GC Graded Course Components: Research Project Presentation--What Kind?

**Your Research Project =**
Presentation	+	Term Paper

Demosthenes Links to an external site.		Charles Dickens Links to an external site.

**What Kind of Presentation Can I Give?**
Presentations can be in the form of . . . (Pick ONE of the following)

PowerPoint Presentation

Caveats:

Saying "I don't like PowerPoint lectures" is like saying
"I don't like chalkboard lectures," or
"I don't like overhead projector lectures," or
"I don't like 8 mm movies".

It misses the point.

Likewise to assume that your lecture is good just because it uses PowerPoint
also misses the point.

As with any presentation, it is good to have a beginning, middle, and an end. Usually the beginning contains what in writing they call a "thesis statement."
- For an e.g. have a look (or another look) at the Meet Your Professor slides . . .
- PowerPoint projects for this course should be well-crafted and professional, and about 25-30 slides & * in length, with narration or narrative text as part of the program itself (and not simply presented, for e.g., as presenter's notes in a PowerPoint presentation).
  - How many slides do you need to create a powerful academic presentation? Links to an external site. -- Theo Tsaousides (18 June 2019)
  - the numbers 25-30 slides are just guidelines. You may have more or fewer slides if you like.
    - Note: The "10-20-30 rule" works well, but only for some kinds of presentations. Choose an approach that best fits your presentation goals.
      - Ref.: The 10 20 30 rule of PowerPoint -- presentation magazine
- Your narration can be voice-over or textual
- You should have captions where appropriate
- The "narration" can be pretty straightforward. It is the "story" that links the slides together
  - If you look at any of the slide sets from the first part of the semester, there is a set of word slides linking together the various images
    - Note, as mentioned above written "narration" should be part of the program itself and not simply presented as off-slide notes in a PowerPoint presentation. That is, the PowerPoint "show" itself should be self-contained. The same principle is also true as it might apply to a web page presentation.
    - To see what the presenter's notes are all about, if you go to your PowerPoint program and click on the "View" tab at the top (usually at the top) you will have the options . . .
      - Normal
      - Slide Sorter
      - Notes Page
      - Reading View
    - Some people sometimes put the "narrative" (the story that links the slides together) on the "Notes Page." But when one does that they can not see the slides and the notes at the same time.
    - So don't put your "narrative" there
  - The minimum format should be slides with information on your project, with relevant illustrations. You may, of course, experiment. (But avoid items flying around and appearing randomly.)

**PowerPoint** Links to an external site.
Designing an Effective Powerpoint Presentation: Quick Guide Links to an external site. Before You Start Links to an external site. Design Principles Links to an external site. Practical Guides Links to an external site. Color Theory Presentation Links to an external site. other presentation resources How many slides do you need to create a powerful academic presentation? Links to an external site. -- Theo Tsaousides (18 June 2019)

YouTube Straightforward Talk

Visual Rhetoric Tips

**Joel Salatin UMD Talk** Links to an external site.
at the 3^rd Annual Community Wellness Day April 28^th 2012 at UMD Links to an external site.(Remember Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm from the videos and the text?)

**Video Presentation**
or a presentation augmented with (or Google Photos "Movie" app on Android systems) Technical Help Choosing a Video Tool at UMN

**WebSite**
. . . created featuring a presentation and explanation your Project

**A Prezi Presentation**
presentations are allowed, but discouraged

"Research Poster"

If you were to attend a regional or national conference in a professional organization related to your major, or if you attend a conference or exposition related to something like an Undergraduate Research Opportunites Program (UROP) project, you would most likely see that there is a "Poster Session" as part of that conference or exposition.

So another option for your class presentation would be to create a professional poster presentation explaining your project to others interested in the topic.

UROP, for example, lists UROP Presentation Opportunities on their web site, and they go on to offer Guidelines for creating a professional poster Links to an external site..

If you choose to do a poster it should be a poster like you would present at a Student exhibition at UMD at the end of the semester. And it should be available for others in the class to see; which means you need to upload the link to the Canvas Week 13 File titled "PRESENTATIONS DROPBOX [SUBMIT AND REVIEW PRESENTATIONS HERE] (Project Part 3)".

