Final 20-Time Presentations

20-Time Lightning Talk Reflections -- Final Exam Presentations*

Goals of this Presentation:

•  Reflect on the 20-Time experience, your goal, and your learning
• Practice 21^st Century communication and presentation skills
• Share and learn with others 
• Show awareness of your audience

What IS a Lightning Talk?

“Think of the lightning talk as a narrative [a personal story] with visual aids — someone once told me presenting a lightning talk is just like having a conversation with the audience where they [the audience] doesn't speak for five minutes.” It’s sharing your 20-Time journey in an abbreviated fashion.

After presentations, the audience will get a chance to comment on or ask questions about your 20-Time experience. You will be responsible for participating in this discussion as well.

How long should it be?

No more than five minutes. “Here's the secret; No one cares if your lightning talk only lasts four minutes. No one cares if it lasts three. I've seen talks that last two minutes and the crowd loved it. But everyone cares if it lasts six — especially if the important point you need to make happens at five minutes and 10 seconds. At conferences [and in this class] with strict time keeping you'll be cut off at five, and no one will hear what you were actually trying to say.”

A timer will be used to ensure presentations do not go over 5 minutes.

What should I talk about?

What it is you say or don’t say is completely up to you. However, you will need to include an honest and specific reflection on the following (in whatever form you see fit):

Your 20-Time goal (and how it changed or adjusted)

What you learned (both academic and non-academic lessons)

Struggles/challenges and how you did/didn’t tackle them

Accomplishments/pride points

Plans for/Effect on your future related to 20-Time goal

How should I present my 20-Time story?

You MUST use Microsoft PowerPoint. I will combine each presenter’s PowerPoint presentations together for quick transitioning on presentation day.

Tips for your PowerPoint slides:

·         up to 15 slides, timed to take no more than 5 minutes in total; 15 slides = exactly 20 seconds each

·          the slides should be visually engaging photos, illustrations, or drawings (NO TEXT!) NOTE: "Remember, the slides are to show things to the audience, not to help you remember what you're talking about." You may include a title slide with your name and the title of your project (This is the ONLY text allowed)

·         no audio, video, or animations

·         you will start talking as soon as the first slide appears

·         please use your own photos or a public domain or Creative Commons images http://creativecommons.org/. If you must use other people’s copyright images, please provide a legible credit/source in small type in a corner of that slide

When do I present?

You will sign up in class next week to present either Monday, June 9^th in class OR on exam day. Monday will be limited to 10 presenters. You will present in the order you sign up.

Other important details?

Submit your completed PowerPoint presentation to me by email before Monday, June 9^th (before 1^st hour).

Your presentation will be worth 50% of your exam grade. Your final exam is worth 20% of your semester grade.

A specific scoring rubric will be provided in class.

Important Note: PRACTICE!

“When it comes down to it there's only one way to make sure that your talk will fit in the time-slot, and that's to practice it. Read it out aloud several times. Present it to the cat. Try to convince your colleague/flatmate/significant other to listen to it. Not only will this give you the most accurate understanding of how long it'll take to say everything (and believe me, you'll be surprised at what bits go quickly and what bits drag), but it'll also help you realize what bits can be cut and replaced. It'll also give you confidence and experience in the talk, so you can actually present it slightly quicker.”

Watch a sample Ignite talk here: http://scottberkun.com/2009/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/

*Post created by Sarah Hechlik with excerpts taken from “Giving Lightning Talks” by Mark Fowler at http://www.perl.com/pub/2004/07/30/lightningtalk.html  and The DNA Symposium website at http://www.dnasymposium.com/lightning-talks/

Here is a tentative scoring rubric: 

20-Time Lightning Talks – Scoring Rubric                           Name: __________________________

Assessment Criteria:

Content                                               5              4              3              2              1

Student includes a concise discussion of the following:

·         His/her 20-Time goal (and how it changed or adjusted)

·         What he/she learned (both academic and non-academic lessons)

·         Struggles/challenges and how he/she did/didn’t tackle them

·         Accomplishments/pride points

·         Plans for/Effect on the future related to 20-Time goal

Organization                                      5              4              3              2              1

·         Presentation does not exceed 5 minutes

·         Presentation follows a logical order

·         Ideas/thoughts are easy to follow

Presentation Skills                          5              4              3              2              1

·         Student speaks clearly and confidently

·         Student has practiced to avoid stutters, pauses and ums/likes

·         Student makes eye contact with audience and avoids reliance on the visual

Effective Visual                                                5              4              3              2              1

·         Student uses no more than 15 slides

·         Visual is clear and professional

·         Images are appropriate and relevant to the task

·         Images enhance ideas

Final Written Reflection              5              4              3              2              1

·         Typed and written in complete sentences

·         Thorough and specific

·         Honest and clear

Comments:                                                     Total Points = _______/25 X 2 = __________/50 points