What will I talk about?

Gonzor

I know Ive only got like a 1% chance of getting a decent response here, but ya never know.

So tomorrow morning at 9:15am on the dot I have to give a 20 minute presentation/talk on any topic of my choice for my communications class.

I havent a clue what to talk about... anybody got any ideas???

The King of Moo

"My summer holidays."

Or be cute, and do "communication."

hondasam

You have to talk about something that interests you, something you know about.

Boards, how popular it is etc.

token56

What do you mean communications? Media communications, telecommunications, etc?

sgb

How to start an interesting thread on Boards.ie

MarkR

You could talk about your lack of preparation, and how it is affecting you?

hoorsmelt

Anal sexuality

TheMilkyPirate

Just do something your interested in, And something you'd feel comfortable talking about for 20 minutes straight.

Dotrel

I think you need to talk about Kevin.

44leto

Christmas an endless subject.

red menace

How Thomas Edison was a cheating bastard and Tesla deserved much more credit for his inventions and research

slum dog

nothing, just be articulate

TheZohanS

A 20min presentation...tricky...and you haven't started yet? Muah ha ha!!!

Eric Cartman

talk about how 9/11 was secretly funded by mi5 to stop the sale of macaroon bars

AnonoBoy

"Why I leave things to the last minute by Gonzor."

The King of Moo

Twenty minutes of excuses for why you didn't get your presentation done.

Wait...

Gran Hermano

"Our news", anyone in junior infants should be able to provide a few pointers.

Gonzor

Dotrel wrote: »

I think you need to talk about Kevin.

Emmm.... whos Kevin..??

Random

"the last 24 hours of after hours"

TheLynx

How communication has influenced the world in 2011

Examples
Twitters use in the London Riots
Social Networking during the Revolutions of Libya and Egypt

membersonly

Was in the same situation a few weeks ago, it's really best to pick a subject you're really into and know alot about.

That way you can do out your slides pretty quickly and get practising.

20 mins is long all the same, don't envy you!

Turtwig

To be the total dweeb, how long have you been given this assignment? Preparing a presentation the night before is never recommended, unless it's a company emergency. So my recommendation would be to talk about the advantages of planning, time management and procrastination.

tonycascarino

Christmas

Chuck Stone

Your love of humming different notes.

Pin_Cushion

Bring a DVD you've watched or a book you've read. Spend 2-3 minutes talking about what it is and how it came about. Then summarise the plot/contents for a little while. Pass the hard copy of the DVD/book around while you summarise it. Then prompt the class to ask any questions if they have any.

mattjack

your problem with the "thing", ya know when that happens to you..

colly_06

Give a presentation about giving presentations. Then be like yo dawg I heard you like presentations so I'm giving you a presentation about presentations so you can listen about presentations while listening to a presentation.

Abi

Gonzor wrote: »

I know Ive only got like a 1% chance of getting a decent response here, but ya never know.

So tomorrow morning at 9:15am on the dot I have to give a 20 minute presentation/talk on any topic of my choice for my communications class.

I havent a clue what to talk about... anybody got any ideas???

What is your audience like? does it have to be a serious topic? or can it be something that could be fun and you could get a few laughs out of it?


If you can give the listener something to think about or amused by, then you'll probably stop them from dozing off..

Pin_Cushion

colly_06 wrote: »

Give a presentation about giving presentations. Then be like yo dawg I heard you like presentations so I'm giving you a presentation about presentations so you can listen about presentations while listening to a presentation.

Especially the "Yo Dawg" part.

housetypeb

Just speak slowly, and mumble-don't forget to mumble. Also laugh now and again for no reason-it'll keep them on their toes.

Old Perry

you could do a presentation about google, loads of information and documentaries out there about it or them?......start with the history of google , how its revolutionized the internet and search engines, discuss the google formula or secret. and conclude that its been successfull in making a whole generation or 2 of us lazy bastards

UglyBolloxFace

Gonzor wrote: »

I know Ive only got like a 1% chance of getting a decent response here, but ya never know.

