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AOHS Global Health

Lesson 14Project Presentation

Teacher Resources

Resource Description

Teacher Resource 14.1 Guide: Planning for the Presentation

Teacher Resource 14.2 Guide: Expert Panel

Teacher Resource 14.3 Presentation and Notes: Characteristics of a Good Narrative (includes separate PowerPoint file)

Teacher Resource 14.4 Rubric: Culminating Project Presentation

Teacher Resource 14.5 Note-Taking Tool: Expert Panel

Teacher Resource 14.6 Key Vocabulary: Project Presentation

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AOHS Global Health Lesson 14 Project Presentation

Teacher Resource 14.1

Guide: Planning for the PresentationThe students’ presentation of their project is the culmination of all the hard work they have put into this course. Therefore, it is important that the final presentation be staged as a special event, with an expert panel of health professionals and with invited guests such as NAF academy advisory board members, school administrators and teachers, community leaders, health professionals, and parents. (See Teacher Resource 14.2, Guide: Expert Panel, for instructions and tips on assembling the expert panel.)

Step 1: Schedule It ProperlyConsider the number of groups that will be presenting and allow 10–12 minutes per group. Their actual presentation should be 5–6 minutes long, but time is needed for groups to introduce themselves and then respond to questions after the presentation. In addition, transition time is needed between the groups. Keep in mind that the number of class periods allowed for this lesson may need to be adjusted based on the number of groups you have.

Once you know how much time you need to allow, decide whether to hold the event during school hours or outside of class time. Consider when your students and invited guests are most likely to be available. It may be easier to attract parents, NAF academy advisory board members, community professionals, and local leaders to an evening event that will not take time out of their workday. If you do decide to hold the event outside of class time, make sure to notify the students as soon as possible so that you have time to handle scheduling conflicts.

Step 2: Invite the Right PeopleIt is vital that this presentation be done for a broader audience than just you and the rest of the class. In addition to the professionals you will invite to serve on the expert panel, consider designing (or having your students design) an invitation or flyer that can be distributed to interested parties.

Here are some of the people you may want to invite:

School administrators, guidance counselors, other teachers, and school board members

NAF academy advisory board members

Local internship providers

Local business leaders

Anyone who has assisted your class in any way—guest speakers, for example

Local middle and high school guidance counselors (to help recruit future AOHS students)

Parents, guardians, friends, and relatives of the students

Step 3: Make It CelebratoryThe students need to get the message that this is a big deal.

If possible, consider using a larger room, perhaps with a podium at one end for students who are presenting. Arrange the room so that the expert panel is seated together in a designated area at the front of the room.



Make arrangements for refreshments to be available before or after the presentations. The PTA or parents group may be able to assist in this, or discuss other options with your school administration.

Reinforce the significance of the event by emphasizing to the students that they dress nicely, in appropriate business attire.




Guide: Expert PanelStudents will be delivering their presentations to a broad audience of family, guidance counselors, NAF academy advisory board members, and others. Perhaps most importantly they will be presenting in front of an expert panel who will judge if they have achieved one of the major goals of the project: to convince the panel that the issue the group has chosen is worthy of being the focus of an international summit.

In preparation for the presentations, invite a panel of three to five global health professionals to attend the presentations and provide students with feedback on their work from a professional point of view. You may consider including NAF advisory board members and other professionals who have been guest speakers during the course. If you need suggestions about professionals who would be qualified to serve on the expert panel, consider asking your NAF academy advisory board members for ideas.

Make sure to provide the following information to experts who will serve on the panel:

Date(s), time, and location of the event. If the event is split over two days, make sure they understand they must attend both sessions.

A summary of what the event is about, such as the following:

o Students have been studying global health issues this semester, and for their culminating project each group has chosen a health issue that they think is worthy of being a focus of an international health summit. Their presentation is designed to convince a panel of experts that the issue they have chosen is worthy of being the focus of an international health summit.

What you are expecting from panel members:

o To ask students challenging—but reasonable—questions about the content of their presentations

o To judge the presentations based on their persuasiveness

o To confer with the other members of the panel to evaluate which issues are worthy of being the focus of an international health summit, and which issue is the most worthy of being the focus of the summit




Presentation Notes: Characteristics of a Good Narrative

Before you show this presentation, use the text accompanying each slide to develop presentation notes. Writing the notes yourself enables you to approach the subject matter in a way that is comfortable to you and engaging for your students. Make this presentation as interactive as possible by stopping frequently to ask questions and encourage class discussion.

In this presentation, we are going to learn about the characteristics of a good narrative. There are two main aspects of your narrative to focus on: the content of the narrative, or what you say in the narrative, and the audio recording. First, we are going to discuss the content.

Presentation notes



The first rule of thumb for creating good narrative content is to keep your narrative for each slide brief. You are likely to lose your audience if the narrative for a slide is longer than three sentences. Often one sentence is best. Since you can’t use a lot of words, every word in your narrative needs to count. Carefully read your narrative and determine if there are irrelevant or repetitive words or phrases that can be taken out.

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It’s important that your narrative focus on the topic presented in the slide the audience is viewing. When you write your narrative, check to make sure all of the points are closely related to the main topic of the slide.

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Your narrative should not simply repeat the information that is on your slides. Instead, you want the information on your slides and the information in your narrative to support each other.

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Creating good narrative content is key to a successful presentation. Next, we’ll discuss creating a good audio recording.

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To make a great audio recording, it’s important to speak clearly. Remember, audience members will not be watching you as you speak, and therefore, they cannot look at you for nonverbal cues, like hand gestures or facial expressions. Also, speak naturally. Don’t overdo it by adding too much drama or emotion to your voice, but also avoid having your voice sound too flat or dull. Don’t ad lib, or make things up, as you record.

