SENIOR PROJECT PRESENTATION DAY IS

FRIDAY

MARCH

13TH

HOW TO CREATE YOUR SENIOR

PROJECT PRESENTATION

Senior Project Presentation

Ellen Steigman

13 March 2015

A FEW NOTES BEFORE WE BEGIN…

Your presentation will last between 5-8 minutes, but that doesn’t mean that you can get up there and wing it!

The better you know your material, the easier your presentation will be.

Suggestion: Use your outline (the original, or one that accurately reflects the finished paper) to prepare your presentation.

WHAT SHOULD I WEAR? Dress professionally, as if for an

interview. If there is a particular outfit that goes with your topic, you could wear it. Otherwise, dress neatly, professionally, and cleanly. This is not the time for your four inch high stiletto heels, nor do you need to wear a tux.

INTRODUCTION: YOUR TOPIC This is where you introduce your topic.

You will tell your panel why you chose your topic, why it was interesting, how you conducted your research, and whether you learned what you expected to learn. You might include your thesis sentence or research question on this slide or an additional slide.

This might still be an introduction to your topic, perhaps with the most interesting things that you learned doing your research.

Keep in mind that the following slides are just suggestions – you will use information from your research in the best way possible. You may need more or less room than I need for my information.

SUBTOPIC ONE Introduce your subtopic and tell what

areas you will be discussing. Remember: the point of this

presentation - whether you use Powerpoint, Prezi or Photostory - is to support your oral presentation about your research. If you are just reading directly from your slides, you won’t get the high grade you want!

SUBTOPIC ONE, CONTINUED Depending on

how much support you want/need for this subtopic, you will use another slide. Don’t forget to use engaging graphics!

‘Merica Monday 2013

SUBTOPIC TWO Transition, then introduce your next

subtopic

Repeat the process you did with your first subtopic. You may need an additional slide.

SUBTOPIC THREE Transition, then introduce your next

subtopic Repeat the process you did with your

first subtopic. This may be an additional two slides.

WRAPPING THINGS UP Here’s where you:

Restate your research question to remind your audience why you did this in the first place

State what you learned overallSay a sentence or two about the experience

of completing senior project

WORKS CITED You should cite any direct quotes and

paraphrasing as well as any images. You do not need to use information from the works cited page of your paper.

ENDING SLIDE

Thank you for your time, and/or… The End, or… Something clever having to do with your

topic (for instance, if you studied French cooking for your senior project, you might write “Merci, et bon appétit.” Or if you studied different religious views on the afterlife, “The End…or is it?”

FINAL NOTES FROM MS. S. I encourage you to use transitions,

graphics, and color in your presentation. Try to wow your audience!

Always remember that you are using this as a support to the information you are presenting verbally. This is not in place of sharing your information verbally.

You will have some time in class to work on your presentation but will also need to work on it independently.