___ My presentation is about VALUES!

___ My presentation is about 10 minutes long.

___ I have clear, simple, neat visual aids (for example, PowerPoint).I have my presentation on a USB drive AND the "H" drive.

___ I will use my own words. I did not copy or translate word-for-word from Japanese.

___ I will teach the class all the vocabulary words in my presentation that they might not know. (Use a PowerPoint slide, the board, a poster, or a handout.)

___ At the end of my introduction, I will say my thesis statement, which states the main idea and briefly introduces my main points. My thesis statement comes after the attention-getter and background information. (It is usually the last part of the introduction.)

___ My presentation has an introduction. The body includes several main points with facts and examples. My presentation also has a conclusion that summarizes my main points ("In conclusion,... ", " In summary,... ", or "To summarize,... ") as well as gives a personal comment on the very end.

___ I will use "transitions" to introduce and link ideas. For example, "first", "second", "next", "in addition", "as a result", etc.

___ My verbs are in the correct tense. A past tense verb describes each event in the past. Singulars and plurals agree (e.g., "people are", "a belief is", "discrimination is", "values are", etc.) Other grammar will be the best I can use.

___ I promise I will not read my presentation, but will speak as naturally as possible using only my visual aids. I will look at the listeners, not at my feet. I will stand up straight and look alive. NO NOTES!

___ I have looked up and practiced the pronunciation of all words in my presentation and have checked with Professor Seibert, a tutor, or another proficient speaker of English if I am not sure. I will use correct English vowel and consonant sounds, word stress, and sentence stress. [These parts of speech are stressed in English: nouns, main verbs, adjectives, adverbs, negative words, demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those), and question words.]

___ The last slide of my presentation will list my sources.

___ At the end, I will ask: "Do you have any questions?" (Don't say, "that's all" at the end.)