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Helping Students Make Effective Presentations. Useful benchmarks for students: . Useful benchmarks for students: . General Goal-- Extemporaneous S tyle . Useful benchmarks for students: . Presentation Should H ave O ne C ore Idea. Useful benchmarks for students: .
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Useful benchmarks for students: General Goal-- Extemporaneous Style
Useful benchmarks for students: Presentation Should Have One Core Idea
Useful benchmarks for students: Limited Points Thematically Unified Around Core Idea
Useful benchmarks for students: Points Made in Brief Sentence Outline
MAIN IDEA: “MIRROR NEURONS” MAY ACCOUNT FOR WHY HUMANS ARE EMPATHETIC I. NEURONS IN THE BRAIN COMBINE TO MAKE NEURAL PATHWAYS, WHICH CREATE THOUGHT. A. amplification B. amplification II. NEURONS “FIRE” AND CREATE EXPERIENCE WHEN WE ARE EXPOSED TO AN EVENT. A. amplification B. amplification SOME OF THE SAME NEURONS “FIRE” WHEN WE SEE OTHERS EXPOSED TO THE SAME KIND OF EVENT. A. amplification B. amplification
Useful benchmarks for students: Powerpoints Maybe, But Limited
Useful benchmarks for students: Find Where Your Passion is in the Topic
Useful benchmarks for students: Make It Interesting: Use Examples and Narratives
Suggestions for the Instructor: Be Clear About What You Want
Suggestions for the Instructor: If Part of a Written Project, Put More Grading Weight on the Written
Suggestions for the Instructor: Consider Asking for Advocacy as Well as Information
Suggestions for the Instructor: Make the Presentation Short, With Time for Questionsand Comments
Suggestions for the Instructor: In a Class Larger Than A Seminar, Ask the Presenter to Stand
Suggestions for the Instructor: Make The Space Speaker-Friendly
Suggestions for the Instructor: Be Ready for Apprehensives; Questions help
Suggestions for the Instructor: Grade Criteria -Limited points, thematically unified around one idea -Points effectively explained and amplified -Effective use of notes for conversational delivery -Responsive to questions