EPQ: The Presentation

This lesson we will focus on:

1.What content needs to be included in your
presentation (and how this links to the
assessment objectives)
2.Presentation skills
3.Production log documentation for the
presentations
Content of your presentation:
What do you need to include?
 What do I need to include?
The following slides give a guide to suggested content for your
presentation to help you to fulfil the required elements of the
presentation and to access the higher levels of the EPQ
markscheme (you should have a copy of this, please refer to it).
The presentation should be 10 minutes and will be to your
supervisor and other EPQ students.

YOU NEED TO:

1.Produce your own ppt presentation with similar slides (you don’t
need to answer every single question on my slides!)
2.Include your spoken notes either in the notes section at the
bottom of each slide (this is better) or on a separate sheet.
 Slide 1: Planning the EPQ (AO1)
• Welcome & introduction.
• Explain the reasons WHY you chose your topic
• Explain why you chose a dissertation/ artefact
• What did you want to achieve in your project
– skills? knowledge?
• How did you identify resources & skills you
needed to develop?
 Slide 2: Using Sources (AO2)
Explain how you undertook the research…
•What sources did you use?
•Why did you choose those sources in particular?
•Was it easy or difficult to find sources?
•If it was difficult, how did you tackle this challenge?
•How did you know whether or not sources you used
were reliable?
•What other types of sources did you use, what
challenges did they present and how successfully did
you overcome these challenges?
 Slides 3, 4 and 5: Your research
findings (AO3)
• (Dissertation) - Summarise EACH of your
theories/key findings and analyse them (comment on
the main strengths and weaknesses of each)
• (Artefact) – describe what you found out in your
research and describe the process you went through
to plan / design, amend and produce your final “end
product”. TIP – include photos and you need to
bring your artefact!
(N.B. This does not necessarily need to be 3 slides
exactly – it will depend on your project!)
 Slide 6: Conclusions/Evaluation
(AO3/AO4)
• (Dissertation) What are your opinions on your
findings and why ?
• Which theories / ideas are the most
convincing and why?
• (Artefact) – What worked well ? What were
the main challenges to overcome? Has the
outcome been worthwhile / a success – why?
What would you differently if you did it again?
 Slide 7: Reflection/Review (AO4)
• What have you learnt by carrying out the project in terms of
knowledge & skills?
• How successfully did you manage your time, meet deadlines
and work independently?
• How well did you use the help, advice and feedback you were
given?
• What changes did you make to my plans and why?
• How will this personal development help you in the next
stage of your education / professional life?
• What would you differently if you did the project again?
• What have you enjoyed about the project and the research?
 Slide 8: any questions?
Invite the audience to ask questions. We have to
comment in detail on how you answer questions
in our feedback so this is ESSENTIAL.

This part of the presentation has in the past

raised students’ marks if they show detailed
knowledge and enthusiasm for their project.
 Tips for your ppt slides
• Be clear! – avoid putting too much info on each slide – maximum
of 5 bullet points (your additional detail should go into your
spoken notes – there is space for this at the bottom of the slide as
you write them)
• Make your slides attractive – include colour and images where
appropriate (e.g. of your artefact)
• You get extra marks for answering questions in detail so
encourage people to ask them.
• Avoid annoying transitions! (a simple ‘appear’ is fine)

You must hand in your ppt slides with your spoken notes as part of
your project.
A/A* examples:

Slides clear with

not too much
information
Content used as
prompts
Presentation looks
good – use of colour
and appropriate
images
Spoken notes
included
Presentation skills and relevant
documentation (production log)
You need to complete this page in your production log
once you have planned your presentation
A/A* examples:

Detailed and
specific.
Includes
modifications
made after
discussion with
supervisor.
 This is what the teachers fill in to assess your
presentation – use this to help you see what we are
looking for.
We have to comment
on:
1. evidence of form
and content
2. evidence of quality
of delivery
3. evidence of
understanding (issues
and/or process) shown
by the candidate in
response to questions.

This year we are going

to complete an extra
document to show
more specific evidence
of the question &
answer section.
A/A* examples:

Comments on:
The audience
The format of
the presentation
Content and
delivery
NOTE –
importance of
the Q&A section
A/A* examples:

NOTE – how we
mark it too – we
annotate each
page of the
entire project
with the
assessment
objectives
reached.
 Presentation skills
Presentations skills are an essential transferable skill which you
will need at university and in the workplace in many different
fields of work.
•Eye contact – look at your audience
•Body language – stand up, have an open stance (avoid folding
arms, hands in pockets etc)
•Speech – speak clearly and audibly

Practise! – this will make you more confident

DON’T WORRY!! Dr Bardell was ridiculously shy at school, you

CAN do it!! Practising presentation skills is a very important skill.