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You will make a short presentation to the entire class, "Talk20" style. (Also sometimes referred to as "Pecha Kucha," but since everyone finds "Talk20" easier to pronounce, we're going with that...)
Talk20 started as a fun, informal way to share ideas without falling prey to the various problems associated with PowerPoint ("Death by bullet point!") or assigned presentations (unpracticed affairs that drone on, and on, and on).
Each presentation uses exactly 20 slides. Each slide stays on the screen for exactly 20 seconds. The total time for the presentation is 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
You can watch examples of such presentations (by students) by clicking here.
Your topic will be what you've learned from your research for your final research project for this class.
The content of your presentation
If you're taking the option of an annotated bibliography, then you should present what trends in scholarship you've found.
If you're taking the option of an argumentative essay, then you should present your argument and the evidence for that argument. It's okay if you're argument is only "half baked," to continue the baking metaphor I've been using all semester.
The form of your presentation
To focus your attention on the content of your presentation (and not the form), here are rules for your presentations:
Find 20 images
It is your responsibility to come up with 20 images and get them to me by email, flash drive, CD-ROM, or some other digital method at least one week before the date of your presentation. Once you get the images to me (and tell me the order in which they should proceed) there can be no last-minute changes.
"Just Say No" to clip art.
It's acceptable to have a small number of your slides be words or short phrases.
Let me know if you'd like help with this task. We'll make an appointment to sit down at a computer and work on this together.
Understand that each image gets 20 seconds in your presentation
The images will be part of an automated slideshow in PowerPoint.
I'll give you extra credit for this assignment if you create your own, automatic PowerPoint slideshow and get it to me by email, flash drive, CD-ROM, or some other digital method.
Let me know if you'd like help with this task. We'll make an appointment to sit down at a computer and work on this together.
Otherwise, I'm happy to do it for you.
Do the math: 20 images X 20 seconds = 6:40
Each presentation will be exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds long
Think SHORT, INFORMAL, and CREATIVE.
Do not find or create images with lists of long, wordy bullet points. Nobody likes long, wordy bullet points.
Be creative
Don't be afraid to play around, to do the unexpected, to make your audience laugh as well as think.
The idea here is that restrictions in your presentation's form promote creativity in your presentation's content.
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