The Oral Presentation

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The Oral Presentation
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Competencies

• Demonstrate the basic elements of the oral
  presentation of the portfolio
• Demonstrate the role of moderator in the oral
  component of the portfolio

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Purpose of the Oral Presentation

• Share your portfolio with faculty, students and
  other stakeholders
• Demonstrate that you are able to make a
  professional presentation

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Participants in the Oral Presentation

• The Faculty Advisor
• The Second Reader
• The Moderator
• The Presenter

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Role of the Advisor

• Determines when the written portfolio is complete
  and is ready for oral presentation
• Advises presenter on which as aspects of
  portfolio to highlight
• Assists presenter in giving an excellent
  presentation
• May review the power point presentation and
  provide feedback prior to delivery
• Advise presenter regarding presentation style etc.

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Role of the Second Reader

• A faculty member other than the advisor
• Evaluates the FINAL written portfolio and the
  oral presentation
• Does NOT proofread, edit or assist the student to
  prepare the written or oral portfolio
• Provides a second opinion on the quality of the
  work and assists the advisor in assigning the
  grade
• Selected during November/December of second year

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Selection of the Second Reader

• Students responsibility to select the second
  reader
• Each faculty member serves as the second reader
  for 5 students
• Request early-you snooze you lose
• Second reader must be selected before the oral
  presentation can be scheduled

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The Moderator

• Assists the presenter in setting up the
  presentation
• Convenes the presentation
• Introduces the presenter
• Summarizes the work completed by the presenter in
  preparation of the portfolio
• Conducts the answer and question session
• Concludes the presentation

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Selection

• Students responsibility for securing a moderate
  by asking a classmate to serve in that capacity
• Each student serves as the moderator for one
  other student
• Must be student who not involved in any of the
  presenters projects
• Must be selected before the presentation can be
  scheduled.

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Detailed Role of Moderator

• Assist the speaker in set up
• Ensure that the speaker has everything need to
  provide the presentation
• Pass out any handouts

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Moderator Role

• Convene the presentation
• Start the presentation on time
• Welcome the audience, acknowledge guests and
  introduce advisor and second reader
• Provide a formal introduction of the speaker
• Name
• Educational preparation
• Honor or recognitions received at UAB
• Area of interest in OT
• Career plans following graduation
• Provide a brief overview of the work completed by
  the presenter in preparation of the portfolio

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• Monitor the length of the presentation
• Speaker must complete within 30 minutes
• Monitor time and discretely alert speaker
• Conduct the question and answer session
• Thank speaker for presentation and ask audience
  for questions
• If no questions are forthcoming stimulate
  conversation by asking a question
• Must have 2 prepared questions
• Conclude the Q A at 10 minutes for the hour
• Thank the audience for attending and dismiss

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Content of Presentation

• Overview of all projects completed
• Detailed description of at least one project
• include, benefits, challenges and contributions
  to growth
• The literature review

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Preparing the Presentation

• All presentations must use power point
• Following websites offer tutorials
• www.lgta.org/ppt7/
• www.eiu.edumediasrv/ppoint97/powerpoint.html
• www.businesssoft.about.com/library/weekly/aa090102
  a.htm
• www.actden.com/pp/
• If photos are used, must obtain permission from
  the subject if the subject can be identified
• Audio and videotape and demonstration can be used
  to augment the presentation

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Presentation Length

• Moderator introduces speaker (10 minutes)
• Presentation (25-30 minutes)
• Moderator opens floor for questions (10 min)
• Moderator concludes presentation and dismisses
  audience
• Advisor and second reader remain and discuss
  evaluation of oral presentation with student and
  with moderator (10 minutes)

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Scheduling the Portfolio

• Must be given go-ahead by advisor
• Scheduled with Julia on first come, first served
  basis ( you snooze you lose)
• Must be scheduled between Febr 1st and March
  31st.
• Check with advisor and second reader to make sure
  they are available on the date you want
• Complete the oral portfolio presentation schedule
  request form and send to Julia

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Announcing the Presentation

• Post flyers in RMSB, LRC, Webb
• Title, speaker, date, time, location
• May be posted ONLY on bulletin boards
• Do NOT tape to doors, windows, cabinets
• 10 days prior to presentation date
• Send an email notice to all faculty along with
  final version of written portfolio
• No rough drafts, incomplete portfolios or promise
  of portfolios
• Remove all posters with 24hrs of completing the
  presentation

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Grading

• Completed according to guidelines
• Written Portfolio 50
• Oral Presentation 30
• Moderator 20

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Assignment 3

• Write up a personal experience using the
  guidelines for the written portfolio
• Describe the experience
• What happened, sequence of events, when and where
  did it happen,who was there and how long did it
  take
• Challenges
• With examples
• Benefits
• With examples
• Contributions to personal or professional growth
• With examples

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Assignment 4

• Translate into oral presentation
• Use PowerPoint to create the presentation
• Must be exactly 5 minutes long
• Select a moderator
• Convenes and concludes presentation
• Very short introduction (2 minutes)
• Ask for questions-have question ready to ask (2
  minutes)
• Class will grade presentation

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Professional Dress

• No jeans, sport shoes, flip flops, halter
  tops,sweats, provocative dress, hats
• Women
• Dress, skirt or dress pants
• Blouse, sweater
• Dress shoes
• Men
• Shirt and tie
• Dress pants or nice khakis
• Dress shoes

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Assignment 4

• Develop and present a power point presentation of
  assignment 2.
• The presentation will be critiqued by other
  students, the course instructor and department
  chair using the Final Assessment Form for the
  Oral Presentation of Portfolio.
• All presentations are due Sept 22nd
• Email your presentation to me by midnight that
  day