GoalMake paper slides, present them, listen to feedback and improve the work.
New words
credit · to say where an idea or a picture came fromrehearse · to practise a talk before giving itfeedback · comments that help a speaker improvereflect · to think back about what went well and what did not
Explanation
Now make the presentation on paper. Take one half-sheet for each slide in your plan. Draw clear shapes and large letters; keep each slide to a title, a few short points and one picture. Credit your sources on a last slide. Then present to a partner or a small group, and speak clearly. After you present, the audience does three things: asks one question, says one thing they liked and gives one suggestion to improve. Use the feedback to finalise your slides. Finally, reflect: how did your notes and the feedback help, what obstacles did you meet, what went well, and what do you like most about presenting? Presenting is a skill that grows with practice. If you used a computer one day, you would do the same steps with a presentation program, but you do not need one today.
plan→make paper slides→present→question, like, improve→improve the slides
Worked examples
Part of the slide
Mina’s choice
title
Plant a Tree
points
three short points
picture
one drawn tree
A paper slide. Mina draws a half-sheet slide about trees: a big title ‘Plant a Tree’, three short points and one drawn tree. Nothing is crowded, and the letters are big.
Feedback in three parts. After Jana’s talk: question — ‘How many trees did you plan?’ Liked — ‘Your last slide was very clear.’ Improve — ‘Speak a little slower.’ Jana makes a note of each.
Crediting a source. Seif’s last slide says: ‘Facts: from the school library book about water.’ Everyone can see where his facts came from, and he is honest about it.
Class activity
Present and improve. Make your paper slides from your plan on half-sheets. Present to a partner in about two minutes. Your partner gives one question, one thing they liked and one suggestion. Improve one slide using the suggestion. Then answer on paper: what went well, which obstacle did you meet, and what do you like most about presenting?
Practice
1
What should a slide contain?
A title, a few short points and one clear picture.
2
Name the three parts of feedback after a talk.
One question, one thing liked and one suggestion.
3
Why credit your sources on a last slide?
So people see where the facts came from and you are honest.
4
What does it mean to reflect after a presentation?
To think about what went well, what was hard and what to do next time.