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Stand up while you are recording the audio, which will help you feel more energized and help you breathe better. As you are recording, have water available and take sips if your throat or mouth feels dry. Keeping your vocal cords hydrated will help the sound of your voice. As you record, relax and don’t rush your words. You should also consider speaking to your group as you record. This will help your voice sound as if it is engaged with an audience.

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Practice, practice, practice! Read aloud to your group. Have them listen with their eyes closed and then give you feedback about how natural you sound and what the clarity and quality of your voice sounds like.

Remember, unlike a live presentation, an audio recording means you have several opportunities to go back and make changes to get the recording right. Good luck!

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Professionals who have the task of creating presentations that cover a lot of information have to keep their audience engaged, not overwhelmed. They keep a roadmap in mind. A roadmap is three or four points that the listener will be able to know, understand, do, or take away from the presentation.

As you create your own presentation, think about the most important points that you want your audience to retain. It will help you to keep focused.

Presentation notes




Rubric: Culminating Project PresentationStudent Names:_____________________________________________ Date:_______________

Exemplary Solid Developing Needs Attention

Comprehension of Subject Matter

All of the content is accurate and complete and communicates a complete understanding of the topic.

Most of the content is accurate and shows mastery of the topic.

The content shows some flaws and omissions and illustrates only partial knowledge of the topic.

Much of the content is inaccurate and confusing and communicates very little understanding of the topic.

Visual Design The assignment is highly attractive, well designed, and professionally laid out. Appropriate graphics are used tastefully, effectively support the content, and make it easy to follow.

The assignment is attractive and has a good design and an organized layout. Graphics help support the content.

The assignment contains graphics and multimedia, but it lacks good design and organization. Too many or too few graphics are used and are ineffective in supporting the content.

The assignment is messy and contains no coherent visual design. Graphics are not present at all or, if present, distract from the content.

Content Organization/ Flow

The content is clearly organized, with a logical flow of connected ideas and effective transitions.

The content is organized, and most ideas are well connected with effective transitions.

The ideas are sound, but the content is not well organized and needs more effective transitions.

The content is extremely disorganized. The transitions between ideas are unclear or nonexistent.

Use of Thinking Strategies

The presentation uses a wide variety of thinking strategies to communicate ideas, including but not limited to:

Comparing Contrasting Analyzing Predicting Appraising Questioning Evaluating Interpreting Theorizing

The presentation uses some thinking strategies to communicate ideas, including but not limited to:


The presentation uses one or two thinking strategies to communicate ideas, including but not limited to:


The presentation does not use thinking strategies to communicate ideas.

Labels and Titles

The labels and titles are concise and clearly fit the content.

The labels and titles are somewhat concise and fit the content.

The labels and titles are somewhat vague and do not fit the content.

The labels and titles are all confusing and do not fit the content.

Mechanics There are no grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

There are few grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

There are some grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

There are many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.



Exemplary Solid Developing Needs Attention

Required Format

The format conforms to the required specifications.

The format has only very minor deviations from the required specifications.

The format does not meet the assignment specifications.

The format is completely different from the assignment specifications.

Elements and Examples

All required elements are included in the assignment. Some additional elements are included to enhance the assignment. All of the evidence and examples (facts, statistics, and real-life experiences) are specific and relevant.

All elements are included in the assignment. Most of the evidence and examples are specific and relevant.

One or two of the required elements are missing. At least one piece of evidence or one example is relevant.

More than two elements are missing. Evidence and examples are not relevant.

Slideshow Preparedness

The slideshow is completely prepared and well rehearsed. The slideshow and audio move correctly from one slide to the next with no glitches.

The slideshow is prepared but needed more rehearsal. The slideshow and audio move correctly from one slide to the next with one or two glitches.

The slideshow was somewhat prepared, but it is clear that there was not enough rehearsal. The slideshow and audio do not run smoothly, and some slides lack audio.

The slideshow was not ready to be presented. The slides do not run smoothly, and narration is missing.

Narration All narration is loud, clear, and at the appropriate speed. Narrators do not stumble over words or mispronounce. The narrators sound natural and exude enthusiasm about the content.

Most narration is loud, clear, and at the appropriate speed. Narrators may stumble or mispronounce a few words. The narrators sound enthusiastic about the content.

Much of the narration is too soft, mumbled, or too fast. It is hard to understand and follow some of what the narrators are saying, and words are mispronounced. There is not much enthusiasm in the voices.

All of the narration is too soft, mumbled, or too fast. Words are mispronounced or repeated, and it is hard to follow. There is a lack of enthusiasm in the voices.

Length The presentation covers all aspects of the topic well and falls within the specified length.

The presentation adequately covers all aspects of the topic within the specified length.

The assignment is a bit shorter or longer than the specified length.

The assignment is much shorter or longer than the specified length.

Additional Comments:

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Note-Taking Tool: Expert PanelInstructions: This chart is designed to help you evaluate each health issue that is presented. After all groups have made their presentations, you will confer with other expert panel members to decide which health issues are worthy of being the focus of an international health summit. You will also choose one issue that is most worthy of being the focus of such a summit and give reasons for your choice.

Health Issue Strong Points That Made the Argument Convincing

Weak Points or Information Missing from the Argument




Key Vocabulary: Project Presentation

Term Definition

compile To put documents or other materials together in one work.

dry run A rehearsal or practice event.

enunciate To pronounce in an articulate way.

volume Fullness or intensity of sound.


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