Topic: Formal Oral Presentations 1 (50pts)

Update, 25 Apr: I am asking you to think of the oral presentation as a low-risk chance to push your own personal boundaries and try something new -- something that you don't know you'll be able to fit into a research paper.

Length: 4 minutes.

Your peers will respond better if you make good eye contact and keep them interested, but I am not going to evaluate you based on the number of "ums" you say during your presentation. This should be a working discussion of your ideas in progress, rather than a canned presentation.

Content

Rather than read word-for-word from a section of your paper, lead the class in a discussion of an issue that you are struggling with -- something that you can see good arguments both for and against.