Presenting in English (1)
2016.06.08 & 06.10
Our final session week 15 gave us a chance to talk for a few minutes about the best of our informative presentations as well as some other activities offered up by the instructor.
Please remember to post thorough, helpful feedback to two classmates on the class blog that fits the type of presentation the did. Also, be sure to submit a self-evaluation of your own presentation to the blog or to me by email if you prefer.
Repeat: Everyone MUST do two evaluations of their classmates' informative presentations and one self-evaluation of their own informative presentation.
I will be around my office on a regular basis during exam week and throughout the summer. Feel free to contact me to make an appointment if I can help with anything.
Thanks for a great semester,
JBH
2016.05.25 & 05.27
This week we got our final practice round with group presentations from Unit 4 taken care of. We shared some interesting practice presentations with the whole class, and finished off the session with a few impromptu talks.
Next week, students are on their own, with responsibility for video-recording and uploading a 5- to 7-minute informative presentation that follows the basic format outlines we shared a few weeks ago (4.29 and 5.04). The criteria I will use for evaluating your presentation, from my Speaking/Presenting Page under Resources, are also linked here.
Have fun putting together your presentation next week and please come back for one more regular class session week 15 when we may be looking at a few more presentations (and impromptus) and wrapping things up for the semester.
Thanks!
JBH
2016.05.18 & 05.20
We continued making progress toward our final major assignment this week as we moved into Unit 4. This unit's task gives us an opportunity to develop an informative presentation explaining how something works or happens. (idea based on page 54).
Use your in-class and after-class time wisely to develop a great presentation to share with a group next week in class. Week 14 (June 1st and 3rd) class time will be available for you to produce your final video-recorded informative presentation.
Don't Be Average.
And don't forget to Speak So That People Will Want to Listen.
Have fun!
JBH
2016.04.29 & 05.04
This week we moved on into Unit 3 and started looking toward developing a presentation based on survey results. We will be presenting results from this survey during our class sessions week 10. To do this survey, please follow instructions outlined on page 42. That means you need to actually perform a survey with at least 10 classmates or other students, using at least five to eight questions and possible answers you have developed on your own.
In class, we looked at some of the initial preparatory steps. You need to do the rest of the preparation on your own time before we meet again week 10. We will be continuing with more exercises from the text during the first part of class, but you will be giving your presentation on the survey to your group during the second part of the session May 11th and 13th.
We will move on from there to Unit 4, again taking two class sessions to go through the unit and prepare a presentation for a small group in class. Choose one of the two presentations from these units to video record for a grade. The requirements for the graded informative presentation are linked here. The video recording will be done on your own time the week of May 29-June4. Presentations must be uploaded by 6 a.m. June 6th.
2016.04.29 & 05.04
This week we moved on into Unit 3 and started looking toward developing a presentation based on survey results. We will be presenting results from this survey during our class sessions week 10. To do this survey, please follow instructions outlined on page 42. That means you need to actually perform a survey with at least 10 classmates or other students, using at least five to eight questions and possible answers you have developed on your own.
In class, we looked at some of the initial preparatory steps. You need to do the rest of the preparation on your own time before we meet again week 10. We will be continuing with more exercises from the text during the first part of class, but you will be giving your presentation on the survey to your group during the second part of the session May 11th and 13th.
We will move on from there to Unit 4, again taking two class sessions to go through the unit and prepare a presentation for a small group in class. Choose one of the two presentations from these units to video record for a grade. The requirements for the graded informative presentation are linked here. The video recording will be done on your own time the week of May 29-June4. Presentations must be uploaded by 6 a.m. June 6th.
2016.04.22 Looking Ahead
Things are looking good on the blogs. To clarify, I would like you to comment on two classmates' presentations on the blog, and send a self-evaluation to me at my email address. That self-evaluation is just meant to ensure you give a thoughtful, critical look at your own performance (watch yourself on video). It will not be graded, but it is a requirement. You can learn and improve a lot by watching yourself present.
