Lesson video

Hello and welcome.

Thank you for joining me today.

My name's Mrs. Butterworth and I will be your English teacher for this lesson.

Now the title of this lesson is "Planning content for a presentation." And as that title suggests, we will be looking at some strategies that you can use to effectively plan to write content for a presentation.

So shall we get started? So in this lesson we will look at how you generate ideas and plan a presentation.

Before we dive into the lesson, let's look at those keywords and see if you can spot them as we go through today's lesson.

These words are unbiased, subjective, current events, advocate and controversial.

Now, unbiased means you are able to judge fairly because you are not influenced by your own opinion.

So you don't have external factors influencing you, you are unbiased.

If you are being subjective, you are influenced by personal feelings, okay? So very different to unbiased, you are influenced by personal feelings.

Current events refers to important events that are happening in the world.

So very often when you look at a newspaper or you look at news online, it will be covering current events.

An advocate is, or to advocate, so the verb to advocate is to speak on behalf of a person or group who needs help with representation, so to advocate.

And then controversial is causing disagreement or discussion.

So the outline of our lesson looks like this.

We're going to start by thinking about choosing a topic, so how you choose a topic for a presentation.

We'll then look at how we can then develop that by generating ideas, before finally writing a plan.

So let's start with our topics.

So first I want you to consider what is a presentation and why are presentations given, okay? So let's think about that first.

So I'd like you to pause the video to give yourself time to consider your answer to these questions.

If you're working by yourself, you may just wish to think quietly to yourself, okay? So pause the video and off you go.

Great, lots of you already have many ideas for this.

So Alex and Izzy here are Oak pupils, they're going to share their responses.

So Alex quite rightly has noticed that "a presentation is usually delivered verbally to an audience and that they can often include visuals, for example, slides." And Izzy has said, "Presentations can be given for a variety of different purposes." Absolutely, so they could be to share information, to persuade, and sometimes even entertain.

And I think this is important to think about, that yes, presentations are delivered verbally, but we still need to think about and prepare the content that will go in to those verbal presentations, which is what we'll be looking at today.

So before we move on, I'd like you just to have a little bit of thinking time.

So re-look at Alex and Izzy's answers and I'd like you to use your brain to think, is there anything you can add? So pause the video so you can think about what you would like to add to those.

Okay, so let's look at a practise task in some detail.

So let's read that task together, shall we? "It's not fair that young people today face more challenges than they have ever done before.

Create a presentation for a school leadership team, taking a stand on this point of view." So we need to think when we're given a task like this, what is the topic? So the topic that this task is asking you to focus on is the challenges facing young people.

And then when you're thinking about a task and creating a presentation, you need to think about who your audience is.

So in this instance, it's a school leadership team, so we're thinking about deputy heads, assistant heads, those sorts of things, people that are higher up in a school or system.

But actually today you are going to pick your own topic, okay? So you've looked at an example there, so you will need to choose something that you feel strongly about, so you may want to use that example to help you structure that.

But we're going to keep the audience the same, so the presentation will need to be appropriate for a school leadership team, so we need to think about how we use language and content that is appropriate and suitable for that audience.

So it's time for you to choose your topic.

So what might help is using these five following questions to help you.

So what current events or social issues do you feel strongly about? So that's a good starting point.

What current events or social issues do you feel strongly about? What experiences or challenges have you faced personally that you feel deserve attention or change? So yeah, it's really about you thinking about your personal response to this task.

Are there any injustices or inequalities in your community or the world that you want to address? And what do you want to advocate for or bring awareness to through your writing? So is there something that you feel strongly about that you want people to understand or that you want to change people's minds about? That could be a good starting point too.

And are there any controversial, underrepresented or misunderstood topics that you believe deserve more attention? So really think about those current events and social issues and what is important to you.

So true or false time.

To be effective, a presentation needs to carefully consider both sides of the argument.

Is that true or false? Well done to everyone that said false, but now you need to justify your answer.

So why is the answer false? Think about your answer now.

Okay, should we compare? Great.