So tomorrow morning at 9:15am on the dot I have to give a 20 minute presentation/talk on any topic of my choice for my communications class.

I havent a clue what to talk about... anybody got any ideas???

You should be doing this yourself, and we shouldn't be helping you at all...but I've been in these positions aswell, so I feel your pain and am willing to help!

Here's a topic you could discuss - talk about the role of Twitter and Facebook in the Arab Spring and other uprisings.

You could start firstly by outlining the benefits of both T and FB as communication tools, and then branch out into why you think they were so helpful and successful with organising and coordinating revolutions.

But of course don't forget the downside to them - such as the example of Twitter being used to organise riots and looting during the recent London Riots.

20 minute presentation is really a 15 minute slide show with 5 minutes of questions. So, crack open Powerpoint now and start fleshing it out.

Title: "The Role of Social Networking Sites in the Arab Uprisings".

Here are two good background designs to use:

http://www.templateswise.com/detail/link-105.html

http://www.templateswise.com/detail/link-86.html

Let us know how you get on.

Turtwig

Also don't forget the golden rule of coherence in presentations "bear with me"

Reamer Fanny

The Polyamorous Mating Habits of the Red Squirrel

chucken1

Random wrote: »

"the last 24 hours of after hours"

Do you want him to get locked up

Captain Limerick

Giving presentations is not for the faint-hearted,
In the middle of one I once farted ,
The room was full of straight faced folks,
so I tried making rhymes and jokes,
And that how this whole limerick thing started.

partyatmygaff

Pick the craziest thread out of this forum and try to convince everyone in your class that it's true.

longshanks

Talk about spices. The countries they originated in, the silk road trade routes, and the countries and cuisines now associated with different spices.
The cultural impact, the wars that were fought, contrast today and the past.

Actually, fuck you. I'm keeping that idea for myself

biko

Tape your mouth shut and do 20 minutes on "non-verbal communication skills".

frag420

biko wrote: »

Tape your mouth shut and do 20 minutes on "non-verbal communication skills".

Give a

frag420

biko wrote: »

Tape your mouth shut and do 20 minutes on "non-verbal communication skills".

Give a presentation on silence, long awkward silence and do it through the medium of dance!!

John Doe1

You are quite a bad student.

How about talking about how the standards of education in country are worse than many people assume

Irish Guitarist

Talk about the button beetle, also known as the date stone beetle. They're fascinating as you can see from the Wikipedia entry. It's like an article from The Sun.

When a flying unfertilized female reaches a target such as a date stone, sweet almond, betel nut, nutmeg, cinnamon bark[3] or a button made from vegetable ivory, hence the name "button beetle"), she bores a hole in it and excavates a chamber. (Males cannot penetrate the stone.[2]) Inside, she produces a brood of four or five males. She mates with the first son that reaches maturity, then proceeds to eat them all. She then enlarges the chamber and lays a brood of about 70 offspring. Some of the females mate with their brothers.[4][5]

smallBiscuit

Gonzor wrote: »

Emmm.... whos Kevin..??

Here he is

bodhrandude

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Your love of humming different notes.

Chortle

billybudd

talk about how you where stuck for something to talk about so you decided to ask for topics on a online forum and how it made you ponder the great new resourses that the internet have opended up for you, talk about some of the ideas strangers gave you and how 20 yrs ago this wou;d not be possible and of course finsh by yelling : youre ma.

DOC09UNAM

Alcoholism, drug dependency, random depressing shít so they can relate to the presentation, and you shall get high marks.

saa

How much can you get away with
im assuming you are a first year and can wing a talk on the barriers of communication
and talk about how technology helps and prevents communication

I dunno you didnt tell us what area of communications youre studying

Celly Smunt

talk of how one does not simply walk into mordor.