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Upload here a copy of your best and worst slide. What design style are you going for? Is there anything you're unsure about? Something we can help you with? After you've uploaded your slide, provide some feedback on the slides of at least 3 of your peers!

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Naturally, things look a bit different this week! If you have any questions about the course or your assessment, post them here. Remember: the only stupid question is the one never asked!

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How are you going to start your oral? With a rhetorical question? A quote? A joke? Something else altogether? Share your idea here.

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"Let's look at a picture of the planet for no reason. What happens if I put some words over it? How about a number? By doing this, I've now made you think that I know what I'm talking about."

Watch the TED talk parodies below. What do you think is the speaker's purpose? Is the presentation effective? Why/why not? Which presentation do you find funnier or more effective? Why?

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Here's a picture of my puppy!
Her name is...Joan.

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‘Thought Leader’ gives talk that will inspire your thoughts

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‘Thought Leader’ gives talk that will inspire your thoughts

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‘Thought Leader’ gives talk that will inspire your thoughts | CBC Radio (Comedy/Satire Skit)

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What's happening with our orals? When is the oral due?

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What's happening with our orals? When is the oral due?

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Your oral is due on Sunday April 26 (just under 4 weeks from now).

Everyone will be recording their presentations at home, uploading them to YouTube, and then submitting the link via Blackboard.

This means your oral will be pre-recorded (rather than live). At the moment, Lesley, our fabulous unit co-ordinator, is preparing a detailed Assessment #1 FAQ, which will outline a number of assessment questions and their answers. The FAQ should be online by the end of the week.

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To get back into the swing of things, start by watching this short clip, prepared by Lesley, about how to use supporting material for your oral. Once you've viewed the oral, post your name below, so that I know you've watched it!

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To get the most out of this Padlet, I recommend working through the material from left to right (i.e. start with the column closest to here, and then make your way across).

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Attempt 2 haha

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I'm going for an artistic/creative feel with my slides... Particularly for this one (is is funny, btw?). Whenever I talk about parts where I was less creative, and more a critical person, I start using dot points and more angular signage instead.

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There's all this space around this (childhood drawing)... but whenever I make it a square frame, it feels too blocky and inconsistent with the rest of the slides... I tried putting in words around it, but that made it too clunky/lost focus. Any suggestions, or is it fine as is?

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The slide below features tour passes from shows and events my mum worked on. Trying to get them to fit together on the one slide was a, uh, rude word, but I finally made it work. I find the slide entertaining and informative but I'm worried it's far too cluttered and I just can't see it because I spent so long looking at it. -Georgia

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My slides are generally very simplistic as I like for them to be a pleasing visual aid, but not detract from what I'm saying. This quote is the underlying theme and message of my entire speech. I messed around with placement a lot and considered adding details or photos, but I decided in the end that I wanted it to be striking and meaningful, so I've left it as is and I think it makes a real impact. -Georgia

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I think I'm going to start with punch as well because I found this really effective to listen to when we did the practice speeches. I also want to bookend my whole presentation with a key message, so when you hear the first and last line they know exactly where the presentation will go and there will be hopefully no confusion during the middle

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Hi Allison! Hi Laura! Hi Georgia! Lovely to see you all. Thanks for posting your names - it's annoying that Padlet doesn't show them!

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Done:)

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I think i'm going to start with an insight or fact regarding the topic. But i'm also going to work in how its affected me/others around the world. My practice speech was funny, but this is a more serious topic; i want to set the tone in my first line. I'm also not going to start with 'so' this time :).

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As my topic is quite serious i wanted to create a contrasting slide with colour etc. However, I want it to be simple to keep the focus on the topic

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The purpose of the ted talk is to demonstrate that speakers dont 'wings it'. Almost all professional speakers follow a common speaking structure. He effectively showcases the structure and delivers an engaging 'performance'.

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How's this composition-wise with text? (doesn't work if the circle is centre)... Not sure what text will go in there.