A persuasive presentation is when the speaker clearly sets out their point of view.

Audiences are free to agree or disagree, and I think that's a really important point.

You don't have to show both sides of an argument.

You can if it helps support your own argument, but as long as you put forward your point of view in a cohesive and convincing way, that's the most important thing.

It's up to the audience to decide.

Let's just remind ourselves of the topic we are practising with.

So it's not fair that young people today face more challenges than they have ever done before.

So when you've come up with your initial idea, it can be useful to sum it up in one sentence statement of the presentation's key messages.

So this idea of summarising it into a one-sentence statement can really help you to focus your ideas.

And you can think of this summary, this sentence statement, as the kind of who, what, when, and how.

It can be a really useful way, as I say, to focus those big ideas.

So you might think about the how of your topic.

So how it's affecting people, how it is present in the world, so how it creates a sense of outrage.

Your who, so you might want to think about who the issue affects.

The what the issue is, so your what is exactly what the issue is you are focused on, so using an active verb can help this.

And when, so who, what, when, and how, that when the issue is occurring.

So what it looks like now, is it getting worse? Perhaps even what it has looked like in the past.

Okay, so what four things does your summary sentence need to include? Okay, pause the video for this one so you've got time to come up with those four things.

Off you go.

Okay, so hopefully we are feeling confident because the answers are who, what, when, and how.

So yes, thinking about these things when you're planning your presentation could be really useful to help you focus those ideas.

Okay, so now it is time for you to write your summary sentence which sums up the main idea for your presentation's key message.

So remember you'll need to include the following.

Who is affected, what the issue is, when the issue is taking place, how you feel about the issue.

And in doing that, how you feel about the issue, use that active verb, so write, "I tackled the problem," rather than "the problem was tackled," okay? So don't be afraid to like assert your position on that.

Okay, so gather everything you need to complete that task, really think about making this idea, your big idea for your topic, really focused by creating this summary sentence, okay? Pause the video and get that written.

Thank you, everyone.

There's some really interesting topics being picked and you're doing really well at focusing those ideas down using those summary sentences.

So let's have a look at Alex's.

So Alex has written, "There is too much pollution in the countryside." Now let's just think about our success criteria and let's use the checklist to give him feedback.

So has Alex put who is affected? Well, actually no, he hasn't.

His statement is actually quite general, isn't it? "There's too much pollution in the countryside." He hasn't said who is affected.

He has said what the issue is, so too much pollution.

We know when it's taking place, so we know that it's presently and in the countryside, but he hasn't said how he feels about it.

So what I would like you to do now is I would like you to use the checklist to ensure your summary sentence meets the criteria.

So it may mean that you need to rewrite your summary sentence to add in some of that extra information.

Okay, pause the video so you can get that done, off you go.

Okay, so we need to keep up that excellent work, so we are now onto the second part of our lesson where we're going to think about developing our topics to generate ideas.

So first I want you to think about how you can organise your presentation, so let's look at an example.

So a persuasive presentation typically begins by outlining a problem, so what exactly is the issue? Is everyone aware of it, or are you bringing it to the audience's attention? It then describes how bad the problem is, so you might use emotive sensory language to help the audience really experience the problem.

It also explains why it is a problem, so who is being affected.

Offers a solution.

An idea or action that you believe could help resolve the problem.

So what I would like you to do now is, thinking about those key ideas, is to use the practise title to just have a go at generating ideas.

So, "It's not fair that young people today face more challenges than ever before." So I have some questions to help you generate those ideas.

So the first question, will you use your own experiences? Is there an anecdote that you can use? Think of at least three challenges.

Order them so the strongest goes last.

So what are the challenges that young people face? So be really specific in thinking about that.

Who is to blame? What is making the challenges worse? And give an example.

And stress the urgency.

Rather, refer to something current, an incident from this year.

So is there an example of something you have seen in current events that we can think about linking it to this idea that young people today face more challenges than ever before? So use these questions to help you start thinking about how you could generate some ideas.

I now have a short task for you.

