If you're using PowerPoint or similar:
- Keep slides concise. Make sure you use bullet points and keep the amount of text on each slide to a minimum.
- Don't just read from slides! Your slides should summarise your key points, have some notes on flash cards for yourself.
- Keep it easy on the eye. Careful with your choice of colours and fonts, especially when putting annotations on graphs and pictures. Keep your text readable!
- Go easy on transitions and word art. Stick to one transition style for your slides and don't waste time with lots of word art. A more consistent appearance will give your presentation a more professional look.
- A picture is worth a thousand words. Choose pictures that are engaging and show what you are talking about.
Don't forget there are many other ways to present, apart from PowerPoint, here are just a few ideas:
- Get into role and dress up as a character from the place, or how about an older you for ageing population? What props could you use?
- Make a video using images and music from the internet or record your own.
- Sing or rap your research yourself or bring song sheets and get the class to sing along.
- Write a poem in which each verse could be about a different aspect of your independent enquiry. You could have slide-show of related photos and graphs playing in the background as you read.
- Make a fact sheet or leaflet to give out to the class rather than using a PowerPoint. Remember to hand these in advance for photocopying.
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