Tips for Text Response Oral Presentation?

[man0005]

Basically any advice would be helpful
e.g How to start, what would be the best kind of visual aids

It's on Year of Wonders

[EvangelionZeta]

Basically just write an essay, to be honest.  Once you've done that, reframe the introduction so that it starts a bit broadly (eg. "Across Year of Wonders, one of the most striking aspects of Geraldine Brooks' writing is blah blah blah) and read it all out loud, changing things that sound awkward so that they're a bit more casual.

[man0005]

Do you think using a video would be useful?

[man0005]

oh and if its meant to be like an essay, does that mean I cannot begin with something interesting, like a quote or question aimed at the audience?

[Ghost!]

oh and if its meant to be like an essay, does that mean I cannot begin with something interesting, like a quote or question aimed at the audience?

Hundreds of people actually start essays like that, I always do for Context. :3

[man0005]

oh LOL, i always assumed text response always started with introduction of text then address the prompt etc

thanks