Follow APA or MLA format consistently throughout the paper (your choice) • Total page limit of 3-5 (no less than 3 and no more than 5 pages); this does not include cover pages or abstracts (if you use APA) or Works Cited/Reference pages. In other words, you must have 3 FULL PAGES of text to meet the minimum requirement. • You must have a minimum of 5 sources of information used in the paper; these 5 sources must also be cited in correct format (APA or MLA depending on your choice) in a Works Cited/Reference page and within the body of your paper

PRESENTATION SKILLS PLANNING WORKSHEET

This worksheet is designed to help you add structure and style to your presentation. You will be outlining every aspect of your research presentation, including an audience analysis, a strategy for introducing your presentation, three main points to support the presentation, visual elements for each section of the presentation (introduction, three body sections, and a conclusion), questions you can ask your audience, and questions you think your audience might ask you.

Audience:  The audience you should consider for your presentation is a group of students in a Richmond CC classroom.  You might think of a class you have this semester or one you have had in the past.  Picture this group of people as the audience that will hear/watch you give your presentation as you answer these questions.

1. What do I want my audience to do with the information? [Choose at least one]

Note:  Every presentation should have a purpose, so you are answering what you would like to see happen with the students after they view your presentation.

 Take action ___________________________________  [ explain what kind of action]

 Get others to take action__________________________ [explain what kind of action]

 Be aware of the life of a working mom vs a stay at home mom [become aware of what, exactly]

2. My audience is mostly: [choose one]

Note:  Consider that class of Richmond CC students in terms of how much they are likely to know about your topic and how they may be likely to think about/react to it.

 Peers/Subject matter experts (I can go into more detail.)

 Laymen (I must remember to define every abbreviation and spend more time putting my

presentation in context.)

 Mixed (I should point out that the audience is mixed. I should take the time to put the

presentation in context. I should define terms and keep information at a relatively high

level. I should have backup slides to address concerns of subject matter experts. I should

pre‐call the fact that the audience is mixed.)

3. What I am presenting should be: [choose one]

Note:  How do you think an average class of Richmond CC students is likely to feel about your topic before they hear you speak? 

 Accepted by the audience

 Rejected by the audience

 Mixed Some moms might agree with the staying at home or the working mom style parenting

4. I will use the following introduction tactic to engage my audience: [choose one]

Note:  This should be the first thing you will do or say after introducing yourself; its purpose is to get the audience’s attention at once, just like a hook sentence in an essay

 I will ask questions.

What question(s)? ______________________________________

 I will tell a story.

Briefly summarize the story:  _________________________________________

 I will show a picture or video.

Describe the picture or video clip and paste a copy/link here:  ______________

 I will share a statistic.

What is the statistic and its source (research)? Statistics in how successful homes are where the mom stays at home or the mother is working. How the children cope with each.

 I will share a quote.

What is the quote? ____________________________________________________

My second choice for an introduction is ___Story__(name both the technique and what, specifically, you will do).  I will use this if for some reason I believe that my first choice is no longer appropriate.

Note: When you create a presentation, you are guessing how you think the audience will act/how the mood will be.  However, sometimes you will judge the audience incorrectly and realize so before you speak.  That is why you always want to have a second option for the opening.  For instance, you might plan a humorous story to begin your presentation only to find when you arrive to speak that the audience is a very serious one.  If you use the humorous story, you will not connect well with the audience; therefore, you want to have a second option you can use.

5. The main points of my presentation are:

Note:  These should be the same three main points from your research paper outline

1. How working moms balance parenting and work.

1. How stay at home moms’ parent their children.

1. Pros and Cons of being a working mom.

6. To keep things visually interesting during my presentation, I will use the following pictures, videos, and graphics to enhance what I am saying.

Note:  You should be identifying a visual element of some kind for each of these questions.  This is not a space to write what you will say; it is a space to find and plan visuals, such as pictures, video clips, charts/graphs, physical objects, etc.  Make sure you only use visuals to answer these questions for the introduction, three main points, and conclusion sections below. 

Note 2:  Also, make sure you give specific information, especially about video.  For example, you might locate a video that is four minutes long.  In a presentation that can only last a maximum of seven minutes, you cannot show all of the clip.  Therefore, you will need to indicate how much of the clip you will show, by describing what that clip contains and how long the section you will use lasts. 

Note 3:  Additionally, be aware of how much time you devote to video clips throughout the presentation plan; always keep in mind that your entire presentation can only last as long as seven minutes, so you must be able to use all of the visuals you plan within that time limit.

Introduction [choose at least one]

 Picture Stay at home mom vs the working mom over the years.

*Describe and paste a copy here

 Video __________________________________

*Describe and paste a link to the video clip (include the length of the clip you will use)

 Object ________________________________

*Describe the object and how you will use it; paste a picture if possible

 Other __________________________________

Point One [choose at least one]

 Picture Working mom

*Describe and paste a copy here

 Video __________________________________

*Describe and paste a link to the video clip (include the length of the clip you will use)

 Object ________________________________

*Describe the object and how you will use it; paste a picture if possible

 Other __________________________________

Point Two [choose at least one]

 Picture Stay at home mom

*Describe and paste a copy here

 Video __________________________________

*Describe and paste a link to the video clip (include the length of the clip you will use)

 Object ________________________________

*Describe the object and how you will use it; paste a picture if possible

 Other __________________________________

Point Three [choose at least one]

 Picture Pros and Cons of a working mom

*Describe and paste a copy here

 Video __________________________________

*Describe and paste a link to the video clip (include the length of the clip you will use)

 Object ________________________________

*Describe the object and how you will use it; paste a picture if possible

 Other __________________________________

Conclusion [choose at least one]

 Picture

*Describe and paste a copy here

 Video Working Mom Vs Stay at Home Mom

*Describe and paste a link to the video clip (include the length of the clip you will use)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9kr81hGRQs

Video is  1 min and 10 seconds long

 Object ________________________________

*Describe the object and how you will use it; paste a picture if possible

 Other __________________________________

8. To engage my audience, I could ask the following questions during my presentation: Note: You are not required to use these questions in your presentation.  When preparing a presentation, you always want to plan questions you could ask your audience about any of the major sections (introduction, major points, and conclusion) so that you can use them if you need to get the audience’s attention or to bring their attention back to your presentation if you see them lose focus.

Intro:

Which is better for a family. Staying at home or being a working mother?

Point One:

The success in the homes of working moms.

Point Two:

The structure and balance of having a stay at home mom.

Point Three:

Pros and Cons of being a working mother?

Conclusion:

Which home is a happier more successful home life? Those with a stay at home mother or those with a working mother?

9. My audience might ask me the following questions during my presentation:

Note:  In this section, you are trying to guess the questions your audience is likely to ask about the major sections of your presentation.  You want to try to do so before you give any presentation so that you will answers prepared for at least those questions.

Point One:

How do working moms maintain balance?

Point Two:

Do stay at home moms feel lonely?

Point Three:

How do you know which is best for your family?