INSTRUCTIONS FOR AE2 SPEAKING FINAL EXAM

June – July, 2020

1. Students are expected to give a 6-8 minute PERSUASIVE presentation with visual aids on a
website that is useful for students’ current study or future career.
The objective of the presentation is to raise the audience’s awareness and persuade them to
use the website. To increase the persuasiveness, students must focus on the reasons why the
website is useful for a particular purpose rather than providing mere information. Students MAY
take the following into consideration: the website is useful due to its (1) function; (2) popularity;
(3) simple access; (4) cost, etc.

2. Students should be creative with the presentation rather than just searching for the information
and copying/pasting. The purpose of this presentation is to persuade the audience, not just to give
information.

3. Presentations should be well organized and include a good introduction, main body, transitions,
and a conclusion which summarizes the main points.

4. Text should be limited on PowerPoint, with exceptions including the title of the presentation, key
notes and technical words, data and titles on graphs, tables, charts, and references.

5. A list of 4-5 references is required to prove the validity of the information. Google or Wikipedia are
commonly considered NOT reliable sources.