This course is conducted completely in English.
Students will be introduced to and practice presentation skills.
You will learn strategies for communicating directly with the audience, organizing your speech, supporting your points in logical order with specific evidence and effective visual aids. You will also practice improving your physical presentation, including tone of voice, enunciation, emphasis, gestures, eye contact, avoiding reading and memorization. You will be asked to present topics of your choice for specific types of speeches, from both major and non-major fields, followed by Q & A sessions. Types of speeches include personal experience, descriptions of situations or problems, explaining processes and steps, project progress updates, and final research results presentations.
The format for this course is basically flipped style: before class students read, review, & view videos and practice the new points introduced in the previous class. Class time is used for students' presentations, discussion of feedback, and introduction of new points.
You will make 5 main presentations, 2 mini-speeches, & 1 major research presentation as well as participate actively in class discussion & feedback for other speakers.
In the first half of the course we will alternate between a week of instruction & a week of student presentations. In the second half of the course most instruction will be done in homework and after presentations, and student presentations will occur almost every week.
Students will be introduced to and practice presentation skills.
You will learn strategies for communicating directly with the audience, organizing your speech, supporting your points in logical order with specific evidence and effective visual aids. You will also practice improving your physical presentation, including tone of voice, enunciation, emphasis, gestures, eye contact, avoiding reading and memorization. You will be asked to present topics of your choice for specific types of speeches, from both major and non-major fields, followed by Q & A sessions. Types of speeches include personal experience, descriptions of situations or problems, explaining processes and steps, project progress updates, and final research results presentations.
The format for this course is basically flipped style: before class students read, review, & view videos and practice the new points introduced in the previous class. Class time is used for students' presentations, discussion of feedback, and introduction of new points.
You will make 5 main presentations, 2 mini-speeches, & 1 major research presentation as well as participate actively in class discussion & feedback for other speakers.
In the first half of the course we will alternate between a week of instruction & a week of student presentations. In the second half of the course most instruction will be done in homework and after presentations, and student presentations will occur almost every week.
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to study presentation strategies and skills and apply them to create,
organize, and practice major types of presentations they will need in their research careers.
| Goals and objectives | Course Outcomes | |
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| 1. | You will gain the ability to organize the content of your presentations to communicate effectively based on types of audiences and purposes: making introductions; explaining processes, procedures, & plans, describing problems & providing updates; making a conclusion & also develop strategies to prepare for audience questions. |
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| 2. | You will be able to support your points with logical evidence, clear visual aids, and convincing examples. |
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| 3. | You will improve your delivery in terms of eye contact, gestures, posture, enunciation and vocal emphasis to communicate effectively with the audience. |
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| 4. | You will develop strategies & skills to effectively present your academic research results. |
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| Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
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| 1. | Introduction to Course Intro. to Communication Models for Presentations Defining your Audience & Purpose Audience unspoken questions: What is this about? Who are you? Why is this important? Delivery: connecting to the audience- gestures, eye contact |
Read & do exercises | 120分 |
| 2. | Where are we going? Organizing Strategies Making your Introduction Creating Structure, Points, Forecast Delivery: enunciation & pace |
Homework exercises | 120分 |
| Presentation prep | 120分 | ||
| 3. | Presentation 1: Introducing Personal Interest Student presentations & discussion of feedback |
Presentation prep | 180分 |
| 4. | Presentation 2: Introducing Personal Learning Experience Student presentations & discussion of feedback |
Homework exercises | 180分 |
| 5. | How did you do that? What's the story? Chronology Explaining instructions, methodology, process, steps |
Presentation prep | 240分 |
| 6. | Presentation 3: Narration: Instructions, Steps, Processes Student presentations & discussion of feedback |
Homework exercises | 120分 |
| Presentation prep | 70分 | ||
| 7. | What’s the problem? Defining problems & situations Non-research cases. Research-related cases: reviewing previous research, clarifying the field, & establishing your niche |
Presentation prep | 180分 |
| 8. | Presentation 4: Descriptions: Background, Problems Student presentations & discussion of feedback |
Homework exercises | 120分 |
| 9. | Where are we now? Including your audience Making Transitions & Direct Communication How do you know that? Can you show me? Providing evidence Discussing results Directing attention to visuals |
Homework exercises | 180分 |
| Presentation prep | 120分 | ||
| 10. | Presentation 5: Mini-presentation Recommending how to make & describing visual aids Student mini-presentations & discussion of feedback |
Presentation prep | 120分 |
| 11. | What should we do with this? Summarizing, concluding, encouraging future action. Hints for handling Q & A. Preparing for job interviews |
Presentation prep | 120分 |
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| 12. | Presentation 6: Mini-presentation Practicing Q & A + Interview Questions Student presentations & discussion of feedback |
Presentation prep | 120分 |
| 13. | Presentation 7: Research Progress Report Student presentations & discussion of feedback |
Presentation prep | 300分 |
| 14. | Presentation 8: Learning Progress Report Student presentations & discussion of feedback |
Presentation prep | 240分 |
| 15. | (This is a 14 week course. There is no 15th week.) | ||
| Total. | - | - | 2650分 |
| Participation & Homework Exercises | Presentations 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 | Research Presentation (7) | Mini-presentations 5, 6 | Total. | |
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| 1. | 0% | 15% | 5% | 0% | 20% |
| 2. | 5% | 15% | 5% | 5% | 30% |
| 3. | 20% | 5% | 5% | 30% | |
| 4. | 5% | 5% | 10% | 0% | 20% |
| Total. | 10% | 55% | 25% | 10% | - |
Final course grades will be based on:
10% Homework, In-class exercises & Participation
10% Mini-presentations (5 & 6)
55% 5 Main Presentations (1, 2, 3, 4, 8)
25% 1 Research Progress Report Presentation (7)
In order to pass this course, students need to earn at least 60% of the total score and a passing grade on the research progress report presentation.
10% Homework, In-class exercises & Participation
10% Mini-presentations (5 & 6)
55% 5 Main Presentations (1, 2, 3, 4, 8)
25% 1 Research Progress Report Presentation (7)
In order to pass this course, students need to earn at least 60% of the total score and a passing grade on the research progress report presentation.
Excerpts from: Alley, M. (2013). The Craft of Scientific Presentations: Critical steps to succeed and critical errors to avoid;
Carter, M. (2013). Designing Science Presentations: A visual guide to figures, papers, slides, posters, and more.
Hood, M. (2010). Dynamic Presentations: Skills and Strategies for Public Speaking. Kirihara Shoten;
Wallwork, A. (2017). English for Presentations at International Conferences. Springer.
Carter, M. (2013). Designing Science Presentations: A visual guide to figures, papers, slides, posters, and more.
Hood, M. (2010). Dynamic Presentations: Skills and Strategies for Public Speaking. Kirihara Shoten;
Wallwork, A. (2017). English for Presentations at International Conferences. Springer.
- Office hours: to be announced
Contact: drned@shibuara-it.ac.jp
- Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
- Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
- Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
| Work experience | Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable |
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| Applicable | Professor has worked as a professional presentation coach for business people and academic researchers |
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