BP+research+--++template+for+individual+presentations

=BP research -- template for individual presentations=

1. Did the speaker introduce him or herself, and have an effective opening -- giving the audience a startling statistic, an interesting quote, a news headline: something that gets their attention?

2. Did the speaker effectively delineate the focus of their presentation – clearly identifying the factor that they have focused on?

3. Did the speaker describe key actors and stakeholders?

4. Did the speaker convey the significance of the factor focused on – describing why and to whom it matters that the problems described occurred?

5. Did the speaker provide adequate and provocative supporting detail? What detail was particularly impressive?

6. Did the speaker provide at least two supporting quotes from related news coverage, government reports or academic research?

7. Did the speaker described how the problems described could have been offset – providing a least one reference?

8. Did the speakers describe lessons for disaster prevention and response in the future?

9. Did the speaker convey how the research presented advances understanding of the 2010 BP disaster, and of oil politics more broadly?

10. Throughout, did the speaker indicate the source of information presented?

11. Throughout, did the speaker effectively use images? What images were particularly compelling?

12. Did the speaker have an effective closing statement?

13. Was the presentation well organized and timed (at 10 minutes)? Was the pace and intonation effective?

14. Did the speaker handle questions (approximately 5 minutes) effectively?

15. Did the speaker have an effective closing statement after questions – showing an image, providing a quote, or telling a story that illustrates a main point of the presentation?