In class Week 9 (2016.04.27 and 04.29) we will start moving into unit 3, and looking ahead toward our next major presentation later in May. Units 3 and 4 cover different types of informative presentations, which will be our next assignment. Check out the below links for more ideas about what we are aiming at. We will talk more about it in class. Please pre-read and do all individual assignments in Unit 3 before our next class session.
See you then!
JBH
Links about the Informative Speaking Assignment:
http://toastmasters.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Speaking_to_Inform
http://www.clayton.edu/portals/1/toastmasters/speaking-inform.pdf
More on Presentation Techniques:
Six Minutes: Public Speaking/Presentation site (a GREAT resource for all presenting topics)
How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal | TED Global 2013
ENTHUSIASM!
The 7 Secrets of the Greatest Public Speakers in History
Why Do We Fear Public Speaking? | Dave Guin | TEDxCPP
A Dialogue to Kill the Fear of Public Speaking | Animesh Gupta | TEDxNITCalicut
Impromptu Topics and How-tos
The Rule of Threes
PowerPoint Basics: Visuals, Not Bullets
PowerPoint Basics: The Rule of Thirds
Things are looking good on the blogs. To clarify, I would like you to comment on two classmates' presentations on the blog, and send a self-evaluation to me at my email address. That self-evaluation is just meant to ensure you give a thoughtful, critical look at your own performance (watch yourself on video). It will not be graded, but it is a requirement. You can learn and improve a lot by watching yourself present.
In class Week 9 (2016.04.27 and 04.29) we will start moving into unit 3, and looking ahead toward our next major presentation later in May. Units 3 and 4 cover different types of informative presentations, which will be our next assignment. Check out the below links for more ideas about what we are aiming at. We will talk more about it in class. Please pre-read and do all individual assignments in Unit 3 before our next class session.
See you then!
JBH
Links about the Informative Speaking Assignment:
http://toastmasters.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Speaking_to_Inform
http://www.clayton.edu/portals/1/toastmasters/speaking-inform.pdf
More on Presentation Techniques:
Six Minutes: Public Speaking/Presentation site (a GREAT resource for all presenting topics)
How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal | TED Global 2013
ENTHUSIASM!
The 7 Secrets of the Greatest Public Speakers in History
Why Do We Fear Public Speaking? | Dave Guin | TEDxCPP
A Dialogue to Kill the Fear of Public Speaking | Animesh Gupta | TEDxNITCalicut
Impromptu Topics and How-tos
The Rule of Threes
PowerPoint Basics: Visuals, Not Bullets
PowerPoint Basics: The Rule of Thirds
2016.04.20
Feedback
For evaluating both your classmates and yourself, use the below suggestions to guide your thinking. Please make your comments as specific as possible.
Speaking Feedback
Date :
Speaker:
Evaluator:
Title :
1. What strong points does the speaker have?
2. How well did the audience get to know the speech subject?
3. Did the speech reflect adequate preparation?
4. Did the speaker talk clearly and audibly?
5. Did the speech have a definite opening, body, and conclusion?
6. Please comment on the speaker’s use of notes/eye contact.
7. What could the speaker have done differently that would have improved the speech?
8. What did you like about the presentation?
Special message
2016.04.17 afternoon U.S. time=early morning 2016.04.18 in Seoul:
Hi Class!
I see lots of people putting up great presentation videos.
I, however, am unable to give you classmate feedback and self-evaluation criteria until I return to Seoul. I will try to post some instructions about feedback by Tuesday evening, or Wednesday if necessary. Check back soon for more info.
Please give feedback to two classmates ASAP after I post those instructions. If you have already done feedback on your own, that is fine.
I look forward to getting back together in class soon.
Thanks!
JBH
2016.03.30/04.01
We started off the session this week by wrapping up our groups’ top presenters performances, after our regular Word, Quote, and Joke of the Day.
Then we watched a video of an impressive Tedx talk about nothing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S0FDjFBj8o
After the video, we moved on to the first part of Unit 2 (though page xx). For next week, please pre-read and pre-answer questions in the book BEFORE coming to class week so you can just sit down and discuss the topics in the remainder of Unit 2 with classmates.
