Shirayuri University - Digital Presentation - Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will finalize your presentations to be ready for January 20th and 27th. Let me check your speeches and slides today. Remember that your final speech will be longer than your usual presentations, so you should speak for at least five minutes. Also, if you have not presented about an application or website, you should do so today. Attendance Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will begin with student-led activities, and after that you will start preparing for your final 5-minute solo presentation which will be held on either January 20th or 27th 2020. This presentation is worth 20 points. Please choose a topic from below; a) health b) a trip to a city in Europe c) my special interest Your talk should be new and interesting (so no recycling from previous presentations), well researched and contain an element of critical thinking. You should also do a survey and present the results of the survey. Therefore, today might be a good chance to collect your data. Let me see your topic choice and map before you begin. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will present your final in-class presentation of five in pairs. You should say something new and interesting and be well researched. If possible, think critically about your topic. Show the results of your survey in English and explain it clearly to your audience. Ideally you will present two or three slides per minute. Remember to communicate with your eyes as well as your voice. Kind regards, Chris Elvin Attendance Presentation Preparation Form Feedback

Dear students, Today you will have student-led activities and after that you will prepare your fifth presentation in random pairs. Part of your presentation should include the results of a survey, so every student should ask two or three relevant questions in class today and show and explain the results the following week. Period 1 students have chosen letter "t" and period 2 students will talk about topics beginning with "s". Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver your fourth presentation in groups of three. (This lesson was originally scheduled for last week, but was cancelled due to a lack of ready groups in period 1). Period 1 class will talk about things beginning with the letter D, and period 2 students will talk about things beginning with H. Each person should talk for a minimum of three minutes, and the results of a survey that you carried out in class last week should also be presented. Remember to say something new and interesting, to research well, and to think critically. Presentation Preparation Form Feedback Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a mid-term paper test which is worth 10 points. (The presentation lesson has been put forward to next week). You should draw a concept map (x,abc), a storyboard (your slides) and write your speech / make detailed notes. The topic will be announced in class. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have the opportunity to deliver a student-led short presentation about an app or website. After that you will choose your fourth presentation topic(s). Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will present your third presentation, which will be about festivals. Part of your speech should include a survey, results, and discussion related to your festival topic. Presentation Preparation Form Feedback Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will start off with a student-led pair activity presentation about a useful app or website. Then you will prepare your third presentation that you will deliver on November 4th. Both classes will talk about festivals. Remember to reserarch well, think critically, say something new and interesting, show clear slides, and talk with your eyes as well as your voice. For this presentation, you should also show the results of a class survey that you carried out in class. Ideally, you should use a google form and show the summary results of the form, but you may choose another method of surveying if you wish. One more point, please make sure to upload your script to the presentation upload form before you deliver your speech. Therefore, you should also avoid to copy paste your speech directly from source. Presentation Preparation Form Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver your second presentation, a comparison of two similar things, in pairs. Period 1 students will compare fashion. Period 2 students will compare cultures. Remember to upload your preparation before you deliver your speech today. Presentation Preparation Form Feedback Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will prepare a comparison presentation in pairs about one of the topics that you created in the first lesson (the A-Z list). First choose a topic, then draw your concept map, then write your notes or speech, and finally upload this to the preparation form below. You will deliver this speech on October 14th. Presentation Preparation Form Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver your first presentation of the semester. Period 1 group will talk about memory in groups of three. Period 2 group will talk about Korea in groups of three. Remember to research well, think critically, say something new and interesting, and show clear slides. You should upload your speech to the form below before you present. Presentation Preparation Form Feedback Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Welcome back to presentation class. Today you will prepare a solo presentation about your summer vacation as a warm-up exercise. First draw your concept map (X: A,B,C), then write notes and deliver your speech in groups. Then you will choose topics of interest for the semester and submit your choices using the form below: A-Z presentation topics Finally, if there is time, you will choose one of the topics from above for next week's presentation preparation. This semester you will use the form below to submit your speeches. Presentation Preparation Form Kind regards, Chris Elvin P.S. Period 1 students sign up here Attendance

Dear students, Today is your final presentation, which is worth 20 points. The topic is countries of the world. You should choose a country different from everyone else in the class. Research well, say something new and interesting, express your opinion, and talk to the audience with your eyes as well as your voice. Your solo presentation should last for a minimum of five minutes. The order of  the presentations will be randomized, so everyone should be ready on the 22nd. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver a presentation about everyday things in pairs. Each person should speak for a minimum of three minutes. You should research well and say something new and interesting to your audience. Your slides are important, so please make sure to show two or three per minute. You may also include the results of a class survey if you wish. Feedback Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today there will be three activities. First, if you have not done so already, please present a student-led activity. (Soon there will be no time left, so I hope you find the time to do this). Second, you will finish your social isssue persuasion presentations. Finally, you will prepare your fourth presentation in random groups. Your topic for your next presentation is everyday things. The purpose of this presentation is to focus on being interesting - even if what you are talking about is normal in our lives. In order to be interesting, you should research well and say something new to your audience. There is also one minor point which applies only to some of you. Some presentations appear to be essays. They have had either no slides, or just dull, typed slides. You will be clearer and more interesing if you convert your concept map or outline into an organized and colorful presesentation. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver a persuasive presentation in pairs or groups of three or four. As usual, you should speak for at least three minutes per person. If your presentation includes images, charts or graphs, or the results of a survey, it may be more interesting. Kind regards, Chris Elvin Feedback

