Professor Jolanta W. Wawrzycka
© Presenter's Check Sheet
Part of ©
Research Guidelines for
Digital Portfolios: Packaging Multimedia Presentations. See also
Digital Portfolio Evaluation
Form
Although I prepared this Check Sheet for my sophomore literature students, I
hope that students in all of my English courses will find it useful.
Below are some of the questions you might want to ask yourself before you present your program to class.
PRODUCT to hand in: Digital portfolio on a data CD or flash drive.
Does my data CD/flash drive contain all of the files and folders listed in guidelines for Digital Portfolios?
RESEARCH:
In my research, have I used printed sources in addition to web sources?
Did I include maps and thematic illustrations (as opposed to pictures and clipart that just fill the space)?
What media have I included? Will my links to on-line media work?
Does my slide-by-slide Digital Portfolio research Log adequately reflect the content and purpose of each slide?
Does my Research Log include sources of information for each slide? Sources of pictures for each slide?
Does my Log specify what is quoted and what is paraphrased?
CONTENT:
Have I covered basic biographical facts?
Have I included historical/cultural background of the writer’s time?
Is the arrangement of my material clear and logical?
I listed major works by [my writer], but have I read a work by him/her (or viewed a video with film/stage adaptation of his/her work)?
Is my spelling correct? How about my grammar?
Do my audio clips fit my topic thematically? Have I put them on the same "level" with my PPt?
FORMAT:
Could my design and layout appear too busy or too dark & difficult to see/ read?
Is my font uniform or varied? Does it work well with my background?
Is my font too small? Too big? Too bright? Too dark?
Does my animation help the flow of presentation or is it too busy and distracting?
DELIVERY:
Am I familiar with all of the big English words in my presentation or will mispronouncing
them give me away?Have I practiced pronunciation of foreign names and places?
AS I STAND THERE IN FRONT OF THE CLASS, I have to make sure that:
my slide transitions are not too slow and not too fast;
my actual oral delivery needs to be well-paced too, esp. if I talk too fast when I’m nervous;
I'll remember NOT to use cursor as a pointer.
I ALSO HAVE TO DECIDE about the following aspects:
Will I read my slides to the class? Or can I memorize some of my material?
Will I use notes to add content to my slides?
If I’m not the greatest speaker in the world, can I still project an up-beat, confident, professional attitude (even though I do not really like--or care about--the writer/topic I’m presenting)?
WHEN I PRACTICE MY PRESENTATION, what is my timing?
under 5 min 5-8 min 9-12 min *13-16 min* 17-20 min over 20 min