#1

Presentation on your Life Goals – if you could achieve anything you wanted, what would it be?  How do you think you could do it?  Create a PowerPoint presentation with about five slides in which you describe some of your goals and dreams to others.  Make sure to practice it to make it come in under five minutes.

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#2

How to . . . – create a presentation that explains how to do something in your field or a problem that you’ve encountered in your course work.  For instance, you can demonstrate a motor, telescope, mp3, microscope, or brief computer program. Make sure that the demonstration is visible to all students, using whatever props necessary.

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#3

Thinking about Oral Presentations Watch my video “Fear is Your Friend” on iTunes U or on U-Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgLHhMahazY).  Log onto Moodle and answer the question in the Mini-essay.  All at-home Moodle assignments are due on Sunday night at 11:55 p.m.

5%

#4

Emotions – Anger (2 1/2 minutes): what makes you angry?  Using emotions and stories in your oral presentations can keep your viewers engaged.  This is the first of two presentations that will draw on your emotions and experiences.  Choose something that angers out and use examples from your own life.

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5%

#5

Emotions – Happiness (2 1/2 minutes): what makes you happy?  We each find happiness in different ways.  Think of what makes you happy and then create a presentation using examples from your life.

2 1/2

5%

#6

Resume Presentations Skills or Optional Topic – If you want to do the resume presentation, imagine you are giving a presentation to a potential employer. This assignment includes two extra elements – you must hand out a resume to each class member (or a business card) and you must come dressed for success. 5% of your grade will come from your presentation and 5% for the resume/card and your dress.

If you want to do an Optional Topic presentation, you can choose from among the ones suggested in class: “Things you Own,” “Places you have Worked,” “Your Vacation(s),” Your Talents,” or “A Story.” If you want to do a different subject, check with me by email first. 5% of the grade will be facing front and 5% will be timing it exactly between 4 ½ and 5 ½ minutes.

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10%

#7

Visual Communication – watch “The Rise of Visual Communication” podcasts on iTunes U or from my website, http://web.njit.edu/~cjohnson/visual.htm.  Then create a PowerPoint presentation on a topic of your choice using images.  During this presentation, you are not allowed to speak, so you must convey your message with visuals. Upload the presentation to Moodle. It should be 5 to 10 slides.

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#8

Major Presentation Outline – this is an at-home assignment.  Think about the topic for your major presentation and write a brief outline.  Upload it to Moodle to receive my comments.

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#9

Major Presentation – This presentation is going to be graded by the class on the forms we have been using for the semester.  The topic has to be serious, but it should also be entertaining, sensible, clear, etc.

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15%

#10

Online Version of Major Presentation – using Camtasia Relay (a beta program being tested at NJIT) or a webcam and YouTube, make a shortened, five-minute version of you major presentation.  Test it after uploading/posting to make sure the sound it good.  You will be judged partially on sound quality.  Upload the URL to Moodle.

5

10%

#11

Group Presentations – each group must choose a common topic.  One group member should be the moderator and each group member should do part of the presentation.  Group members’ presentations should be approximately equal in time.  You will be graded on your overall theme and the coordination of the talks.

10

10%

#12

Mini-Essay – at home assignment.  Log on to Moodle and answer the question in the Assignment.

5%

#13

Attendance – Participation in class is extremely important since communication takes practice. Thus, attendance is graded. In a twice-weekly class, 0-1 absences = 15 (highest score); 2 absences = 13; 3 absences = 11; 4 absences = 8; 5 absences = 5; 6-7 absences = 0.  If you miss more than 8 classes you should withdraw from the course.  If you are more than 15 minutes late for a class, it is counted as an absence.

15%

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