1.  Organization.  Your presentation should be well-organized.  Know what you are going to say, when you are going to say it, and how you are going to say it.  It is not required but you may want to give an outline for your classmates.

2.  Clarity.  Your ability to use English to express ideas orally will also be evaluated.  This does not mean that I will be counting every error that you make.  I will be focusing on the message you are trying to express and noting any major problems that are disruptive.  You should focus on explaining your ideas as clearly as possible without getting worried about trying to say everything perfectly.

3.  Style.  In order to be a good speaker there are a few simple rules which you should follow. 

*speak loudly

*look at your audience; make eye contact

*you may follow an outline written on index cards, but  DO NOT read your presentation to the class or try to memorize your presentation word by word.

*use visual aids (handouts, the board, pictures, maps, objects)

*be aware of your audience and encourage their participation

*be prepared to answer questions which your audience may have, and ask them questions also.

4.  Time.  Although five minutes may seem like a long time, it isn't.  Practice your speech so that you know how long it is.  This will give us enough time for discussion and for other presentations

5.  Topic.  Choose a topic which will be of interest to both you and your audience, and which can be covered in five minutes.  Your topic must include organic or biochemistry, ie structure, reactions etc.

Some suggestions:

*a current medical issue in the news

*topics related to agriculture or industry

*Specific topics from allied health career field (nursing, dentistry etc.)

*explain a current topic, issue, or problem which researchers in the biochemistry field are working to solve, for example: early breast cancer detection

*anything else you think would be interesting, or worthy of your time, as long as you can tie it to organic or biochemistry. 

6.  General Purposes

a.  Inform

b.  Convince

c.  Persuade

d.  Entertain

e.  Inspire

7.  Order of Preparation.

a.  Analyze the audience, occasion, and time limit.

b.  Decide the general purpose.

c.  Choose the topic.

Is it of interest to the audience?

Are you interested in it?

Do you already know something about it?

Can you do research to find more information?

d.  Determine the specific purpose and thesis.

e.  Brainstorm:  jot down ideas.

f.  Determine the pattern of organization.

g.  Outline the speech.

h.  Write the introduction and conclusion.

i.  Practice:

Fluency

Word choice

Time limit

8. Research Article

Please submit a peer reviewed scientific journal article as a reference for your topic of discussion. If the article is lengthy you can submit the abstract only to save paper.