So what I would like you to do is I would like you to match the section of the presentation on the left with the sample sentences on the right.

So let's read it through together first before you attempt the task.

So let's look at the sections of the presentation, so we've got, "Outlines a problem," "Describes how bad the problem is," "Explains why it is a problem," and "Offers a solution to the problem." And now let's read the sample sentences.

"It's like trying to climb Mount Everest every day without a supply of oxygen." "Only if we stand up and say no will the problems go away." "There are three major challenges facing young people today, they are.

." And "When a whole generation suffers, society suffers.

The issue is unsustainable." Okay, so now it's over to you, so you may want to pause the video to get this task done.

So you are matching those sections of the presentation on the left with the sample sentences on the right.

So pause the video and off you go.

Okay, so shall we compare answers and see how many we got right? Brilliant, so, "Outlines a problem" is this one.

So, "There are three major challenges facing young people today, they are.

." So you can see there that that's being very specific and outlining the problem.

And then, "Describes how bad the problem is," here we go, we've got this here.

"It's like trying to climb Mount Everest every day without a supply of oxygen." So again, using that figurative language to really emphasise how bad the problem is.

"Explains why it is a problem." That's right, well done.

"When a whole generation suffers, society suffers and the issue is unsustainable." So you can see they're explaining the wider problem, which means that this one is the final one, "Offers a solution," and the solution is "Standing up and saying no." So well done to everyone that got all of those right.

Don't worry if you didn't get all of them right, you may just wish to take a moment just to make sure you understand what the sections of the presentation are and what they can look like.

But should we keep going? Okay, so your second practise task.

So what I would like you to do now is you've thought of a topic and now it's time for you to start generating some of your own ideas, so I'd like you to use the grid below to organise these ideas.

So a bit like we've just looked at with that matching exercise, how are you gonna outline the problem? So you'll need to make notes on that.

How are you gonna describe the problem? Maybe something figurative.

How are you gonna explain the problem, and what is your solution? Okay, so you'll need to pause the video to give yourself time to do this, so make sure you've got what you need to complete the task and I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

So pause the video and off you go.

Okay, fantastic stuff.

And again, it's so nice to see such a range of different topics and you really starting to think about these in lots of depth.

So what we have here are some coaching questions and you can use these to look at your own grid and improve them.

So in your outlining a problem, do you have three clear ideas to include, and have you ordered them to build in seriousness and severity? So if you haven't, you can use those questions to check, you can go back and do that now.

Can you see the problem in your mind? Did you note down any visual language or metaphors to use? Have you been clear about who or what is to blame? Okay, so think back to those summary statements that you wrote, who or what is to blame? And who has stood by and let this problem happen? And then finally, have you noted down ideas about what could solve the problem? Which is your strongest idea? So use those questions to now spend a bit of time just looking back over your notes and to make sure they are detailed.

Those questions will help.

Okay, pause the video to get this feedback task done.

Off you go.

Okay, well done, everyone.

We are on the final section of our lesson and you have worked so hard so far, but we need to keep going to get to the finish line and get this lesson finished, so let's keep going.

We're now thinking about how we're going to write up our plan, so we're going to make a detailed plan.

And a good plan should do the following things.

It should help you organise your thoughts before you start writing so you know the order of your paragraphs.

And if you are planning to deliver your presentation, this will really help with that too.

Keep you on track while you are writing so you don't leave something out.

Remind you of how you want to write.

For example, the tone and shifts in tone that you will employ.

And finally, it can provide a checklist to use when you have finished.

Okay, so what is missing from the list of what a good plan needs? So we have here already "keeps you on track while you are writing," "provides a checklist for when you have finished," and "helps you organise your thoughts before you write." So what's missing there? Okay, come up with your answer now.

Okay, and well done to everyone that noticed that "reminds you of the tone you want to use" was the missing part of this.

So what we're going to use to practise planning our presentation is this grid, so we're going to use a grid, so you can kind of think of each box in the grid as each section of your presentation.

So you're gonna start by writing the title.

