2004-05 - Tutorial
Home > Step 2: Before You Record
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1.
Preparing
your "script"
- Notes that have served in the classroom may not be adequate for
a recorded presentation
- Drawing upon your classroom delivery to prepare a script
(A presentation script is not an article.)
- Anticipating the need for revision in future years
(identifying whether and where updating is required)
- The importance of using terms that don't age quickly
("April 2004" rather than "four months ago"
or "recently")
- Putting information almost certain to change from year to
year in text using more general language in your audio presentation
(e.g., average Social Security benefit levels
for men and women)
2.
Selecting
and locating illustrative material
- From chalkboard and handouts to PowerPoint and on to multi-media
(outline or agenda, key terms, diagrams and maps, critical statutory
language)
- A question to ask
(Is there ...?)
- Locating useful material on the Web
(The LII, agency sites - e.g.,
Copyright Office, Social
Security Administration)
3. Taking
account of alternative distribution methods and platforms
- Where do you want, where do you expect your students to listen
to and view your presentations?
- An array of alternatives
(streaming audio with links, CD-ROM or DVD, straight audio in MP3
format)
- Pros and cons
(weighting breadth of access, length of pipeline, infrastructure
requirements, amount of epublishing required - a
matrix)
- Why it is important to have your distribution plan in mind
before recording
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