Design Principles
Speaking to an audience, big or small, is a something you will have to do many times in your lifetime. These days there are many tools you can use to help make a presentation more engaging and fun for your audience. PowerPoint, Google Presentations, Slide Rocket and Prezi are just a few you will use throughout the semester. In this unit we will focus on PowerPoint and Google Presentations, but we will explore new tools as well.
Tasks:
- Begin the Person Place or Thing Assignment
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Day 16
Design Principles:
One of the biggest pitfalls of giving a presentation, is using the presentation tool incorrectly. It's important to keep certain design principles in mind when creating slides that will be projected onto a larger screen. Following design guidelines will help make your presentation visually appealing to your audience and better communicate your message.
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Go back to your presentation. Did you follow the Design Principles? If not, go back and revise your work. Check out these slides for inspiration
Day 17
Delivering a Presentation
Being able to give a successful and engaging presentation is a transferable skill that takes time and practice to hone. Whether you are speaking to a crowded auditorium with hundreds of people, or pitching an idea to your boss in a business meeting, the ability to present ideas in an organized and effective manner is an essential skill.
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- Review the Delivering a Presentation Notes
- turn in the Delivering a Presentation Worksheet
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Resources:
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW
Comprehension Checks:
- (Please note these are only practice. Also, it may count your answer wrong if you don't spell it the same way I do.... don't worry, the point is just so YOU can check your comprehension of the material.)
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY:
- Turn in Worksheets using the Assignment Submission Form:
- Gmail Assignment
- Follow these email tips to compose a properly formatted, professional e-mail to your teacher that explains how being organized can help you in the workplace.
- Presentation Assignments
CyberBullying
ON-GOING ASSIGNMENTS:
- Online Organization
- organize your Drive using folders and naming conventions
- Google Calendar
- update your calendar with important events
- Gmail
- use labels to achieve zero-inbox
- Watch this video and create a signature line for your gmail account.
- Personal Brand Presentation
- Finish and submit your Personal Brand Presentation.
- start simple and build from there
- you can always go back and make it "better"
- follow the design principles
- eye-pleasing contrasting colors
- 5x5
- simple fonts (30 pt for body, 36 pt for titles)
- use text emphasis
- example
- Build Your Brand
- add your professional photo to all of your online accounts
- As time allows, make a copy of this helpful document and start preparing for your future by:
- Creating your Resume
- Learning who you are:
- Knowing what you do:
- Special Classes
- Sports, Clubs, Other School Activities
- Work Experience
- Honors, Awards, Leadership
- Preparing a general Cover Letter
- Creating a list of your Network of Contacts:
- What kind of people do you have your network?
- The goal is establish quality relationships with others in your industry that you can potentially leverage, and create visibility for yourself.
- EverFi Ignition
- PencilCode.net (Coming Soon)
- Download a copy of the PencilCode guide (with the down arrow) and upload it and move it to your Computer Coding folder.
- Work on completing each of the assignments beginning on page 9 of the guide
- move through the guide at your own pace, as time allows
- Optional Twitter Activities
- Go to Twitter
- Add an appropriate profile picture
- Add a short bio about yourself. Include items such as:
- Interests
- Extracurriculars/Sports
- Goals
- Begin developing a professional learning network (PLN). Do so by following people and organizations that relate to school, examples include:
- Teachers
- Classmates
- Leyden Affiliated
- Social Media Campaign (Optional)
- Review this document for completeness of your profile.
- Showcase Website / Digital Portfolio
- set up showcase website in Google Sites
- Log into your Google Sites account
- Add pages for Home, About, Contact, Portfolio
- Add content to the Home page
- Make your name stand out
- Add a button to link to your About page
- Include your personal statement
- Consider creating a welcome video for this page
- Create an About page with your
- professional picture
- activities
- honors
- School
- Extracurricular Activities
- Volunteering
- Skills & Languages
- What programs and/or applications would you say you are proficient at?
- What computer skills do you have to offer at this point in your career?
- Soft skills developed
- Include information on soft skills you developed thus far such as communication, time management, collaboration, etc.
- Check out a list of soft skills HERE.
- Add pictures that relate to the different activities
- Consider adding an About Me Video
- Create a Contact page with links to Gmail, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, and LinkedIn
- Use images as links to your professional social media accounts
- Create a Portfolio page with links to examples of your work
- Performance videos
- plays, sports, concerts, speeches, service projects, etc...
- Evidence of your writing
- School projects of which you are proud
Optional LinkedIn Profile (if over 16 yrs old)
Create a LinkedIn AccountComplete the basic information Upload a professional picture Update your public profile settings to create a custom URL for your profile Create a link to your LinkedIn profile from your Weebly website Read the article about how to write the perfect LinkedIn summaryWrite your LinkedIn summary
