Introduction

In this unit you will plan and create presentations about yourselves. It is intended that each presentation will be projected on screen and accompanied by a spoken commentary. The audience will be the rest of the class.

You will explore the concept of ‘fitness for purpose’ when using images, text, colour and sound to enhance your presentation. You will consider how to match and adapt their presentation to a given audience and purpose. Finally, you will evaluate the suitability of your work for different audiences and purposes.

Checklist

Lesson Outlines

LESSON 1
Creating a first attempt at a presentation
1 Starter How to use outline view to enter the titles of 'themed' slides
2 Adding information about themselves to each slide
3 Inserting images
4 Adding animations and sound effects
5 Applying formatting to the slides

LESSON 2
Selecting and organising content for a presentation
1 Starter: Identifying key content in a presentation
2 Considering critically the information in a presentation
3 The aim of the unit
4 Organising a presentation
5 Creating an initial design
6 Plenary: Reviewing match of content to audience
Homework: Choosing and collecting pictures to illustrate a presentation

LESSON 3
Selecting and using appropriate images
1 Starter: Images for a purpose
2 Choosing images
3 Adding images to a presentation
4 Creating a presentation with images
5 Plenary: What images work well, and why
Homework: Collecting images to support the message and justifying choices

LESSON 4
Selecting and using appropriate fonts and colours
1 Starter: Appropriateness of text and colour in a presentation
2 Using different colours and text in a presentation
3 Using text characteristics to convey meaning
4 Developing the presentation through fonts and colour
5 Plenary: Evaluating the effect of fonts and colour
Homework: Annotating presentations to suggest improvements

LESSON 5
Selecting and using appropriate sounds
1 Starter: Different uses of sound in a presentation
2 Using sound to create atmosphere
3 Inserting sounds in a presentation
4 Developing the presentation by adding sound
5 Evaluating the use of sound
6 Plenary: Using sound effectively in a presentation
Homework: Use of sound in television advertisements

LESSON 6
Modifying the style of a presentation for a different audience
1 Starter: Rules for a ‘perfect presentation’
2 Comparing the presentation with the rules
3 Applying a consistent format in presentation software
4 Adapting the presentation style for a different audience
5 Evaluating the revised presentation
6 Plenary: Comparing the style of presentations for different audiences
Homework: Suggesting presentation content for an adult audience

LESSON 7
Modifying the content of a presentation for a different audience
1 Starter: Suggesting adaptions to a presentation
2 Adjusting content for an adult audience
3 Adapting the presentation content for an adult audience
4 Evaluating presentations against criteria
5 Plenary: Extending the presentation to a wider audience
Homework: Reviewing what has been learned