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Senior Projects: Oral Boards Registration. 2014 Mrs. Reinhard Senior Project Coordinator. Oral Boards Days. Friday, May 2 From 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Saturday, May 3 From 8:30 am to 12:00 pm Indicate preference when registering See Mrs. Reinhard about conflicts by April 4.
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Senior Projects: Oral Boards Registration 2014 Mrs. Reinhard Senior Project Coordinator
Oral Boards Days • Friday, May 2 • From 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm • Saturday, May 3 • From 8:30 am to 12:00 pm • Indicate preference when registering • See Mrs. Reinhard about conflicts by April 4
Registration for Oral Boards Complete your registration online (Clark website, Senior Projects page) by midnight on March 31. Identify yourself correctly
Registration: Project Information • Identify your project carefully The way you type your title is how it will show up to the judges: bird Populatin monitoring Monitoring Bird Populations minotoring bird Popultions
Registration for Oral Boards • Indicate your presentation day preference • It is ONLY a preference • Actual time slot depends on many factors • See Mrs. Reinhard about any time conflicts before April 4. (room 5302)
Registration for Oral Boards • Student photographers and videographers will be recording events. They will not interrupt, but would be in the room during the presentation; let us know what is comfortable for you.
Registration for Oral Boards What equipment will you need?
Registration for Oral Boards What equipment will you need?
Registration for Oral Boards • Do you need to use a school laptop? • Mac (Macbook with OS 10.7, Microsoft Office 2011, with DVD player) • PC (PC laptop with Microsoft 2003, with DVD player)
Registration for Oral Boards A Thunderbolt to VGA B Mini DVI to VGA C DVI to VGA
Registration for Oral Boards We will try to have the firewall lowered, but you should have a back-up plan if you need the internet: the school doesn’t have total control of keeping it available.
Registration for Oral Boards Other equipment: easel, cd player, piano – anything available at Clark – write it in here.
Registration for Oral Boards Room type: please read the options carefully and choose the appropriate one; for most of you that will be Reg – a regular room.
Registration for Oral Boards Room type: please read the options carefully and choose the appropriate one; for most of you that will be a regular room. - 3 desks to side for display - Need 10 sq feet of clear space in front
Registration for Oral Boards • Is anyone else participating as part of your presentation? (For most of you, NO) If that someone is a senior at Clark, please type his/her name so that both of you can be scheduled accordingly.
Registration for Oral Boards • At the end, be sure to click “Done” to register. If you click on “Cancel” nothing will be saved/entered and you will have to start over. • Be sure you have registered by midnight on March 31.
Preparing for Oral Boards Day • Dress professionally • Allow plenty of time to arrive • Don’t bring an audience: it’s time to be a professional - not a child, friend, or sibling • Wait quietly until called in • Present • Leave quietly
Presenting Controversial subjects • Might your topic offend? Approach it carefully - allow for differences of opinion. • Might your photos/video be graphic? Warn the judges before you show them. • Might something be shocking? Warn them and introduce it carefully.
Public Speaking • Formal tone and language • Remember Mr. Netto’spresentation? • Ways to review it: like thing You know
Preparing your presentation Important speech components • Connection paper - field work - final product • LEARNING STRETCH
Presenting Be professional and flexible. If the room arrangement is not what you need, simply say “Excuse me just a moment while I rearrange these desks for the presentation.” Then rearrange them and move on. That will make you look much better than complaining, “This is so not what I requested.” DIVAS
Presenting If you do run into a technological problem during your presentation, there will be tech support available. Call the office – 1258 – and politely request tech support. • “I need tech support with a mac/pc in room #______, please.” • We will send someone right away. Thank the students who help you. It will make you look good.
Review quiz • When are Oral Boards? • When does online registration end? • What happens to you if you do not register for Oral Boards? May 2 and 3 Midnight, March 31 Terrible, unspeakable things
Review quiz • What will you do if you lose your handout of this PowerPoint and don’t remember how to register? • How can you help yourself present well? Phone a friend Panic! Check the Sr. Project page Clarkmagnet.net Practice! Practice! Rehearse!