MS.45 Planning a Public Presentation
This is a LifeKnowledge middle school lesson (MS.45) titled “Planning a Public Presentation.” Students choose a topic and work with partners to plan a presentation, defining their key message, audience, and communication type; learning four confidence-builders for presenting; and anticipating possible audience questions and technical/environmental problems. The lesson includes teaching masters, student worksheets, and an assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define the key message, audience, and communication type for the presentation.
- Identify Skills to build confidence presenting a presentation.
- Identify skills to help anticipate questions and problems in a presentation.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Set of encyclopedias
- Overhead projector
- MS.45.TM.A
- MS.45.TM.B
- MS.45.Assess—one per student
- MS.45.AS.A—one per student
- MS.45.AS.B—one per student
- Unit
- Stage Two of Development-WE
- Problem Area
- How Do I Communicate My Thoughts and Ideas to Others?
- Precepts
- A5 Communicate effectively with others.
- Resources
- National FFA Organization's Essential Learnings, 2003.
- Key Terms
- Preparing; Practicing; Knowing material; Getting supplies
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.4Communication Skills – Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.