Senior Project Oral Presentation

Senior Project Oral Presentation

Requirements, Task Analysis, and Preparation

Total time: 8-12 minutes Visual Aid: Maximum 2 minutes without speaking

Remember, normal speech is approximately 140-160 words per minute so your speech should be 1400-1600 words – to ensure your speech will be the proper length, err on the long side as most speakers have a tendency to speed up when they are nervous.

Name: ______Period: ______

Project Topic: ______

List all aids, materials, and equipment needed for your presentation (i.e. overhead, charts, tape recorder, CD player, slides, TV, DVD player, computer projector, easel, table, podium, etc.)

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Part 1: Introduction (30 sec-1 min)

Content:

______Attention-getter (quote or interesting comments)

______Introduce yourself – Who are you?

______Greetings and acknowledgements

______Brief explanation of projectand transcript

______Previous knowledge / experience (“Before I began, I knew…”)

Summarize what you plan to do to prepare your audience and grab attention.

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Write out what you plan to say in your introduction.

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Part 2: Physical Project (4+ minutes)

Content:

______Summary / Description of project & mentor

______Display / Demonstrate project using audio and/or visual aids

______Discuss challenges

______Discuss successes

______Discuss problem solving

______Discuss personal growth

Summarize what you plan to do to display or demonstrate your physical project.

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Write out what you plan to say to explain your project and your experiences completing it. The last sentence of this section must provide a transition into the research and preparation of your project and future career.

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Part 3: High School Experience (3+minutes)

Content:

______Summary of education

______Discuss challenges

______Discuss successes

______Discuss problem solving

______Discuss personal growth

Write out what you plan to say to explain these components and your experiences completing them.

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Part 4: Transcript Talk(1-2minutes) Due: ______Teacher OK: ______

Content:

______Classes taken in preparation for the future

______Overall personal growth

______Future applications of the project and possible career

Write out what you plan to say.

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Part 5: Conclusion (30 seconds – 1 minute) Due: ______Teacher OK: ______

Content:

______Restate topic

______Summarize the presentation

______Provide closure

______Make it sound like a conclusion

______Make the last words memorable

______Leave the audience thinking and wanting more

______Say “thank you”

Write out what you plan to say.

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Part 6: Preparing your note cards Due: ______Teachers OK: ______

1. Type or print clearly what you plan to say (as written above) or write it out in an outline form depending on what will be most helpful to you on 3” x 5” or 4” x 6” note cards. Make sure the cards are numbered and in the correct order.

2. Slip a blank card into spaces where you plan to use an attention-getter, a visual aid, or a demonstration.

3. Write brief stage directions on the cards as needed. Example: “Show your photos while explaining steps in making acrylic masks”.

4. Put your name on the back of every card.

5. Rubber-band the cards together.

Part 7: Timing your speech Due: ______Teachers OK: ______

With a voice recorder, video camera, partner, or in a small group, read your speech in a natural speaking voice to determine the length of each section. Estimate the length of the visual portion of your presentation.

Length of introduction: ______

Length of physical project section: ______

Length of research paper section: ______

Length of transcript section: ______

Length of conclusion: ______

Approximate length of visual/demonstration/performance: ______

Total length: ______

Part 8: Question and Answer Period

Following your presentation, your five judges will have the opportunity to ask you questions. This usually takes about 5 minutes. Of course there is no way to be certain what the judges will ask you but consider the following questions and think about your answers in advance so you ill be clear-headed, confident, and ready for anything.

1. What would a judge listening to your speech want to know?

2. What would you like people to ask?

3. What unusual qualities does your project have that may spark interest?

4. What written assignment was most valuable and why?

5. What controversial topics, if any, did you discuss?

6. Why did you choose this topic?

7. Who helped you?

8. How did you finance it?

9. How much time did you spend on your project?

10. Does this project double as credit for another class? Will you go into this career?

Senior Project Oral Presentation Score Sheet

Student Name: ______Project: ______

AREA I: Content / Exceeds / Meets / Does Not Meet
Introduction (attention-getter, self intro, career interest, overview of speech) / 5 / 4 3 / 2 1
Body (organized main ideas with supporting detail)
A. Discussion of project and mentor / 15 14 13 / 12 11 10 9 / 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
B. Discussion of challenges, problems, successes, skills, personal growth, future application / 10 9 / 8 7 6 / 5 4 3 2 1
C. Reflection of career preparation, discussion of education / 15 14 13 / 12 11 10 9 / 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Conclusion (summary and final comment) / 5 / 4 3 / 2 1
Language Usage (transitions, appropriate word choice and style) / 5 / 4 3 / 2 1
Total / Area I: / ______
AREA II: Delivery
Effective Speech Techniques (gestures, eye contact, poise, posture, rate and volume) / 20 19 18 17 / 16 15 14 13 12 / 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Dress and Appearance (appropriate for job interview or topic specific, tasteful) / 5 / 4 3 / 2 1
Audio Visual Aid (quality, effective use in presentation, maximum 2 minutes without student speaking or performing live) / 10 9 / 8 7 6 / 5 4 3 2 1
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AREA III: Question and Answer
Impromptu Skills (fluency, confidence, and ease of answers) / 5 / 4 3 / 2 1
Quality of Student Response / 5 / 4 3 / 2 1
Total / Area III: / ______
AREA IV: Time Factor / Subtotal / Areas I-III / ______
Total Time: ______
If 7:30-7:59 or 12:01-12:30, subtract 5 points / Possible Subtraction: / ______
If 7:29 or under, write Re-do in blank
GRADING SCALE:
Exceeds / 100-81
Meets / 80-60
Does Not Meet (Re-do) / 59-0
Grand Total: ______