The Study Skills Programme
Step 3 : research Now gather all the information you need about your topic . Think carefully about the best places to research and the best people to talk to . You may want to go back to the Research Skills module and review some of the information there .
Step 4 : Detailed plan and script Making a plan will help you decide what the structure of the presentation will be . You will need to take into account how much time you have and what your key points will be . Think really carefully about your opening and ending . In your opening it is important to engage your audience – how will you do this ? In your conclusion , you will need to summarise key learning points and leave your audience with something to think about .
As Helen said , it may be useful to produce a detailed script at this point . Remember to pass the script to your teacher or assessor once you have completed the presentation as it will be a helpful document . On the next page is the start of the Lady Macbeth presentation , Helen talked about . Note how every other line is left blank to allow room for performance notes .
Step 5 : visual aids This step is about thinking about your presentation from the point of view of your audience – are there visual aids which will help them understand key points or keep them engaged during your presentation ? So , in the Lady Macbeth example , it may be useful to have the quotation ‘ dearest partner of greatness ’ on a slide to emphasise its importance .
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