You should also be looking ahead at the Unit 2 presentation because you will choose the presentation from Unit 1 or Unit 2 for your first graded major assignment. You will be doing one of the Unit presentations in a 4- to 6-minute presentation to a small audience (at least four people) that will be videorecorded and uploaded on YouTube to share with the class and to watch yourself presenting. YOU will be doing that weeks 6 and 7.
JBH
Instructions for submitting YouTube video links to the class blog are linked here.
To test your ability to post by email to your class blog, please post a link to your favorite TED talk now (within the next 48 hours), following the format in the instructions linked below
Your presentation uploads and link posts must be complete by midnight April 18th -- No exceptions.
To comment on your classmates' speeches, you can access the appropriate class blog at the links below. Comments need to be posted before midnight April 22.
2016.03.23/3.25
This week we wrapped up Unit 1 and finished with practice presentations of a person we admire in small groups and to the whole class. We will begin class 3.30 and 4.1 with top presenters from our small groups continuing to present for the whole class. Also for class next week, please pre-read and pre-answer all questions in the first part of Unit 2 (at least though page 25 or 26). You should have read, thought about, and answered questions in the book BEFORE coming to class week 5 so you can just sit down and discuss the topics with classmates.
You should also be looking ahead at the Unit 2 presentation because you will choose the presentation from Unit 1 or Unit 2 for your first graded major assignment. You will be doing one of the Unit presentations to a small audience (five people) to be videorecorded and uploaded on YouTube to share with the class and to watch yourself presenting. YOU will be doing that weeks 6 and 7.
See you in class!
JBH
2016.03.16/3.18
Week 3, we wandered our way through Unit 1, still doing a bit of familiarization with the audio and video components of the course textbook. We went over the Unit, talking about people we admire and details of their biographies. Together in small groups, we went through the first several pages of the book up through page 14. For next week, please pre-read and pre-answer all questions in Unit 1, which includes brainstorming and organizing ideas for a presentation about a person you admire.
You should have the main ideas of your presentation in place BEFORE coming to class week 4 so you can just sit down and discuss the topics, giving some preliminary (rough draft) presentations to your classmates from the assignment on page 19.
You should also be looking ahead at Unit 2 and thinking about that presentation. You will be doing one of the Unit presentations to a small audience to be videorecorded and uploaded on YouTube to share with the class and to watch yourself presenting. That major assignment will be completed during weeks six and seven (April 3rd-16th). More details will be coming soon about that assignment.
See you in class!
JBH
Week 2 (2016.03.09/2016.03.11)
In the first "real" class session, we got started with our daily routine: Word, Quote and Joke of the Day. From there, we moved on to get started in the textbook, going over the initial "Getting Ready" section to get to know each other and prepare our first brief introductory presentation.
For next week, please pre-read and pre-answer questions in the first half of Unit 1. While I will not require you to read and pre-answer questions for all of Unit 1, I do want you to make sure you stay ahead of the class in the book so we do not have to take class time to answer questions. You should already have read, thought about, and answered all discussion questions before you come to class.
We will also go over procedures for recording, uploading, and reviewing our presentations during class time Week 3. There will be at least 3 major assignment that will be graded, possibly four, this semester.
See you in class,
JBH.
Week 1 (2016.03.02/2016.03.04)
Our first day got off to a good start with students and the instructor introducing themselves to each other.
The second item on the day's agenda was demonstrating our regular daily routine for starting class with a Word, Quote, and Joke of the Day. Don't forget, someone needs to present those at the beginning of class each week. Please write the Word and Quote of the Day on the board or have them ready to go on the classroom computer when class begins on the hour. If one of these is your job and you are going to be absent, please find a replacement. If there is no replacement the week after you have taken one of the roles, it will be yours again.
Where to look?
For Words of the Day: www.dictionary.com -> word of the day archives
For Quotations of the Day: www.quotationspage.com
For jokes of the Day: Google for "ESL jokes."
Detailed instructions are on the "Resources" page linked here.
FOR NEXT WEEK:
Please get the book (Present Yourself 2, second edition, Gershon, Cambridge); pre-read and be ready to discuss the first “Getting Ready” unit (pages 1-7) when we meet week 2.
See you in class!
JBH
