Research Guides: Creative Inquiry at GTC: Presentation Prep

Streaming Videos

Here are a few videos from our Films on Demand database.

VIDEO: How to access database content and eBooks while off-campus

5 Communication Secrets that Swept Obama to the Presidency
This program reveals a set of methods and attitudes at the core of successful communication.
Evolution of Public Speaking
Dr. Sylvia Arend explains Canadian Prime Ministers have had to adapt to new techniques when addressing their audience about political matters.
Just Say It! Exploring the Fear of Public Speaking
The average person, it’s said, feels more anxiety about talking in front of a group than about dying.
Language
This program examines language in a historical context and as a political tool.
Non-Verbal Communication
This program explores the ability of body language to reinforce or contradict the message we are sending verbally.
Public Speaking and Eloquence
As Daniel Webster pointed out, eloquence originates within a person; it is not created by the mere recitation of words.
Tips from the Toastmasters
Speakers offer tips on how they overcome their own fear of public speaking.
Tutorial: Presentation Skills
Presentation skills are key to getting information across. They allow you to engage your audience, keep their attention, and teach them; the best presentations have both style and substance. This tutorial provides tips on presenting information successfully!

Alternatives To Powerpoint

Try these digital tools to create multimedia final products:

Animoto
Pull together photos, video and music into a slick media file that can be shared.
Blabberize
Create talking photos
Google Slides
A collaborative tool that you can use to create a presentation as part of a group project.
Posterini
Movie poster-style templates
Prezi
Online presentation tool that helps you organize and share ideas.
SlideRocket
Turn ppts into dynamic presentations, online collaboration and storage.
Smore
Create and share modular posters with a variety of media elements built on templates.
Thinglink
Add interactive links and annotations to pictures; quick & easy
VoiceThread
Record your voice, upload pictures and more; a great tool used by many colleges as an alternative presentation tool.
Zxing
Free QR code generator

Helpful Websites

When selecting Internet resources it is important to evaluate the quality of any websites that you use.
Consult UC Berkeley's Evaluating Web Pages for evaluation criteria.

Some websites that you may find useful:

ESPN, Sports Radio, and Cicero
The following is a list of Ciceronian strategies and how they are being used on ESPN and sports radio shows.
Hate Long Rambling Speeches? Try Pecha-Kucha
At a pecha-kucha, an event conceived by Tokyo architects Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein, presenters have 6 minutes and 40 seconds — or 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide — each to show off a talent, unveil an invention or just share an idea. The idea is to put limits on speeches and force the viewer to focus and think.
Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP Test
The CRAAP Test is a list of questions to help you evaluate the information you find. Different criteria will be more or less important depending on your situation or need.

Student Scholar Showcase Guidelines

Exceptionally proud of a project or paper (or performance) you've completed for a class? Show off your work at the GTC Student Scholar Showcase! Further information, as well as the application for participation, can be found on Resources4me: https://mygvltec.sharepoint.com/sites/stuprod/resources/academics/gtcsss/Pages/default.aspx