So here I put "Young people facing extra challenges." Then I'm going to use a strong visual start, so I'm gonna plan that.

So I'm gonna remind myself here that I'm going to use steep mountains, intimidating rocky boulders, and places to trip.

So I've made enough notes there to remind myself of how I'm going to begin visually and the sorts of language and vocabulary I'm going to use.

Then you want to think about the effect on you.

So I'm going to give a specific example, so in this case confusion.

So for this part I'm gonna talk about the confusion felt by all the challenges.

Then I'm gonna think about the effect on others, so you can see here in my plan I've thought about how I'm gonna write about how it's similar for friends.

I'm also going to write about surveys that support my findings and also the anger that I've seen in other people.

So you can see here how each of these boxes focuses on a different section and allows you to make notes on each of those.

And then I'm gonna think about the effect on wider society, so I'm gonna talk about how we need to help young people, we need to build the future, maybe talk about optimism, so whether there's hope or optimism for the future of our young people.

And then finally I'm going to use a circular structure, so in that final box I'm gonna go back to my first image and I'm gonna talk about this image of carefree skiing down a mountain, okay? So this box method works really well to really plan out each of your sections for your presentation.

So below is the presentation structure but minus the titles, but it's in the wrong order, okay? So I want you to think back to the boxes that we have just looked at and put this presentation structure into the correct order.

So you'll need to pause the video to give yourself time to do this, but I want you to put that presentation structure into the correct order.

Pause the video, off you go.

Okay, so hopefully lots of you are feeling confident.

Shall we look at the answers? Okay, fab, let's go.

So the first should be the strong start.

That's quite an easy one, isn't it, because it's got start in the word.

Second should be the effect on you, then it should be the effect on the people around you, then it should be the effect on society.

And then finally, back to the beginning.

So what you may have noticed from these, the middle sections, so two, three, and four, is it almost gets bigger, doesn't it? So it starts personally affecting you, then it's almost like affecting the people around you, so that's kind of like the next bit, and then you're thinking about wider society.

So you can almost think of your structure like that, that it starts with you, people closest to you, people around you, and then wider society.

So that's quite a nice way to remember the structure of this presentation.

So now it is over to you.

So what I would like you to do is to use the grid like I've just demonstrated to plan your presentation on the social issue you have chosen.

So think back to everything we've done in the first two parts of this lesson to help you make those notes.

You've got everything you need to make a really good plan for your presentation.

Okay, so gather what you need.

I'm really looking forward to seeing these detailed plans and they really will help you to write and deliver a fantastic presentation.

So pause the video and get planning.

Well done, everyone.

Hopefully you are now seeing how beneficial planning is.

So now you'll have a really good plan that you can use to move forward with your writing or delivering your presentation or perhaps even both.

But now what I want us to do is I'd like us to check your plan.

So I have some coaching questions here that are going to really help you look at your plan to see where you may need to add things or improve it, so let's use these questions.

So are all of the part parts of the plan filled in in detail? Have you included specific examples? Have you identified the tone you would use? Have you identified the image or metaphor that you will use at the beginning and end of the article? How ready are you to start writing out of 10, with 10 being totally ready and 1 being not ready at all? And what gaps are left? So that last question will be useful to think about where you are from 1 to 10 in terms of your confidence because if you're not feeling quite ready to start, looking at what gaps are left can really help you to work out what you need to do to be ready to write.

Okay, so pause the video so you've got time to complete this feedback task, and off you go.

Okay, fantastic work, everyone.

We've reached the end of the lesson, hooray, well done.

And hopefully you have started to see how important planning is and how this process can really help you to get all your ideas together and ready to go before you write or present.

So you know now that a presentation can be used for a variety of purposes.

It can be useful to sum up your idea in a one-sentence statement of the presentation's key message.

You should be clear about the who, what, when, and how of your presentation.

A plan is essential if you are going to write effective content for your presentation.

So thanks very much, everyone.

I've really enjoyed today, so do join me again soon for another lesson.

I'll see you then, goodbye.