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PATH Presentation Plans
Title of presentation
Names of presenters
PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION
To inform or
explain something
To increase awareness
of an issue or problem
To change an
attitude or belief
To show a solution
to a problem
To change a behavior
or way of doing things
To
entertain
AUDIENCE
The audience will mostly be …
ADULTS
Teachers
STUDENTS / FRIENDS
Younger
students
Parents &/or
relatives
Same age
students
Older
students
Best guess about the audience’s knowledge of this topic …
Don’t know much about this topic
at all. It will probably be new
information for most of them
Will have some background knowledge about
the topic, but probably won’t know specifics;
may have some misunderstandings about it
Will already know a lot about the
topic; some may even be experts
Therefore, we’ll need to …
Therefore, we’ll need to …
Therefore, we’ll need to …
Focus on the describing the big picture
& basics; avoid technical language
Provide overview of the big picture, identify common
misunderstandings or myths, be sure to define technical terms
Acknowledge expertise, overview big picture,
focus on specifics; OK to use technical terms
TOPICS
What is the most important idea you hope the audience will understand as a result of the presentation?
Main Idea #1
Main Idea #2
HOOK
What would be a good way to begin the presentation that will make the audience curious about the topic?
Main Idea #3
The INTENT of our presentation is primarily to …
Note the intent here
Inform the audience about...
and / or
Change an attitude or perspective about...
and / or
Cause the audience to experience an
emotion so they will...
Important
goal for us
Slightly
important
goal for us
Not really
important
to us
Goals about the INFORMATION we share ...
Information has a clear focus; ideas/concepts tied together via a theme.
Team member
signatures
Ideas are important, accurate, clear
Ideas are organized so they are easy to understand
Ideas are connected to audience interests
Ideas are connected to ‘real-life’ issues or problems to-be-solved
Communicates various perspectives or ways of viewing an idea
Goals about the WAY we share the information ...
We use varied and unusual ways of communicating an idea
Our product is visually appealing, neat, & imaginative.
We use effective tools for communication (e.g. opening, body, closing);
We want to provide the audience with some form of interactive activity
We want our ideas to be presented in a logical manner.
We want to use graphic organizers to make information easier to understand
We want use technology during the presentation
We involve all team members in the presentation
We want to stick within time limits
We want to stick to the plan (not getting too far off on a tangent)
We want our presentation to involve all team members
The CLEAR communication strategy
...f or communicating ideas in a presentation or w ritten report.
Clarify goals, expectations, & audience needs
List questions & organize responses
Elaborate answers
Anchor key ideas with graphics or pictures
Review key ideas
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Clarify goals, expectations, & audience needs
* Identif y w hat yourow n goals are for the report, and w hatyou w ant to happen as a
result of giving the report.
* Identif y the expectations of those w ho w ill receive the report.
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What do they want to happen as a result of t he report ?
How brief or ext ensive do t hey want t he report to be?
What does the audience expect to learn f rom the report?
What format /style does t he audience expect?
* Identif y audience needs
- How familiar will the audience be wit h the topic? novice? expert ?
- Will the audience need handouts?
List questions & organize responses
* List specif ic questions your report is designed to answ er.
* Order the questions in a manner that makes the most sense
* Organize responses to each question by outlining or creating a graphic
Elaborate answers
* Introduce the big ideas, the problems, or questions your report is designed to address.
* List questions as headings.
* Using your organizers, answ er each of the questions.
* If appropriate, convert questions to heading titles
Anchor key ideas with graphics or pictures
* Decide w hich key ideas should be enhanced w ith a graphic or picture.
* Decide if any of your organizers could be included as graphics and refine as needed.
* Refer to and explain the graphics in the report.
Review key ideas
* Provide closure to the report by summarizing key ideas and review ing your position.
Presentation Options
KEY IDEA TO BE
COMMUNICATED
2-D VISUAL DEVICES
3-D VISUAL DEVICES
NOTES ABOUT IDEAS
PERFORMANCES
Web or frame
Create a model
Oral report
Compare/contrast
Collection of samples
Dramatization of event
Sequence
Artifacts
Dramatization of commercial
Cycle
Key-ideas & details mobile
Role-play
Mind Map
Interest center
Debate
Chart/Table/Graph
Makes Sense Think-sheet
Explanation/demonstration
WRITTEN DOCUMENTS
Video of real interview
Other graphic organizer
Histo-fiction Story
Interview simulation
Surface map
Business or personal letter
Create audience experience
Photographs
Grant proposal
Simulation activity
Poster
Script play or commercial
Movement (dance /charade
Draw/paint pictures
Newspaper article
Newspaper article
Collage
Cartoons/Comic book
Comic book
Interactive Bulletin Board
Information pamphlet
Information pamphlet
ABC pop-up book
Scroll
Scroll
Slide show
Tour Guide
Tour Guide
Power Point presentation
Written Report
Music
The INTENT of our presentation is primarily to …
Note the intent here
Inform the audience about...
and / or
Change an attitude or perspective about...
and / or
Cause the audience to experience an
emotion so they will...
Important
goal for us
Slightly
important
goal for us
Not really
important
to us
Goals about the INFORMATION we share ...
Information has a clear focus; ideas/concepts tied together via a theme.
Team member
signatures
Ideas are important, accurate, clear,
Ideas are organized so they are easy to understand
Ideas are connected to audience interests
Ideas are connected to ‘real-life’ issues or problems to-be-solved
Communicates various perspectives or ways of viewing an idea
Goals about the WAY we share the information ...
We use varied and unusual ways of communicating an idea
Our product is visually appealing, neat, & imaginative.
We use effective tools for communication (e.g. opening, body, closing);
We want to provide the audience with some form of interactive activity
We want our ideas to be presented in a logical manner.
We want to use graphic organizers to make information easier to understand
We want use technology during the presentation
We involve all team members in the presentation
We want to stick within time limits
We want to stick to the plan (not getting too far off on a tangent)
We want our presentation to involve all team members