Career Instructions
Tech and Comm: Career Presentation
Topic: A career of your choice to present to the class. This will be worth 120 points .
Resources: You need to have at least 2 sources for your speech. You must include a book in your Works Cited Page.
Time: You will need to speak about your career for 3 - 7 minutes (You will be timed.)
Key Points:
1) Why you chose this career.
2) Basic description of the job duties required.
3) Education needed for the career.
4) Income projected for this field.
5) Related Careers
6) Will this career be growing and viable in the future ?
7) Possible input from individuals in the career (Interview someone in the career.)
8) You may add any other related points to your career speech as you feel necessary.
Paper: You will be required to submit a paper for your speech. Create note cards that you may use to help develop your paper AND you may use these note cards during the speech.
This GOOGLE DOC PAPER must be at least five paragraphs (approx two pages) WITH a WORK’s CITED PAGE as described by Mrs. Benkert.
Paper will be 60 points , Work Cited 10 points
PREZI: The prezi will be approximately 3 to 5 Frame (ONLY 5 words or LESS on a Frame)
We will use “REFLECTION” to advance the Frames with your ipad.
Helpful websites:
Acinet.org
Bls.gov
Jobstar.org
CRITIQUE OF CAREER PRESENTATION:
NAME _____________________________________ TIME ________________________
TOPIC ____________________________________
20 pts each
___ PREZI FRAMES:
Create interest in topic
Don’t detract from presentation
Not too “wordy”
___ Evidence of Preparation
Stimulated audience interest
Organized ideas
Researched the FACTS not just FEELINGS
___ Content
Clarified ideas and intent in introduction
Structured points appropriately
Conveyed correct ideas / inferences
Avoided cliches and repetitious phrases
Deleted taboo words (like, um you guys )
___ Voice
Used adequate volume/distinct enunciation
Conversational directness
Employed vocal variation
Used expression including appropriate pause rate of delivery/ emphasis
Avoided dropping voice at sentences’ ends
___ Delivery
Direct eye contact with the audience
Used appropriate movement and gesture
Conveyed enthusiasm
Used good diction and grammar
Pronounced words correctly
Used Note cards appropriately (delivered speech NOT read verbatim)
___ Overall
Evidence honed presentation skills
Conveyed sense of topic
Demonstrated knowledge and level of comfort with topic
Used creativity to maximize impact of speech
Stayed within 3 - 7 minutes
_______________ TOTAL POINTS (Total Possible 120 points)