Lynn University Minimum Legal Drinking Age PPT

Step 1: Create the Formal Outline

Start the presentation by reading the Presentation Instructions and opening the Formal Outline Template posted to Canvas. Add your own text to create a formal outline drawing on ideas from the research paper.

The formal outline lays out the main points and citations you will use in the presentation.

Each outline entry should be a complete sentence. However, don’t read word-for-word from the outline as you speak. The outline should have simple sentences that capture your main ideas and you will then add further details and nuances as you speak.

Keep in mind that your presentation will not cover every detail from the paper but should bring in key points and arguments as described in the presentation instructions.

Step 2: Create the Slides

After the formal outline is done, create your slides using PowerPoint or Keynote. (Note: If you plan to add videos to your presentation using only an iPad, use Keynote for reasons described in Step 5 below.)

In designing slides, keep in mind that they are for your audience, not for you. Do not put notes for yourself on the slideshow. Instead, think of what will engage the audience and help other students follow your main ideas. Include a picture on each slide. This helps to draw in the audience.

Since you will add videos to your slides later in the presentation process, leave a space on each slide (about 1/4 the size of the slide) to add your video recordings. You will not put a video on your title slide or your final References list slide, just on the other slides of the presentation.

In preparing your slides, follow the 6×6 rule of 6 or fewer bullet points on each slide and 6 or fewer words per bullet point. A lot of your slideshow can come straight from your formal outline, but you will be shortening the outline entries to create bullet points of 6 words or less. For example, if your formal outline says “Poverty is an ongoing ethical challenge in the United States,” shorten this on the slideshow to read “The challenge of poverty.”

The reason for the 6×6 rule is that too many words on a slide make things overwhelming for the audience. It also leaves your slides cluttered and causes people to read the slides instead of listening to you. As you speak, you can explain any details left off the bullet points in your own words.

One exception to the 6×6 rule is presenting arguments where it is helpful to write out the premises and conclusion in full on the slide. So, you do not have to follow the 6×6 rule when presenting arguments.

Step 3: Create the Speaking Outline

When you record your presentation videos, you won’t look at the slideshow. That is for your audience. Instead, create a speaking outline with the main points and reminders you need to record a strong presentation.

The speaking outline can be a set of index cards (numbered to keep them in order), a sheet of paper, or a Word document on your iPad or computer.

The speaking outline should be mostly short phrases, not complete sentences. You will not read word-for-word from the speaking outline but work from short phrases on it and add further details in your own words as you speak extemporaneously.

However, do include any names, quotes, and citations in your speaking outline so you can present these accurately. In addition, list the premises and conclusion of any argument you will present so you can share these precisely without looking at the slideshow. This a case where you can include complete sentences on the speaking outline.

Step 4: Practice

Once your speaking outline is complete, it’s time to practice. Talk through the presentation several times using the speaking outline for reminders.

Time yourself to make sure you are hitting the required length of 6-8 minutes for the full presentation. Do not go under 6 minutes or over 8 minutes.Note that the presentation instructions require fewer sources and arguments than the research paper. Do not try to summarize your entire paper or the presentation will probably go too long.

Once you have practiced a few times, you will feel confident and won’t need to look at your speaking outline as much. You will just keep it for occasional reminders.

Step 5: Add Videos to Your Slideshow

The presentation requires submission of a video slideshow. This is an integrated product saved as a video file that combines presentation slides and videos of you giving the presentation into a unified whole.

Here are a few things you should not do: Do not submit a video and slideshow as two separate documents. Do not take a video of yourself standing in front of a projected slideshow. Do not create a narrated slideshow that has your voice but is missing videos. Instead, use one of the options below to create an integrated and professional video slideshow.

In preparation to film your videos, find an area with adequate light and no distractions in the background. Keep light mostly in front of you so you are well lit and there is no bright light showing in the video itself. If it is daytime, you can record facing a window. If it is night, try to position one or two lamps in front of you.

For your videos, focus the camera on your head and shoulders. Do not zoom out to show your whole body, a podium, or your slideshow.

Use your speaking outline for reminders as you speak. Find the camera on your iPad or laptop and direct your eye contact there for the videos. Demonstrate correct verbal and non-verbal delivery, including eye contact, posture, appearance, and vocal variety (rate, volume, tone, and use of pauses).

There are different instructions for adding videos to a slideshow in Keynote and PowerPoint:

Step 5, Option (a): Add Videos to Keynote

To add videos to a Keynote slideshow, follow the instructions in the guide to add videos to your Keynote slides and export the final document as a video file. Use the steps on pp. 1-6 and 9-13 in the guide. Do not use the steps on pp. 7-8 of the document, since those are for adding voice narration alone, which is not our focus in the presentation.

Step 5, Option (b): Add Videos to PowerPoint

One important thing to note is that you can only add videos to PowerPoint slides on a laptop or desktop, not in the PowerPoint app on the iPad. If you will be using an iPad to create your presentation, then you should create your slideshow in Keynote. If you have access to a laptop or desktop computer, then PowerPoint is also fine and may be the option you prefer.

