Exit Project Presentations
Career Internship
Elkin High School
Presentation Dates:
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
(See attached schedule)
Presentation Times:
During your scheduled internship period (See schedule)
Presentation Site:
Elkin City Schools Administration Office, Conference Room
Evaluators:
Panel of Community Leaders and Educators
Dress Code:
Interns are expected to dress in business attire for professional
presentation
Length of presentation:
Minimum 6 minutes; maximum 10 minutes; presentations will be
Scheduled in 20 minute blocks, with 5 minutes scheduled for
Setup, 10 minutes for presentations, and 5 minutes for questions
and answers from the panel
Points to be included in presentations include but are not limited to:
• Introduction of yourself, your internship site, and your mentor
• Description of what your internship involved, what did you do at your site?
• What have you learned from this experience that will help you as you continue to work to
accomplish your career goals?
• What did you learn about yourself, and has this impacted your plans for the future in any way?
• Elaborate on how this experience has contributed to your job-ready skills.
Visual Aids:
Visual aids can be very helpful in your presentation. Examples of effective visual aids include:
• PowerPoint presentations
A laptop and projector will be provided running PowerPoint 2003. You should have your file on
a flash drive to easily plug into the projector. Presentations created using PowerPoint 2007 must
be saved in the 2003 format to be opened and viewed on this laptop.
• Posters or tri-fold presentation boards
• Examples of your work or tools you used while on your site
• Video clips of your work
Your Portfolio Notebook must be turned in to Mrs. Burgess on or before January 5. The panel
will have access to the notebook before you arrive for your presentation. They may ask questions
pertaining to what they saw in your notebook.
Suggestions:
You may write a speech, but you may be more at ease if you outline your points for general
knowledge. Follow a well rehearsed outline. Eye contact with your audience is critical. In order to meet
the expectations for time, you must be prepared; stay focused, and not ramble when you speak.
Definitely make plans to practice your presentation more than once before delivering this to the panel.
Remember, reading from a power point presentation does not qualify as a student speech.