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity and then you will be placed in groups with like-minded people according to how you answered the social survey from June 10th. What do you have in common with your group? Choose a social issue that you are concerned about and that you all agree about in your group. Next week you should deliver a persuasive presentation about one social issue. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity. After that there will be a chance for students who did not present their second presentation (due to an excused absence) on June 3rd to present. Finally, you will prepare a social issue presentation about one of the questions of the social issue survey that you should have answered from June 10th. Please make sure that you have answered this survey before coming to class. Today you and your partner will choose one of the social issue survey questions as your research. Why do your classmates agree? Why do they disagree? (Ask them). Then present your results to the class in an objective and balanced manner. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a student-led activity and after that you will take a mid-term test. This is a written test and will have a time limit of seventy minutes. You should choose one topic from below: a) Frankenstein b) Harry Potter c) A nation of the 2019 Rugby World Cup After you have chosen your topic you should decide your main idea about it. For example, why it is popular, what is interesting about it, why you like it. Ideally this should be framed by your sub-topics (a, b, c). 1) You should draw a concept map including details and examples. 2) Draw rough sketches of your slides. 3) Cite your sources. (Where did you search for your information?) 4) Make notes for your speech. 5) Express your opinion on the topic (critical thinking). After you have finished the test, please answer the social issues questionnaire below and submit it. If you can’t finish in class time, please do so for homework as we will be using the data next lesson. Social Issues Ki

Dear students, Today you will deliver your second presentation. Each student should speak for a minimum of three minutes and include a graph / chart as part of her presentation. Remember to research well, think critically, say something new and interesting, and use your eyes to convey your message. Feedback Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear period 1 students, From now on, you will be required to sign in digitally for your attendance record. Do NOT sign in until you arrive in class. Period 1 attendance Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will prepare for your second presentation. If you haven't done so already, you should conduct a survey today so that you can present the results as a graph in your presentation. Period 1 students will present about culture on June 3rd. Period 2 students will talk about Japanese society. Remember to say something new and interesting, research well and think critically. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will finish off presenting about your hometowns and after that start a new topic. First you will have a student-led activity, and then discuss what you would like to talk about. For example,  education, technology, society, communication, gender, globalization, endangered species, politics, fashion, art, countries, health, Japanese culture, Tokyo, youth culture. Your next presentation will also include a graph such as a bar chart, so today you should collect data from your classmates as a survey and prepare the results for presentation. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will present about a prefecture in groups of three. Each person should talk for a minimum of three minutes. You should have an introduction, a body (A,B,C) and a final comment for your group presentation. There should be about two or three slides per minute, which means everyone should prepare between five and ten slides. Try to make your speech interesting by including information that the audience will not know. Give feedback to one person in the group using the form below. Peer Presentation Feedback Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will work in groups of three. Your topic is your home prefecture so ideally everyone in your group should be from the same area. You will write a brief introduction, and then a paragraph each for the three hometowns within your prefecture. Finally, you will say a brief final comment such as "please visit our prefecture if you can". One method of planning is to draw a concept map, so you should do that first, perhaps. Example structure: Introduction: We will talk about Kanagawa because we were all born there. Body 1: About Odawara: (famous people, food, activities) Body 2: About Yokohama: (history, fun places, sports) Body 3: About Kawasaki: (shrine, events, my restaurant recommendations) Final comment: Please visit Kanagawa. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, By today, you should have: 1) completed the online personal survey 2) chosen when you will present your student-led activity and 3) uploaded your self-introduction (assignment 1). Today you will interview a student and upload it to the database (assignment 2). Firstly, you should write enough questions to last for a two-minute interview. Then interview your random partner. Your pair groups are as follows: 17-7 12-18 8-21 6-3 1-9 20-19 5-14 4-10 13-15 16-2 11 Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will take a pre-course survey (see below), learn about the course (see previous post) and prepare a solo self-introduction that you will upload to the private database. pre-course survey Upload Homework Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Please access and read the blog before you come to class. Kind regards, Chris Elvin English Presentation I (Spring, 2019) Day / Time: Monday Morning Chris Elvin   Contact: chriselvin@gmail.com Blog:  http://elvindp.blogspot.com Class Code:  Course Description and Objectives This course is designed primarily to improve students’ presentation skills and thereby to develop their integrative English language proficiency. In spring the goal is to acquire basic presentations skills, including how to organize a presentation, supporting arguments with evidence, effective use of visual aids, and aspects of delivery such as eye contact or gesture.  Students base their presentations on the basic patterns taught and learn to speak from notes.  More skilled students make longer persuasive presentations as the term progresses.  The class is conducted in English.    Grading Digital Assignments • A one-minute self-introduction uploaded to the private blo

Dear students, Today you will finish your 20-point final presentations. After that, if there is time, any student who missed a presentation because of sickness will be allowed to present in order to get a better score or to pass the course. Some students may need to present several times in order to pass the course, so please be prepared to present more than once if you were absent several times. For example, if your score is 45 points, you will probably have to present three times in order to pass the course. Please be prepared to do so. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today is your final solo five minute 20-point presentation. You should present about; a) The First World War b) Music of the Eighties or c) Child Rearing Your presentation should also include the results of a survey (as a graph) that you carried out in class. Remember to research well, think critically, be new and interesting, and to communicate with your eyes as well as your voice. Your score will be based on English expressions, content, delivery, and graph explanation. Kind regards, Chris Elvin