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Grrrrrrreat Presentations (3)

May 13, 2009 · 2 Comments

Notice how clean and sleek this one is. Crystal clear organisation of ideas and supported by a strong script.

This presentation on transport has good content that I believe all of us will benefit from it.

Categories: Oral Skills

Grrrrrreat Presentation (2) – File Sharing

May 12, 2009 · 2 Comments

I just realised that Slideshare.net only allows a portion of the slides to be shown :( It’s a pity that most of you can’t see the full presentation. Anyway, here is another great one from Foong Ming, Grace, Michelle and Liqi. Well done gals!

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Categories: Oral Skills

Grrrrreat presentations – Samples (1)

May 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Dear everyone,

The presentations have begun for 4DEF. We have gathered several learning points. Remember that this is a journey that we are moving forwards together. As such, I have decided to share on some of the winning elements to help everyone succeed and improve. Here are two presentations which have incorporated the learning points from “Death by Powerpoint” very successfully.

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Categories: Lesson Notes · Oral Skills

Share your learning points with me please.

May 6, 2009 · 25 Comments

Feedback helps me to improve and be a more effective teacher. I would really appreciate it if you share with me a something that you learnt in the course of preparing the template, research, powerpoint storyboarding and especially watching / presenting.  Drop me a note in the comment box please.

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Rubrics

May 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Thanks to 4ABC, it was very encouraging to hear that you want feedback on your presentations. That is the spirit of learning! I am really challenged by you guys and so here is my first draft of the rubrics which I will use to give both classes feedback. No marks but descriptors for the whole group and individual member. Have a look and let me know what you think about it.

Oral Presentation Rubrics – Draft

Categories: Announcements · Oral Skills

It’s Presentation Time!

May 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Checklist for Presentations
1. Allocate parts to every member of the group.
2. Each member should have your own script – preferably in cards.
3. Memorise your script so that you can maintain eye contact with the audience.
4. Finalise the sequence of the presentation.

Checklist for Powerpoint Slides

1. Make a backup copy
2. Do a final run check for – grammar errors and visual clarity (Remember what you learnt in “Death by Powerpoint”)
3. Rehearse / appoint the “clicker”

Ready? Let’s go! :)

Categories: Announcements · Oral Skills

I found this in Yong Kian’s group template very inspiring.

May 4, 2009 · 2 Comments

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Oral Presentation Project

April 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Hello everyone,

For our post-exam activity, we will be preparing our material for oral skills.  An excellent conversation is engaging in content and brings in issues from different perspectives.  This is your chance to read up and share with your classmates.

Here are two files that you need to look at for the lesson.

conversation-template-2008

collated-oral-topics-2009

As always if you have a question or face some problems, drop me a comment and I will surely respond :)

Categories: Lesson Notes · Oral Skills

Death by Powerpoint

April 27, 2009 · 10 Comments

How do we use powerpoint effectively to make GREAT presentations?

Watch these videos and learn from the experts.  Enjoy!

I would appreciate some comments on the usefulness of these video clips. Drop me a note please.

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Categories: Lesson Notes · Oral Skills

Booking Slots for Oral

April 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Sorry for the delay.  I only just managed to work out my schedule.  This is a preview copy for all to check your schedules.  Click on the picture for the full version in pdf.  Final bookings to be made outside my office in hard copy, please.

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Categories: Announcements · Oral Skills