~ ReNcH ~ said:
Ah ic.
So when you're delivering a speech, how many people are you presenting it to? Is it only the tutorial class, or the whole lecture hall full of people?
As for directing the speech towards a board of directors...do you get marked on costume? Coz I find that awkward.
They are always done in tutorials, there is an exception sometimes if you have a small lecture (say 40-50 people). Although a lot of the time there is one week's class set aside for presentations (usually the last week, but may be earlier) and since nothing is taught you only turn up for your presentation. If it is a short presentation (max 5-10 mins) and only a few groups (and you will almost always be in a group), then it might be done with the class. This is also the case if there are staggered presentations (1-2 per week).
I'm really not sure about getting marked on costume. Believe me, I would like to think that what you wear doesn't make a difference, but I'm really not sure. Think of it like a job interview, what you wear really shouldn't make a difference, but ultimately it does. Plus you usually have one or more anal people in your group that insist on making you dress up.
What I usually try to do is to do a funny presentation. So in one case we all went dressed really casually but wore ties (none of our shirts had collars), or had one of the guys dress up as a girl and speak with a high pitch. If you're presentation is funny you can get away with using "weird" costumes (like having different hats and changing them to pretend to be different people).
One more point (and this applies to assignments in general and not just presentations): you will usually be in a group, about 75% of the time. Put some effort in being in a good group, it can make a huge difference. They don't have to be super smart, but if you all get along well then you can work together better. There was one presentation where we got 10/10 (the only time it's happened to me), and it was because it was a really good group - we each brought something different to it (e.g. I wasn't as smart as most of them, but I had a different point of view on the issues involved, which came in handy - plus I helped to make the presentation funny with my impersonations).
