Table of Contents Chapter one Know Your Stuff Chapter Two Showing Off Chapter Three Looking Good Chapter Four Be Prepared glossary find out more index About the Author 4 10 22 27 30 31 32 32
Chapter One Know Your Stuff 4 C h a p t e r o n e K n o w Y o u r S t u f f Have you ever had the chance to present information to your classmates Have you ever sat in class and wished for the opportunity to get up and teach the other students Someday your teacher will probably ask you to give an oral presentation in front of the class That’s your chance An oral presentation is when you speak in front an audience to teach them about a subject Oral presentations are different than other types of presentations that you may have done in the past Many students create posters slideshows and even
5 short movies as ways of presenting information they have learned They might put these presentations up in their classrooms or post them online An oral pre sentation requires you to speak in front of an audience yourself Some oral presentations might be recorded on video but most will be live just you in front of the class In a live presentation there are no do-overs and you can’t go back and edit That is why it is important to prepare practice and provide visuals that help your audience understand your topic The first step is to understand your assignment What does your teacher want you to present about You will probably need to do some research to learn more about your topic As you research make sure you learn the basic facts about your topic such as who what why where when and how Many teachers call those facts the five Ws and one H Look at other facts about your topic that interest you too and consider which ones would be most interesting to your audience Next it is time to sort out your information and decide how you will present it to your class Giving a good presentation is like telling a good story You should start by introducing your topic including the people who are involved in your topic and where any events took place You might introduce Put it All Together by Phyllis Cornwall is a great book to read for more help sorting out all of your information
