4.1 Presentation Organization and Structure

Outline of this lesson:

Outline and organize a presentation in a similar way that they would a paper 

Learn about the content and movement through an introduction, body, and conclusion of a presentation and see the parallels between academic presentations and academic writing 

Develop an effective introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion

ppt of this lesson

A. Discussion:

1. What do we know about culture and writing? What are typical features of American academic writing? 
2. How might this carry over to presentations? What features might you expect in an American academic presentation? 
3. How is the audience of a paper different than an audience of a presentation? What might you do to adapt to a presentation audience? 

B. Outlining a presentation 

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C. Presentation workshop