As you know, this semester you and a classmate (or classmates) will be
responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation.
Requirements:
- The work distribution is up to each group, though it should
be somewhat equitable
- The presentation must be approximately 10 minutes in
length—everyone must present at least part of the time
- There should be 10-12 slides, including at least
one video clip (no more than 2-3 minutes in length)
- On the day of your presentation, email your
presentation (or a link) to dhdelao@gmail.com
You may utilize any
presentation program you like (e.g PowerPoint, Prezi, Keynote). However,
please sort out any technical issues before your presentation
date (our room's projection system can be found throughout campus).
Groups may be docked for a lack of preparedness.
The best presentations will:
- Have an introductory slide which contextualizes the topic—very
important
- Use words economically
- Include visually interesting illustrations—gifs are also
acceptable
- Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects
- Have a style that complements the subject matter and strikes
the appropriate tone
- Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing
questions and/or activities
- Embed a relevant video or audio clip (e.g. YouTube, SoundCloud)—ad blockers are also helpful in
saving time
- Conclude with a slide that summarizes the topic—also very
important
This is an opportunity to be creative, so feel
free to have fun with the visual layout of your presentation.
Lower scoring presentations might:
- Begin without an introductory slide and/or fail to
offer any context upfront
- Be thinly researched
- Allow visuals to overrun their content or lack a cohesive
style
- Fail to engage the class in any meaningful way—this is often achieved by reading an entire presentation
- Lack multimedia
- End without a concluding slide
Remember, you must provide your own laptop. Also, Macs will require an Apple-specific adapter to
connect to the university’s projection system. Newer model PCs with
HDMI-only connections will also require special adapters.
Presentation schedule:
- What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
- World Cryptids: Orang Pendek, Champ, and Mokèlé-mbèmbé
- How it Works: The Ivory Trade
- Understanding Blood Diamonds
- Cricket 101
- Mind Your Manners: Etiquette Around the World
- Four Places to Visit—Before They Disappear
- Blood in the Water: Inside the Taiji Dolphin Trade
- Earth to MTV: MTV Around the Globe
- All About Eco-Tourism
- Divorce Proceedings: The Secession Movements of Quebec, Sicily, and Chiapas
- Strange Places: The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Aokigahara Forest, and La Isla de las Muñecas
- If You Have to Ask How Much it Costs ... : Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Resorts
- How it Works: The Heroin Trade
- All About Eurovision
- The Alternative Paris: What Most Tourists Don’t Do or See
- Lost Cities: Derinkuyu, Angkor, Pompeii, and Palenque
- All About the FIFA World Cup
- How it Works: Human Trafficking
- World Festivals: La Tomatina, Holi, Il Palio di Siena, and Burning Man
Here are the presentation teams and dates per section:
Sec. 4:
- Week 6: Indonesia - Tu 3.1/Th 3.3- Alyssa N./Brendan D. - World Cryptids: Orang Pendek, Champ, and Mokèlé-mbèmbé
- Week 7: Germany - Tu 3.8/Th 3.10- AZ C./Aubrey K. - Understanding Blood Diamonds
- Week 8: South Korea - Tu 3.15/Th 3.17- Fanny J./Lennon K. - Blood in the Water: Inside the Taiji Dolphin Trade
- Week 9: Canada - Tu 3.22/Th 3.24 - Andrea N./Anita P./Brian C. - Four Places to Visit—Before They Disappear
- Week 11: Iran - Tu 4.5/Th 4.7 - Arron S./Rachel B. - How it Works: Human Trafficking
- Week 12: Thailand - Tu 4.12/Th 4.14 - Cody Y./Julie H. - Mind Your Manners: Etiquette Around the World
Week 13: Cuba - Tu 4.19/Th 4.21- Taylor K./Allie M./Talia C.- Strange Places: The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Aokigahara Forest, and La Isla de las Muñecas
- Week 14: The United Kingdom - Tu 4.26/Th 4.28- Carmen A./Maria B.- How it Works: The Heroin Trade
- Week 15: Sweden - Tu 4.26/Th 4.28- Venkata G./Julian F.- If You Have to Ask How Much it Costs ... : Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Resorts
- Week 16: Russia - Tu 5.3/Th 5.5- Jocelyn N./Kevin Z. - All About the FIFA World Cup
- Week 18: Japan - Tu 5.10/Th 5.12 - Jason M./James E. - Lost Cities: Derinkuyu, Angkor, Pompeii, and Palenque
Sec. 8:
- Week 6: Indonesia - Tu 3.1/Th 3.3- Giselle S./Ryan T. - Strange Places: The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Aokigahara Forest, and La Isla de las Muñecas
- Week 7: Germany - Tu 3.8/Th 3.10 - Cuc P./Raul L./Saloni P. - Four Places to Visit—Before They Disappear
- Week 8: South Korea - Tu 3.15/Th 3.17- Elvys D./Cricia S.- If You Have to Ask How Much it Costs ... : Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Resorts
- Week 9: Canada - Tu 3.22/Th 3.24- Bryce O./Kaliph Z./Taylor M. - World Cryptids: Orang Pendek, Champ, and Mokèlé-mbèmbé
- Week 11: Iran - Tu 4.5/Th 4.7 - Alex T./Franklin T. - The Alternative Paris: What Most Tourists Don’t Do or See
- Week 12: Thailand - Tu 4.12/Th 4.14 - Paul F./Ashley V./Gabrielle T. - Earth to MTV: MTV Around the Globe
Week 13: Cuba - Tu 4.19/Th 4.21- Mariah R./Samantha M. - Lost Cities: Derinkuyu, Angkor, Pompeii, and Palenque
- Week 15: Sweden - Tu 4.26/Th 4.28- Megan A./Jade G. - Mind Your Manners: Etiquette Around the World
- Week 16: Russia - Tu 5.3/Th 5.5 - Leilani S./Andrew T. - How it Works: The Heroin Trade
- Week 17: Italy - Tu 5.17/Th 5.19- Aliyah J,/Jennifer C./Chris L.- How it Works: Human Trafficking
