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Grade 11, Open
3. Reflecting on Presentation Skills and Strategies
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points; respond quickly, confidently, and appro- priately to unexpected digressions, interruptions, or questions during the presentation)
Teacher prompts: “What can you do when you see that your audience is less engaged than you would hope?” “How can you adapt your stand-up comedy act if your audience is not laughing?”
By the end of this course, students will:
Metacognition
3.1 identify the skills they have acquired in making and assessing presentations, and create a plan for improvement (e.g., identify the strategies and skills learned in this course that have helped them become more effective presenters; identify the feedback received from a peer that was most helpful in improving a presentation; write a critique of one of their own recent presentations, list possible improvements, and practise the skills needed to make those improvements; identify speaking and presentation skills they will need in careers that are of interest to them)
Teacher prompts: “What has worked for you in recent presentations?” “What would you like to improve about your presentation style or preparation?” “What have you learned from your analysis of other presentations that has made you a better presenter?”