With some real-life poster presentations the creator of the poster is present and gives a short "elevator speech" to viewers. The "elevator speech" should be no longer than 30-60 seconds, and it should cover the main points you are trying to make with your poster presentation.

In other real-life poster presentations the basic contents of the "elevator speech" are included on the poster itself, and the creator of the poster may not be present.

You may do either a version which includes a (taped) "elevator speech", or a version where you include that information on the poster itself.


Kelsey A. Gruntorad and Chrissina C. Burke of Northern Arizona University provide a good example of a straightforward well-presented poster on the topic of "Re-creating and Rethinking Pot Polish: The Taphonomic Implications of Cooking Fauna" (n.d.) -- basically the archaeology of stewed food. (background information on the project Links to an external site.) Further information on research posters is available at . . .

Research Poster Overview Links to an external site. Research Poster Content & Context Links to an external site.

Formatting Considerations Links to an external site.

Ordering Information Links to an external site.

Using Images Links to an external site.

Supplementary Handouts Links to an external site.

How to Create a Research Poster Links to an external site. -- NYU Libraries Links to an external site.
Poster Presentation Links to an external site. -- Michigan State University Links to an external site., Undergraduate Research Links to an external site.
How to Present an Academic Research Poster Links to an external site.-- Syracuse University School Links to an external site.
Presenting Your Poster at a Conference: Tips and Tricks Links to an external site. -- Sharlene Fernandes, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Links to an external site., 17 June 2021
Creating a Poster Links to an external site. -- Washington University in St. Louis Links to an external site., Library Services for Undergraduate Research Links to an external site.
Poster Pointers
pay careful attention to white space

proofread

**A Game**
Certain topics might even work for the creation of resource-allocation or city-building types of board games.

**A Multi-Stanza Poem**

**A One-Act Play**
Depending on your target audience, a short one-act play could be appropriate.

An On-line Blog

Example:
Why You Shouldn’t Order a Cappuccino in Italy After 11am -- Italy Explained, Jessica Spiegel

- - One of the goals of the Presentation is to give you some practice informally presenting something you are interested in to a small group. Think giving a brief presentation to a UMD student organization (e.g., MPIRG Links to an external site.) or campus interest group (e.g., Donut Connoisseurs of Duluth Links to an external site.), or to a community organization that you belong to (e.g.s, The Superior Hiking Trail Association Links to an external site., Duluth Community Garden Program Links to an external site.), or something like a student presentation at a state/regional convention of your major (e.g., The Central Sates Anthropological Society Links to an external site.), or something like that.
    
    Another e.g.: If you are thinking about something like a PowerPoint type of Presentation, consider doing the kind of presentation you would do for an organization you are a member of, for something like a "tabling" event at a fundraiser or at something like a recruitment fair.

Final Exam Question

During Week 15 review 3-5 or more of your colleagues' Presentations, and be prepared to answer the following question which will be in the Final Exam Question pool:

Compare and Contrast your Presentation with the Presentations of three others in class. If, in your opinion, your presentation was not the best in class, what would it take to make it the best?

As part of your discussion explain what units of analysis you and the others used, how they were used, and why you chose to use those exact ones you did.

You do not need to submit any information on your reviews of your classmates' Presentations, just review them before Final Exam week and be prepared to answer the above question if you receive it on your exam from the Final Exam pool of questions.

**RESOURCES FOR . . .**
PRESENTATION	+	TERM PAPER
*GC Research Project Presentation--General Information* *GC Research Project Presentation--What Kind?* *GC Research Project Presentation--Citations/Footnotes/Resources* *GC Research Project Grading--Presentation* (100 Points)**		*GC Research Project Term Paper--General Information* GC Research Project Term Paper--Citations/Footnotes/Resources *GC Research Project Grading--Term Paper* (400 points)**

**PROJECT RESOURCES**
GC Part 1: Informal Research Project Proposal *GC Formal Promissory Abstracts and Working Bibliography* for Research Project GC Research Project GC Research Project--Where to Begin? GC Research Project--Organizational Strategies GC Research Project--Grading (400 points) GC Research Project--Grading (100 Points)**

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GC Graded Course Components: Research Project Presentation--What Kind?

Your Research Project =

What Kind of Presentation Can I Give?

PowerPoint Presentation

RESOURCES FOR . . .

PRESENTATION

+

TERM PAPER

PROJECT RESOURCES