Here’s the handout Meechal passed out in class on Wednesday:
COMMUNICATION FELLOW: I have been assigned to your class by the Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute to help you refine your communication skills. My specific role is to work with you on your group oral presentation I will be assisting you in HOW you deliver what you want to say in your presentation. YOU are responsible for the content, for WHAT you say. In order for me to help you with your presentation, you are all required to meet with me ONCE before your presentation.
PRESENTATIONS (FROM YOUR COURSE BLOG): Each presentation should be between 20-30 minutes in length and will serve as an introduction to that session’s reading and key ideas. The presentations should engage the issues raised by the reading and will, depending on the particular topic, offer more detailed analyses of the topic at hand. The most successful presentations will be well planned and thoroughly researched, and will include handouts or another sort of visual aid. The group presenting will be responsible leading the discussion on the day of the presentation. A Communication Fellow from the Schwartz Communication Institute will be available to help you plan and rehearse your presentations. You and your group are required to meet with the Fellow at least once in preparing for your presentation.
PRACTICAL MATTERS ABOUT OUR REHEARSAL MEETINGS:
– Rehearsals are 90 minutes.
– Once you know when your group is presenting, please have someone (one person) in your group email me. We will then work together to choose a time for your rehearsal. The person who emails me will be the representative for the group – not a group leader, but simply a contact person.
– Everyone in the group needs to be present for the rehearsal. Everyone must come on time and be able to stay for the whole session. NO exceptions.
– You need to come with a finished presentation. This is a rehearsal, not an opportunity to write the first draft. Ideally, your group will have already rehearsed before coming for the rehearsal with me. The more you bring, the more you’ve worked, and the more prepared you are, the more I can help.
-Do not forget to bring the presentation with you to the rehearsal. If you have slides, bring them on a flash drive or have them in your email. If you have any handouts or props, bring them.
– Scheduling these meetings can be a very complicated affair. The sooner we book an appointment the better, so make sure someone in the group emails me right away to get the scheduling process rolling. Also, be aware that rescheduling is often very difficult. Make sure the time we choose is definitely do-able for everyone.
