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ECON 1401 Term 1, 2019 Oral Presentation 1 Aim The oral presentations included in the assessment for ECON 1401 are aimed mainly at helping you develop your oral presentation skills. You may have researched or experienced something and could write up your ideas about it, but the written format is not always a feasible or appropriate way to communicate. Sometimes the audience you wish to reach is time constrained and is interested in the key points. If those key points spark the interest of people in your audience, they may ask for more detail. The capacity to present key points concisely in a short verbal presentation is an important professional skill that is valued by employers. Your first real-world experience where this skill will be required might well be when you pitch yourself (i.e., the 2 to 3 key reasons why you should be hired) to potential employers in a job interview. What to do In your presentation, you will explain the role and value of economists in society to an uninformed, potentially sceptical audience. What roles do economists play in society, and what value do they provide to society through performing those roles? For an oral presentation that you have time to prepare, like this one, the first thing is to work out what things need to be said, and by implication what things do not need to be said. You could rank the points you want to cover in order of importance. Then, sort out a logical sequence in which to present your points. When you do your first practice presentation, ask yourself whether what you said made sense. Feedback from others who don’t have a background or interest in economics can also be useful. You will be making a video recording of yourself speaking to an audience. Most presentations are to small audiences, so imagine that you are speaking to a small group that holds a neutral or negative opinion of economists. Perhaps they do not understand what economists really do, or perhaps they think that what they do is not important. What does such an audience need to hear in order to open their minds to the proposition that economists are valuable for society? Tips on how to do well In any presentation, it is crucial to look at the audience, so you should mimic this by looking into the camera. Do not use PowerPoint slides, palm cards, post-recording video editing/splicing, or other presentational supports. You are also strongly discouraged from reading your presentation word-for-word off the screen. Do several practice runs, and then make your final recording in one sitting, speaking fluidly to the points you are now familiar with, sticking to the time limit. You will be penalised for every second that your presentation is under 45 seconds OR over 1 minute and 15 seconds. For the final run-through that you record and submit for marking, you should wear reasonably professional attire, choose a reasonably professional, plain background, and make sure you have good lighting, video resolution, and sound quality. Select a location with little to no background noise. Ensure that when played, your video capture takes up the whole screen – not just a vertical or horizontal slice – and that it captures roughly your head and shoulders. You will need to project your voice. Do not talk as if in normal conversation – it will sound flat – but do not shout. Variation in your voice is important, and should be related to the content, lending emphasis to key points. Do not speak too fast or try to cram too many ideas into your presentation; try to deliver two to three main points using calm but lively speech with short pauses. Watch the news presenters on TV and observe carefully both the speed of their speech, and how they project and vary their voice in sync with the content. Try to smile occasionally to connect with your

audience on an emotional level. Perfection is not expected, but energy and interest on your part is expected – if you are not interested, then why should your audience be interested? A component of your mark on this assessment will be awarded based on your criterion-referenced reflection on your own performance on this assignment. To perform this self-assessment, log in and complete the self-assessment section on Review. For a full guide on how you will be assessed, refer to the criteria and the marking rubric on the final page of this document. Group work and plagiarism This assignment is an individual assignment. The ideas and expressions in the presentation should be created independently by you, and no one else. If you want to present to your classmates and/or assist in the filming of others’ presentations, this is allowed, as long as there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that the content of each presentation was independently created. If you are unsure or feel uneasy about the independence of your work at any time, you should consult a member of the teaching staff to discuss your concerns. Do NOT present, almost word-for-word, the same material as another student. This will be considered plagiarism. In the School of Economics all cases of suspected plagiarism or other academic misconduct are reported to School officials. Refer to the Academic Integrity and Plagiarism section of the course outline for further information on procedures and penalties related to academic misconduct. More information about academic integrity and how to avoid plagiarism can be found in the Working with Academic Integrity section of the course Moodle site. Technical instructions You should create the video file of your presentation using the recording feature of your computer, tablet, or phone. Name the file _ _ (for example, ‘Foster_Gigi_z3333333’). Once you have checked it for quality, you will not upload the file directly into Moodle. You will instead upload it to Youtube, create a link to it, and then simply paste that link to make your assignment available to staff, using the Moodle assignment-submission interface. You can access this interface by following the assignment-submission link for Oral Presentation 1 on the course Moodle site. To be sure you are doing this right, please read the document entitled ‘Youtube_upload_and_submit.pdf’ in the Assessment folder on the course Moodle site before submitting. Ensure your YouTube video is not set to Private, as staff will be unable to mark it if it is!

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