Урок 7. Основы проектной деятельности​

Project Presentation

A project presentation can be delivered at any stage—not only at the end. It can help recruit participants, gain approval or resources, report interim results, or share a completed project.

1. Define the purpose and audience

Start by deciding what you need from the presentation and who can provide it. The purpose shapes the content, tone, structure, emphasis, behavior, and appearance.

For example, a team proposing a school newspaper about healthy lifestyles—with research and students’ personal stories—needs new student authors, school approval, and access to a computer and the internet. Each request calls for a different presentation:

• To prospective student authors: Emphasize that the project is interesting, distinctive, and creative, and explain the benefits of taking part. An informal, familiar style and comfortable appearance may work best.
• To the school administration: Emphasize the project’s social value, potential benefits to the school’s image, and how little support it requires. Use a formal style, provide facts, and make clear requests. Avoid slang and humor.

2. Follow a clear presentation structure

The lesson proposes this nine-part outline:

1. Greeting and introduction — Say who you are.
2. Purpose — Explain what you will talk about.
3. Relevance — Show why the topic matters.
4. Project description — Explain what the project involves.
5. Benefits for the audience — Describe what they will gain if the project goes ahead.
6. Why you are involved — Explain your relevant interest, experience, or results.
7. Specific request — State clearly what you need from the audience.
8. Summary — Restate the main point briefly, in one or two sentences.
9. Questions and answers — Invite questions and respond to them.

Prepare for questions in advance. Rehearse for family or friends and ask them to question you; this can reveal unclear parts of the presentation.

3. Prepare effective slides

The lesson presents Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 rule:

• Aim for 10 slides.
• Keep the presentation to 20 minutes.
• Use a font size of at least 30 points.

Additional slide guidance:

• Don’t put your full speech on the slides or read the slides aloud.
• Use presentation software templates if you lack design experience.
• Highlight key points, facts, and figures.
• Use illustrations to support the audience’s emotional engagement with the talk.

4. Rehearse and present confidently

Public speaking comes more easily to some people than to others. The lesson recommends:

• Rehearse several times, especially if you are nervous.
• Consider bringing a friend for support.
• Record yourself on camera and watch the playback.
• Keep the talk concise and substantial rather than long and dull.
• Use a brief outline so you can speak without reading from a page.
• Stay calm, and don’t be embarrassed to practice.

A well-planned presentation begins with a clear goal and audience, then matches its message and delivery to them. The same approach can be used for project launches, progress updates, and final presentations. Reaching the presentation stage is itself meaningful progress.

Speakers and Sources

• Unnamed lesson presenter/instructor — Explains the methods and guides the lesson.
• Nastya — Presents the sample school-newspaper proposal.
• Petya — Identified in the introduction as helping with the lesson.
• Other student voices — Take part in the instructional discussion but are not named in the subtitles.
• Guy Kawasaki — Cited in connection with the 10/20/30 presentation rule.
• Research Institute of Hygiene and Health Protection of Children and Adolescents — Cited in Nastya’s sample presentation for the claim that only 10–12% of children can be considered healthy.