Assignment Goal The goal of this assignment is that the student will: 1) Learn to engage the research process by seeking specific (topical) information 2) Learn to collect and organize relevant information for public presentation 3) Understand how to prepare an outline for presentation with bibliographic documentation 4) Gain confidence in presenting before a public audience Steps for Assignment Completion 1) Choose a topic of interest from the Table of Contents in Knox. 2) Using current periodical literature from the last 10 – 12 years, research your selected topic and make notes. (Must use at least three sources in preparation.) 3) Develop an outline including bibliographic references for an oral presentation. (See website below if you need help in reference to what is included in an outline for an oral presentation.) 4) Make a presentation to a “public” audience of which the student is to secure by convincing family, friends, co-workers or any group that will listen to a 3 – 5 minute presentation. The presenter will invite questions from the audience and field questions. 5) Finally, invite each audience member to complete an evaluation of your presentation. Student is to take these evaluations and synthesize the information into a brief report, one to two paragraphs. The audience will assess the student presentation. (Please attach this brief report to your outline which will be submitted in the Assignment link in Bb. In other words, each student will have one document for submission which will include an outline with bibliographic references, and a statement about audience evaluations.) *For further guidance on how to compose an outline for an oral presentation see: http://www.ehow.com/print/how_4913015_make-outline-oral-presentation.html

Assignment Goal The goal of this assignment is that the student will: 1) Learn to engage the research process by seeking specific (topical) information 2) Learn to collect and organize relevant information for public presentation 3) Understand how to prepare an outline for presentation with bibliographic documentation 4) Gain confidence in presenting before a public audience Steps for Assignment Completion 1) Choose a topic of interest from the Table of Contents in Knox. 2) Using current periodical literature from the last 10 – 12 years, research your selected topic and make notes. (Must use at least three sources in preparation.) 3) Develop an outline including bibliographic references for an oral presentation. (See website below if you need help in reference to what is included in an outline for an oral presentation.) 4) Make a presentation to a “public” audience of which the student is to secure by convincing family, friends, co-workers or any group that will listen to a 3 – 5 minute presentation. The presenter will invite questions from the audience and field questions. 5) Finally, invite each audience member to complete an evaluation of your presentation. Student is to take these evaluations and synthesize the information into a brief report, one to two paragraphs. The audience will assess the student presentation. (Please attach this brief report to your outline which will be submitted in the Assignment link in Bb. In other words, each student will have one document for submission which will include an outline with bibliographic references, and a statement about audience evaluations.) *For further guidance on how to compose an outline for an oral presentation see: http://www.ehow.com/print/how_4913015_make-outline-oral-presentation.html