(2) Give effective presentations in formal settings, making purposeful decisions about content, language use, and discourse style based on the audience, venue, and topic.
(2.1) I can hook the audience using a powerful story, provocative question, or interesting reference that engages the audience both emotionally and intellectually, leaving them eager to hear and learn more.
(2.2) I can present a central message that is compelling, precisely stated, and memorable, using transition words effectively and integrating strong supporting evidence in varied formats and from diverse sources (explanations, examples, illustrations, statistics, analogies, quotations from relevant sources).
(2.5) I can demonstrate command of formal English and present myself in a poised and confident manner, making eye contact with the audience, using gestures and body movement effectively, and speaking at an appropriate pace, tone and volume.
(2.6) I can provide a succinct and compelling synthesis of my central message(s) or claim(s) and supporting ideas or evidence, and I can explain the connections between the topic, my central message(s), and a current local or global issue, universal theme or essential question.
(7) Frame and advance an inquiry to investigate topics, build knowledge, and analyze and integrate information.
(7.4) I can synthesize my research findings and draw logical, evidence-based conclusions about my primary research question drawing on multiple, diverse and credible sources.