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1. OMNILORE Presentations 101 The Workshop September 2010

2. Workshop Outline • Why Give a Presentation • Topic Selection • Information Sources • Presentation Aids Available • Tips For Success • PowerPoint presentation guidelines • Thoughts from the Panel of Experts • Is Help Available? • Questions and Discussion

3. Why Give A Presentation • Personal Involvement in the Class • Opportunity for In-Depth Research • Subject of Special Interest • Present a Different View of the Subject • Learn New Presentation Skills • Facilitate Discussion Essence of a Presentation: Added Value Bring new information related to the S/DG subject matter to your classmates. Stimulate discussion.

4. Topic Selection • Something that has always interested you • A subject from your class book selection • Something from your experiences • Something you know nothing about • Suggestions from Class Coordinator or Classmates

5. Information Sources • Your Personal Experience • I’ve been there • I did that for 30 years • Local Libraries • Torrance, RB, PV, San Pedro, CSUDH • On line Databases • Expert Help from Reference Desk • The Internet • Google, Yahoo, Ask.com • Images and Subjects • The Class Book Selection • Personal Interviews

6. Presentation Aids Available • None Required – often helpful; a purely oral presentation can work, but don't just read a script... • Something to Demonstrate or Illustrate the Topic • Blackboard or Butcher Paper Flip Charts • Handouts – Illustrations, Maps, Outline, Discussion Questions • The Projector • The Desk Top Presenter • The Portable Computer & DVD Player • Each Classroom has Wireless Internet • The “Boom –Box” CD & Audio Cassette Player • Something Unique to your Presentation

7. Tips For Success Maps and Illustrations always help explain a point

8. Electoral Votes – No Contest

9. Muscle Shoals Muscle Shoals munitions plant became a chemical plant manufacturing fertilizers and the hydro plant generated power for 7 states. Project expanded to 34 dams under TVA control and played a role in flood control, irrigation and navigation.

10. Tips For Success Maps and Illustrations always help explain a point A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

11. Let's Take a Tour of the Park

12. 1932 Presidential Election • Franklin D Roosevelt • Democrat – New York • John Nance Garner VP • 22.8 Million votes • 58% • Herbert Hoover • Republican – California • Charles Curtis VP • 15.7 Million votes • 39%

13. Balto the Heroic Sled Dog • Dedicated to the sled dogs that carried antitoxins to the stricken city of Nome in the winter of 1925 • Located on the main path leading north from the Children’s Zoo

14. Tips For Success Maps and Illustrations always help explain a point A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Cartoons and Drawings are always interesting

16. Tips For Success Maps and Illustrations always help explain a point A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Cartoons and Drawings are always interesting Demonstrations are Great – Musical Instrument or Movie Scene Role Playing or Acting out a scene from a play – Costumes are fun Distribute Discussion Topics/Questions in advance

17. PowerPoint Guidelines (1) • Typical presentation speed is ~ 3 minutes per chart ... • Use font size at least 18 for readability; 24 or larger is better • Headings should be even larger (and/or bold) • Arial (or Arial Black) is easiest to read on the screen • Use color, but judiciously • Bullets & enumerated lists are better than paragraphs • Maximum 5 – 7 bullets per chart • Limit bullets to one or two lines each (5-15 words) • Put major/summary points in bullets; elaborate orally ... • Never read all your bullet points verbatim Often, LESS is MORE

18. PowerPoint Guidelines (2) • Jazz up your charts to catch audience’s attention • Display your PPT presentation via laptop cabled to the projector • Always bring a full-sized printed copy of your presentation • Backup: Display via DESKTOP PRESENTER • Try Some Advanced PowerPoint Features: • Animations (incrementally display chart; moving graphics) • hyperlinks to web pages: http://Omnilore.org • Add music, other sounds, …

19. PowerPoint Guidelines (3): BACKUP Charts Example BACKUP Chart Put presentation details(or your script) on BACKUP Charts at the end of your PPT file. Show only if discussion takes you down that path. • Jazz up your charts to hold your audience’s attention: All previous tips about maps, images, & other graphics apply. • Grab owl logo from Omnilore website for your Master slide (downloadable graphic available under “Announcements”). • But, white space is good too. • Display your presentation using your own laptop, or Omnilore's laptop, cabled to the projector • Bring your file on a memory stick or disc to transfer to Omnilore’s laptop. Copy to laptop’s desktop for better execution speed. • Remember to start up the laptop before inserting the memory stick. • Else you risk confusing the laptop’s operating system startup. • Alternatively, print a full-sized copy of your presentation and use the DESKTOP PRESENTER to show it • ALWAYS bring a printed-out hard copy as a backup because laptops occasionally fail to connect, but the Desktop Presenter “never fails.” • Blah, blah, blah et al etc., etc. … too wordy to read verbatim

20. Examples of Subjects for Discussion • Do you see any similarities in the economy of 1933 and today and the corrective actions taken?? • Did the Repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 influence the current Financial Crisis?? • How did FDR get such radical legislation through Congress in only 100 days?? • Can we apply any of the lessons of 1933 Economic fixes to today?? • Did the New Deal end the Great Depression?? • What was the author’s comment on page 45? Bad Example !!

21. Panel of Experts • Howard Korman • Academy Award – Best Musical Presentation 2008 • Class Coordinator of the Year 2006 • 2nd Place Best Refreshments 2007 • Carol Simone • Golden Globe – Best Art Work in an Omnilore Presentation 2008 • Best Omnilore Chicago Transplant 2007 • 2006 Best Recovering Teacher Award • Chicago Citizen of the Year --1986

22. One-on-One Presentation Help • Burt Cutler (310) 541-8973 Burtc@cox.net • Laura Guneau (310) 318-1163 lguneau@verizon.net • Blanche Herring (323) 660-2648 chuckandb@earthlink.net • Dick Johnson (310) 891-0819 DickAJohnson@cox.net • Howard Korman (310) 373-2442 howarddale@msn.com • Mary Golob (310) 545-8723 mkgolob@yahoo.com • Kit Bell (310) 831-5490 RNBELL@cox.net • Ruth Hart (310) 375-1851Ruth.Hart@Cornell.EDU • Hal Hart (310 375-1851Hal.Hart@ACM.ORG

23. Questions – Comments – Suggestions • Enjoy Omnilore in 2010 • Enjoy your Presentations • Store electronic presentations in your SDG's folder on the Omnilore website • Nominate best presentations you see/hear for “Showcase” awards (part of SDG evaluations at end of trimester)