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Introduction Practice, Conclusions, and Images

Introductions Practice
You gave the introduction section of your presentation to a group and received feedback. Use this feedback to help you improve your introduction.

Conclusions
We talked about the conclusion section of your presentation. Use the past tense to remind us what you told us in the overview slide using the future tense. Also, include one focus point (the best example or number).

For your conclusion slide, you can copy and paste your overview slide. It is OK to include your focus points on your slide. However, try to use fewer words on the slide than what you say. Also, animate each main point and focus point separately. If you would like a challenge, don't write your focus points on your slide. Instead, remember them and say them.

In addition to the focus point for each point of your conclusion, I suggest a final focus point. You can introduce your final focus point with these words …

If you only remember one thing from my presentation, please remember that …

After that, show your title slide and finish with Thank you! (do not say "I'm finished." and do not write "Thank you" on the slide).

This is a powerful way to end your conclusion.

Next Lesson (7/9)
Next week some of you will give your final speech. Everyone should be ready.

Remember:

• Do not write sentences on slides
• Use keywords or images
• You cannot use a script (only keywords or an outline on a small card)
• Memorize your final sentence and practice it many times

Continue building your Final Speech. Practice, practice, practice. Practice makes perfect.

Final Presentation Topics, Introductions, and PUNCH

Final Presentation Topics
You can choose from one of the topics below OR another one. Send me your topic choice by email. In the subject line of your email write EIB and your full name. The first to choose a topic gets it. I recommend that you try to narrow the focus of your topic. 

• gender issues
• racial discrimination
• refugees
immigration
• aging
• global warming / climate change
• poverty
• birth rate
• health epidemics
• drugs
• smartphone use
• AI
• delayed marriage
• melting glaciers
• protests
• retirement age
• war
• casino / gambling
• rural depopulation
• elderly driving problems
• human rights
• garbage issues
• acid rain
• education in developing countries 
• deforestation
• energy usage

Introductions
Prepare your speech outline using the handouts I gave you. Your introductions have these parts:

• Greeting
• PUNCH (see below)
• What
• Why
• Overview

Next week (7/2) you will give the introduction part of your speech. Practice to make it smooth.

Introduction Outline and Phrases Handout

Punch
I gave a mini-lecture on beginning your presentation well with PUNCH. Read more about PUNCH at the blog link below.

Presentation Zen – Start your presentation with PUNCH

You do not need to finish the body of your presentation before next week, but I recommend working on it if you have time.

Revised Slides Presentations

Revised Slides Presentations
You gave your presentations with your revised slides using the CRAP principles. I gave you feedback. Next week, we will focus on preparing for the final presentations.

CRAP Lesson

Nice to meet you!

It was nice to meet you. 

Please review the CRAP design slides and upgrade your previous slide to present next week.

Send them to me at my Rikkyo email address. Write your full name and "EIB Presentation" in the subject line.

CRAP Design
I gave a presentation on the four key design principles from The Non-Designer's Design Book. We will have a short quiz on the principles next lesson.

You can review the CRAP Design presentation again below.

Presentation Design (CRAP) from Daniel Beck

Recommended Resources:
If you would like to learn more, I recommend these books:

The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams
Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
Presentation Zen Design by Garr Reynolds

You can find them on Amazon or in bookstores. There are Japanese translations, but I think you can handle the English originals.