Seeing as the day to present is approaching, this week we learned a lot about presentations. How to format them, how to engage the audience, and basically, how to present well. Individually, I also learned about different ways to perceive symbols in literature.
Not only did we learn how about the structure of the presentation, we also learned about what Schoenborn calls the “so what”. The “so what” helps keep the audience engaged. I liked the way he put it, as it is a modern phrase that many people use on a day to day basis. It is like an in depth answer to the “why”. Why does the subject matter, why should the audience stay awake and focus in on what you as the presenter is saying.
The structure of the presentation needs to contain the “nuts and bolts” of the topic. What is the topic, what is the definition, why is it significant. You also of course need the why or the “so what”. We listened to examples and watched and looked at example presentations to model our presentations after. Not only did I find these helpful, but Sophie and I are using one of the examples as the skeleton of our presentation. It is important to include the what is, how is, and why is.
I also learned how to perceive symbols and steps on interpreting them. Like how they signal their existence by emphasis, repetition, or position. Or how the meaning of a symbol has to be supported by the full context of the story. A symbol not only can mean more than one thing, but it has to mean something other than its literal meaning. For example, the conch shell in Lord of the Flies cannot just be a conch shell to be a symbol.
Not only did we learn how about the structure of the presentation, we also learned about what Schoenborn calls the “so what”. The “so what” helps keep the audience engaged. I liked the way he put it, as it is a modern phrase that many people use on a day to day basis. It is like an in depth answer to the “why”. Why does the subject matter, why should the audience stay awake and focus in on what you as the presenter is saying.
The structure of the presentation needs to contain the “nuts and bolts” of the topic. What is the topic, what is the definition, why is it significant. You also of course need the why or the “so what”. We listened to examples and watched and looked at example presentations to model our presentations after. Not only did I find these helpful, but Sophie and I are using one of the examples as the skeleton of our presentation. It is important to include the what is, how is, and why is.
I also learned how to perceive symbols and steps on interpreting them. Like how they signal their existence by emphasis, repetition, or position. Or how the meaning of a symbol has to be supported by the full context of the story. A symbol not only can mean more than one thing, but it has to mean something other than its literal meaning. For example, the conch shell in Lord of the Flies cannot just be a conch shell to be a symbol.