Bridging Course: Timetable for First Presentations


1. Please note the date of your presentation. Note that even if it is someone else's turn to give a presentation, your role as a member of the audience is important. By listening carefully and responding to the speaker's eye contact, you can give the speaker confidence. By filling in the evaluation sheet and giving useful advice, you can help the speaker to improve his or her technique. By asking questions, you will be able to improve the participation component of your final grade.

2. If you have difficulty in preparing for your presentation, please ask me for advice. Do not tell us what we already know. If possible, link your analysis to what we have been learning about globalization and popular culture.

3. The presentation should be your own work. It must not be copied from somewhere else. If your presentation is on the second or third dates, you should give your sources, by writing the source of any graphs or images immediately underneath the graph, and listing all the sources that you have used at the end.


5. Ideally, your presentation should last around five to six minutes. It should have an introduction, body and conclusion. You should provide visuals, either using Power Point or the video presentation stand, including an outline containing the title of your presentation and sub-titles for each section. You will find general advice about giving presentations, along with useful expressions, in a handout available via the 教育支援システム.

6. In particular, remember the importance of elements such as eye contact. (For an example of the effective use of eye-contact, gestures and voice control, see this video of Steve Jobs of Apple Inc., but note that he is not giving an academic presentation, and that his audience is much larger than yours will be. In other words, your performance should be more subdued that his.) Rehearse as many times as possible so that you do not have to rely on your notes too much. Be ready to answer questions.