose: The purpose of this activity is to allow the student to gain experience in giving an oral presentation to an audience. Activity Directions: Each student is to develop, research, and prepare a current agricultural topic to be presented in front of the class. The student will give a 6-8 minute oral presentation using flash cards, and/or presentation aides. Material Needed: 1. Presentation aides---overhead projector, screen, computer presentation software, flip chart, etc. 2. Transparencies, slides, 3 x 5 inch cards, etc. Notes to teacher: The students can be challenged by participating in the FFA Prepared and/or Extemporaneous Public Speaking contests. Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement University of California, Davis 533.1 Name:__________________ Date:___________________ Title: The Oral Presentation Lesson: Public Speaking Presentation Classroom Activity Purpose: The purpose of this activity is to allow the student to gain experience in giving an oral presentation to an audience. Activity Directions: Each student is to develop, research, and prepare a current agricultural topic to be presented in front of the class. The student will give a 6-8 minute oral presentation using flash cards, and/or presentation aides. Material Needed: 1. Presentation aides---overhead projector, screen, computer presentation software, flip chart, etc. 2. Transparencies, slides, 3 x 5 inch cards, etc. Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement University of California, Davis 533.2