Shirayuri University - Digital Presentation - Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will prepare for your final solo presentation which should be a minimum of five minutes in time. You may choose a topic from the following: a) AI b) literature c) climate change d) globalization Your speech should be well researched, new and interesting, and contain a critical thinking component. Therefore, in order to be new and interesting, you should not deliver a speech that your classmates may have heard before. Your final presentation is worth 30 points. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver your fifth presentation. Remember to express an opinion clearly, and support it with evidence. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will prepare for your fifth presentation, which will be held on 18th December. Period one students will research about celebrities, and period two students will investigate about New Year. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver your fourth presentation, which will be about Christmas. You should speak for a minimum of three minutes per person. Remember to be new and interesting, research well, think critically, and communicate with your eyes as well as your voice. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will prepare for your fourth presentation, which will be held on December 4th. Both classes will prepare to present about Christmas. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a mid-term test, which is worth ten points. Choose one of the topics below: a) A.I. b) globalization c) English literature First, draw a concept map and a rough sketch of your slides. Then write a three-minute speech about your topic. Remember to research well and think critically. There is no need to present. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver your third presentation of the semester. Period 1 will talk about study abroad and period 2 students will talk about sports. Good luck! Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver your second presentations. Class one students will talk about SNS while class two students will speak about Japan and other countries' self-defence forces. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today group A will introduce their presentation topic, and tell you which criteria will be used for assessment (for example: fluency, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, content, eye contact, slides, etc). As always, your presentations should be new and interesting, be well researched, and contain a critical thinking component. Each person should talk for a minimum of three minutes when presenting. Group A October 16th 1)SNS 2) Japan`s Self-defence Force Group B November 6th 1) Study abroad 2） Sports Group C November 27th 1) Christmas 2) Christmas Group D December 11th 1) Celebrities 2) New Year Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will present about a social issue from the recent survey. Each person in your pair or group should speak for at least three minutes. You should try to say something new and interesting to the audience, research well and think critically. Your slides are important, too, so please think about that. The structure of your presentation should be as follows: Persuasion introduction; why the issue is important body 1; we think ...,  because ... body 2; we think ...,  because ... body 3; we think ...,  because ... body 4; some people think the opposite to us. they say .... They are wrong because ... summary / conclusion Write Peer Feedback Here Read Peer Feedback Here Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Last week you took a social issues survey and presented a balanced argument about one of the questions in the survey to other pairs in your class. Today, you will choose one of the questions in the survey again, but this time choose to persuade other groups why your opinion is correct. The numbers in the files below correspond to row numbers in the order that the survey was answered last week. Find your row number. Then find your group members (the numbers nearest you are people who share similar opinions to you). Period 1 (8:50am to 10:20am) Period 2 (10:30am to 12:00pm) Your organization for your presentation should be as follows: Introduction Why our group agrees / disagrees with question number x; reason 1 Why our group agrees / disagrees with question number x; reason 2 Why our group agrees / disagrees with question number x; reason 3 Why people of the opposite opinion to us are wrong Conclusion You should work in pairs or threes today (see graph

Dear students, You may see the social survey responses by clicking on the link below. Survey Responses Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Welcome back. Today you will answer some survey questions, so please click on the link below to start. Survey Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today is your final presentation, which is worth twenty points. The order of the presenters will be randomized, so you should all be ready on the 17th regardless of whether or not you will be asked to speak. Your presentation should last at least five minues, and after you have presented, please upload your digital presentation to the private blog. UPDATE 1 Some of you still haven't posted your self-introduction or interview videos from the beginning of the semester. You should either post off your video file as an attachment using the email you have on your course outline print, or log into the private blog and publish your video as a new post. UPDATE 2 You should come to class with a back-up of your digital presentation file in case your first file gets lost or corrupted somehow. For example, if your Google drive does not open properly, you should try to open your back-up file on your USB stick. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will get ready for your final five-minute presentation on either July 17th or July 24th. Everyone should be ready on the 17th as the order of speaker will be randomly chosen. Your topic is free, but you should remember the four main criteria; new, interesting, well researched and critical thinking. Most of your speeches are getting better and better. Your final presentation is worth tweny points, so good luck! Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver your fourth presentation, politics. Remember to say something new and interesting, and to have researched and thought critically about what you will be saying. Eye contact is important, and so are effective slides. Misspelt slides look ugly, so please spell check before you present. As always, you should speak for a minimum of three minutes, and you should upload your digital presentation file to the private blog after class. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will prepare your fourth presentation with your two new partners. The topic is politics. Please show me your concept map, slide story, and speech drafts. Remember to say something new and interesting, research well, and be critical. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver your third presentation with the subject being about films (movies). After your presentation, please post your digital presentation (as always) to the private blog, thank you. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will prepare a presentation about the topic movies with two new partners. Remember to research well, think critically, and say something new and intersting. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have your mid-term test. You will be asked to draw a concept map, draw slides, and make notes on a given topic. Good luck, Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver your second presentation, Japanese culture. You and your team members should present about one aspect of Japanese culture; each person will talk about one sub-topic. You should talk for at least three minutes per person, and remember to say something new, interesting, well-researched, and which includes critical thinking. Ideally, you should show two or three slides per minute, so that would be between about five and ten slides per person. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Please upload this week's presentaton to the private blog. Today you will start a new topic, and you will work with two new members in groups of three. Which topic do you want to present about? Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Please read feedback from your classmates below. Read Peer Feedback Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Please provide feedback to your fellow classmates by clicking on the link below. Peer Feedback Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will present about countries in small groups. Each person should speak for at least three minutes. You should make much eye contact with your audience, so you should refrain from reading too much. Your presentations should be well researched, and interesting to your audience. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will work with your team to prepare for your group presentation about countries. On May 15th, you deliver your speeches using presentation software such as Powerpoint or Keynote . Each person in the group should speak for a minimum of three minutes. You should also communicate with your audience by using eye contact, so you should refrain from reading too much. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will work in groups of three to prepare your first presentation. The topics to choose from are education, technology, society, communication, gender, globalization, endangered species, politics, fashion, art, countries, health, Japanese culture, Tokyo, and youth culture. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today hopefully you will have posted your introduction video to the private blog and been able to see it there. If you had problems, please let me know so that we can sort them out. Today you will start preparation for a student led activity, and prepare an interview which will be your second assignment. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will begin digital presentation. First of all, you will learn about the course by reading the handout. Then you will prepare your first assignment. Assignment 1: Your assignment is to record a one or two minute self-introduction of yourself and upload it to the private blog. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have your final presentations. The order of speeches will be randomized. Even though not everyone may be able to speak today, you should still all be ready. Students who are not ready to present when asked to do so will incur penalty points. Your presentation is worth 20 points. You should talk for a minimum of five minutes. Kind regards, Chris Elvin