To add videos to a PowerPoint, follow the instructions in the guide to add videos to your PowerPoint slides and export the final document as a video file. This guide describes the process of recording audio narration, but if you select “Turn Camera On” in PowerPoint before you start recording your first slide, the same instructions will apply for adding videos as required for this class. The guide document starts with instructions for using PowerPoint on a PC and later covers instructions for using PowerPoint on a Mac.

Step 6: Upload to the Presentation Assignment

Once the video slideshow is complete, check to make sure that it is 6 to 8 minutes long.

Submit your video to the Research Presentation assignment using Canvas Studio. Select the Studio icon on the left toolbar in Canvas, select Add, select Browse Files, and upload your video. After this, return to the Research Presentation assignment, select the Studio tab when given the option of how to submit, select your video, and submit.

Next, submit to the Research Presentation assignment again (resubmit) with your formal outline and speaking outline. You will no longer see the video slideshow after submitting these but it will still be available for me to grade.

Step 7: Upload to the Presentation Discussion

The Research Presentation assignment lets me see the presentation, but you also need to post to the Research Presentation Discussion so that other students can view it. Go to the Research Presentation Discussion just after the presentation and make a post of your video slideshow and formal outline along with a 2-4 sentence description of your topic.

To insert a Canvas Studio video to a discussion post, use the blue “v” symbol at the top of the discussion box and select Canvas Studio. When inserting the video from Studio, turn off the option that says, “allow comments.” This is so that other students reply in the discussion itself and not attached to your video. To attach your formal outline to the discussion, use the paperclip Attach icon for the discussion box.

After posting your presentation, follow the discussion prompt to reply to 4 other presentations for the discussion assignment.

Research Presentation Instructions

Prepare a presentation that persuades the audience of a certain view on a debated ethical issue in contemporary United States society. This presentation will be based on your research paper and adapt content from it.

The presentation should be 6 to 8 minutes long. Be mindful of time and do not go over or under the required length.Do not try to cover every detail from your paper but bring in key points and arguments that will be engaging and persuasive to the audience.

The presentation requires three items: a formal outline, a speaking outline, and a video slideshow.

Begin with the creation of a formal outline which transitions content from your research paper to an oral communication format. The outline should be properly formatted with correct grammar and complete sentences. It will include a structured introduction, main points, and conclusion, with evidence supporting all controversial claims. The Research Presentation Formal Outline Template has more details and parameters for the formal outline, so open that document and use it to create your outline.

This presentation requires you to use PowerPoint or Keynote slides as a visual aid (6-10 slides). Slides for the presentation should be developed following the 6×6 rule of 6 or fewer bullet points per slide and 6 or fewer words per bullet point. One exception is presenting arguments where it is helpful to write out the premises and conclusion on the slide. Include a picture on each slide and use a font and color palate that are clean, readable, and professional. Also, leave about 1/4 of each slide blank so that you can insert videos of yourself giving the presentation.

After completing your slides, create a video slideshow by inserting a video of yourself on each slide. You will not put a video on your title slide or your final References slide, just on the other slides. Follow the instructions in Step 5 of Steps for Creating a Presentation to add these videos to your slides

Demonstrate mastery of extemporaneous speaking skills in verbal and non-verbal aspects of delivery as you record your videos. This includes eye contact, posture, appearance, and vocal variety (rate, volume, tone, and use of pauses). Set up the videos to record your head and shoulders speaking to the camera – do not zoom out to include your whole body, a podium, or your slides in the videos. (Instead, you will be putting the videos in your slides.) Do not read the speech. It should be delivered extemporaneously (without reading or memorization) using a speaking outline appropriate for the student. The speaking outline will be a set of bullet points, argument claims, and citations that you use for reminders as you speak.

Include the following sections in this order. The presentation requires fewer sources and arguments than the paper, so choose your best and most engaging content to use.

1. Introduction – Draw in the reader in an engaging way and introduce your topic. Give a thesis that states the view you will defend in the presentation. Use the introduction elements shown on the formal outline template.
2. Background research – Use 2 peer-reviewed and 2 other reputable sources to explain key facts about your topic. This can include facts from history, politics, economics, science, or current events. See the research paper instructions for notes on how to find peer-reviewed and other reputable sources.
3. Logical arguments – Present 2 or 3 valid or strong arguments in defense of your thesis, each on its own slide. For each argument, label the premises and conclusion, state whether the argument is deductive or inductive, and include a discussion that supports the argument. For a deductive argument, explain why it is valid and give a defense of each premise to persuade the reader that it is sound. For an inductive argument, explain why it is strong and give a defense of each premise to persuade the reader that it is cogent. Your arguments can include citations from outside research or be based on your own ideas. See the research paper instructions for resources and advice to help with these arguments.
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