Presentations

To create your assessment video presentations efficiently you need to plan each step to make sure you are including all the requirements of the assessment and are presenting the material in a logical way with confident delivery. Here is one way you could approach organising yourself to do this.

1. Planning
   • Think about the topic for your presentation and note down all the key requirements in the assessment question you will need to address.
   • List the key points you will be talking about in order.
   • Think about how long your presentation needs to be so you can set some guidelines which will help you to stay on topic.
2. Storyboard
   • Plan the number and content of the slides for your presentation (draft only at this stage).
   • (Note: you will be marked on the content of your presentation and not on the quality of your voice or how pretty your slides look. You should aim to make your presentation look and sound as good as possible but concentrate on the content rather than the aesthetics).
3. Script
   • Use your storyboard to write the script for your narration. Unless you are a confident and natural presenter it can be daunting to speak over a slide presentation, even if you are very confident of the material. Using a script can help you keep on topic and not accidentally exclude anything important.
   • Practice reading your script out loud. You can record this if you wish to see how you sound, but reading your script out loud several times will help you to deliver it more naturally and sound less like you are just reading it without expression.
4. Slideshow
   • Create the slides, ensuring all the visuals you are required to show and discuss are included and in the correct order. Do this following your storyboard and your script.
   • (Note: this is an audio/visual presentation. The audio and visuals should complement each other and not copy each other. Your narration should speak to the visuals you are showing in the slide but avoid putting too much text on the slides themselves. This can be distracting for the person viewing and replicates the information. Minimal text is appropriate, e.g. key point headlines or data/numbers which may need to be shown as well as spoken to clarify).
   • You must include a slide containing your name and student id for assessment evidence purposes.
5. Narration
   • Once your slides have been created and you are happy with them, record your narration. In PowerPoint you can record audio separately for each slide, so you don’t have to read out your entire presentation from beginning to end. To do this you can find a quiet place in the house, but make sure there are no distracting background noises, such as other people talking, music playing or noises from the street etc.
   • After each slide, listen back to your recording. You can record it again if you wish, and you can re-record the audio as many times as you like, until you are happy with it.
   • Don’t forget to save your presentation frequently during this process!
6. Review 
   • Watch back your entire completed presentation and make any changes you need. Check the length and if too long either delete unnecessary slides or re-record some to shorten.
   • It is a good idea to save your presentation after each successful slide recording.
7. Export your presentation in .mp4 format and upload to Teams as directed by your tutor.

You can choose whichever device you prefer to make and edit videos for submissions during this course. If you are experienced with cameras and know how to make videos you can certainly use them for this purpose. However, it you might be a novice at making videos, and may only have your smartphone available. This section gives some basic information on getting started in creating videos but is only just enough to get a very simple video made. Please note that there are NO extra marks for Hollywood-style productions, and this is NOT required. Videos should be clear enough to see (i.e. in good lighting and in focus) and the sound should be audible. Please do not add background music unless it is an integral part of the storytelling of your video.

Android

You will need to download a video editing app from the Play Store and there are many free options available. Some of the recommended apps include

• VN Video editor
• InShot
• Capcut

There are others available, so do some research to find what works best. Once you have downloaded your editing app, search on YouTube for instructions on how to use it.

Watch

Best FREE Video Editing Apps for iPhone & Android (2023 Review!)

The best free video editing apps for Android and iPhone right now. This linked video has some information about each of these apps to get you started.

Expected Duration: 7:20 minutes

iOS

iPhones come with inbuilt video editing apps; basic trimming can be done in the Photos app, and more advanced editing can be done in the iMovie app. The apps listed above for Android are also available for iOS and are also recommended to use with iPhones.

Watch

iMovie App Tutorial – How to Edit Videos on iPhone and iPad (2023)!

Learn how to use iMovie app for iPhone and iPad.

Expected Duration: 22:14 minutes

Activity

Practice creating and making basic edits to a short video on your preferred device. As noted above, this could be your smartphone, or a video-capable camera. As long as the final product is clear enough and audible enough for assessment purposes, that’s good enough. Once you’ve practiced making videos, upload a short clip on a subject of your own choosing to Teams, as instructed by your tutor.

You’ve reached the end of this topic. Let’s go over the key points:

• Make sure you know how to create a narrated PowerPoint!
• Basic video making apps for smartphones
• Uploading a video in .mp4 format to Teams