multimodal projects

ENG 102 / 4.9.2014MULTIMODAL PROJECTS

Length and formality

Website – Presentation – PaperOR

Presentation – Web project

Written, spoken, visual elements

YOUR PROJECT

• WRITTEN WORD

• SOUND• STATIC

IMAGES• MOVING

IMAGES• MULTIMODA

L TEXT

COMPONENETS

• Genre• Features• Purpose

and audience

• Meaning and effect

WEBSITE AND POWERPOINT• Images• Colors• Design elements• Fonts• Effectiveness

FEATURES

SO WHAT?- What (aside from a good grade) motivates your

composition and presentation?> Genuine motivation

- Don’t assume audience’s interest and knowledge- Relevance

SIGNIFICANCE

WEBSITE• Global audience• Argument • Research• Appeals

AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE

PRESENTATION• Sharing, explaining• Appeals• Class audience

- knowledge

- background

- comfortable

PROS• Images, links, etc.• Organization• Helps audience follow

along• Crutch – less nervous

SLIDE SHOW: PROS AND CONS

CONS• Some find them not

engaging

WORDS• Clear language, logical order, transitions, concise

wording, no typosIMAGES• Clear, appropriate, sizeCONSISTENCY, CLARITY• Consistency between across and within parts of project

(site, slide show, and paper are consistent while slides within PowerPoint are consistent, etc.)

CREDITING/CITING• All images and information from sources have proper

accreditation

EDITING MULTIMODAL

PROJECTS

• Legibility• Consistency• Professionalism• Organization• Engages audience without distracting

them• Include images, talking points, etc. • K.I.S.S. – keep it simple, stupid!

POWERPOINT TIPS: REVIEW

• Volume• Pitch• Intonation• Emphasis• Clarity• No dead space• No umm/uhh/err• Use paper outline

to help organize ppt

ORAL DELIVERY

PRACTICE• Timing

• Anticipate areas where you’ll stumble over

words• Eliminate ums• Deliberate hand

gestures and body language

• Go to website OR paste screen shots of it into your slide show

INCORPORATING WEBSITE

• Explain your argument• Summarize research• Discuss major points made in your paper• Share your website• Share your conclusion(s),

recommendation(s), and address significance

PRESENTATIONS MUST BE 5-7 MINUTES IN LENGTH

PRESENTATIONS