Day 19& 20-Oral Presentation Workshop and Library Day

Class Today:

Section Z- 8:00 AM - Please meet me at the Undergraduate Library, Room 291. You will be getting a library tour!

Section L- 3:30-4:50 PM:
1. Plagiarism Survey
Please take this survey on the plagiarism assignment we did in class.

2. Pick days for each group presentation.

3. Final Presentation Workshop

Homework:
1. Make final draft of powerpoint and upload it to compass. You may revise it for your presentation, but I still want to see a tentative final version.

2. Read and annotate this article for our next unit.

Next Class: 
Section L: Meet at Undergraduate Library, Room 291
Section Z: Lesson above.

Day 18- Presentation Language

Today you will learn:

• How to use phrases to make your presentation sound smoother.

 
Class Today:

• Powerpoint
• Handout
• Presentation Workshop

Homework:

• Practice your presentation while adding presentation language.
• Submit your final powerpoint by next Thursday.

Next Class: Presentation Workshop Continued

Day 17- Presentation Delivery

Class Today:

• Warm-up: First slide on the powerpoint
• Rest of Powerpoint
• Voice practice- Do with a partner
• Make a mini version of your ppt presentation. You will show it to other groups and get feedback. Use this peer-review form to critique each other. 

Next Class: Continue Presentation Delivery

Homework: Be prepared to do a practice presentation on Thursday.

Materials:
Powerpoint
Voice Practice
Answering Questions Handout
Peer-Review

Day 16- Outlining Continued and Visual Aids

Today you will learn:

• How to apply outlining to develop a good presentation.
• How to develop a strong visual aid for an effective presentation.

Class Today:

• Review: 
• What is necessary for the structure of an oral presentation?
• Warm-up
• Death by Powerpoint youtube video.
• Discussion:
• Look at these powerpoints. Decide in your groups what is good and bad about each one.
• One, two
• Visual Aids Tips Powerpoint
• Workshop (if time)
• Develop your visual aid (powerpoint or prezi) with your group.

Next Class:

Finish visual aids, oral presentation delivery

Homework:

1. Develop a first draft of your powerpoint presentation by Monday at 6 pm. Upload your powerpoint to Compass2g. Save the file as "TeamMemberFirstNamesFirstDraft.ppt." 

Day 15- Introduction to Oral Presentation: Creating Effective Teams & Presentation Outline

Today you will learn:

• How to develop a good team for an effective oral presentation.
• How to structure an outline in an oral presentation.

Class Today:

• Introduction to Oral Presentation
• As a group, present on a business topic for approximately 20 minutes. 
• Must use a visual aid.
• Must include all members of the group.
• Read this prompt for more information.
• Warm-up
• Discuss in groups what experiences you have in public speaking. How have you used public speaking in business? Have you ever had to do group presentations? What are two benefits and two difficulties from doing group work? Share your answers with the class.
• Think on your feet activity
• Pick one of these topics and make a 3 minute presentation with your group members:
• How to make your favorite dish.
• Your favorite place to visit.
• Rent an apartment in the US.
• Do another favorite hobby/activity
• First group decision: Choose a topic
• Decide on a business topic you want to present and get approval from me. 
• Every group must do a different topic.
• Please put your choice in this spreadsheet
• (If time) Come up with a loose outline.

Next Class: Continue Presentation Outline and start Visual Aids

Homework: 
1. Choose a topic and post it in this spreadsheet.
2. Use this outline handout to help you develop an outline for your presentation.

Day 14- Plagiarism Test, Writing Concisely, and Peer-Review

Class Today:

• General Housekeeping
• Common issues in summary drafts
• Punctuation
• Format
• Spelling/Usage errors
• Citation
• Not paraphrasing
• Box folders
• In-Class Plagiarism Test
• Go to Compass 2g 
• Writing Concisely Activity
• Peer-Review

Homework:
1. Final draft of summary due Sunday, October 12 by Midnight
2. Read Ch. 9 of our textbook. There may be a quiz :)


Next Class: New unit! Oral Presentation

Day 13- Academic Language and Style

What you will learn today:

Learn what constitutes a formal academic tone

Understand the difference between a formal academic tone and tone for e-mails and memos.

Class Today:

• Powerpoint
• Verbs Worksheet
• Formal Grammar Worksheet

Materials:
1. Academic Style Powerpoint
2. Verbs Worksheet (Answer Key)
3. Formal Grammar Style Worksheet

Next Class: In-class Plagiarism Test, Review Unit 2

Homework:
1. Study for in-class plagiarism test
2. Revise your summary draft to include more formal language.
3. Final draft of your summary is due Saturday, October 11th by Midnight