give me a hand!

nirayUID: 179184

i am gonna mad!

i am preparing a presentation about western culture, but i have totally no idea!
i just thought about several topics ,such as introduction to princeton university , introduction to ivy league,,but i find that it`s so difficult to extend it into a 15-minute presentation!!
who can give me a hand?
any reply is appriciated! thanx!

xiaoheUID: 162707

western festivals, arts, sites of historical interest, role of women, one branch of leterature...
so many topics you can choose

If you feel lack of reference, why not try to search from internet?
Maybe you can easily find useful information
Try English search even If your presentation is in Chinese.

imongUID: 140258

difficult to extend?

try to find sth that is already familiar
or sth that you've long been interested in

nirayUID: 179184

thanx you all!

first, ;you guys mentioned search engines, but i tried . i found that there are plenty of information when you dont need them ,but if you want to find them out, they fade away amazingly.....for instance,, i want to introduce Princeton University,,  i know there are Einsten , member of Ivy League , and ETS  related to Princeton , but i want to know these details ,so go to google, there`s totally nothing related to them..how poor!

to imong:
try to find sth that is already familiar
or sth that you've long been interested in

yes , i totally agree with you , i`ll try....thank you!

gdhdannyUID: 125843

If u already know where the information comes from, like princeton, just visit its own site and make insite search. Alternatively, you may send inquiry directly to those places where you are interested in. You're likely to get conresponding reply if they know.

ARING LEIUID: 168102

Perhaps  I  can  offer  u  some  help,  'cause  I'm  now  teaching  a  course  called  Brief  Introduction  to  English- Speaking  Countries~~  ^ _ ^
Anyway,  it's  only  a  presentation,  just  be  relax,  talking  about  things  ur  audience's  familiar  with.
for  example,  clothing,  education  and  school  dicipline,  diet, local  snacks  and  table  manners,  literature  and  poem,   music, opera  and  folk instruments,  sports  and  entertainment,   marriage  and  love,  famous  historic  spots....anything  u  like!  But  u'd  better  use  more  examples  of  ur  own,  and more  comparation  work  in  order  to  make  the  speach  better  understood  and  impressing.  And  some  pictures, maps  or  photos  will  also  be  helpful.
Good  luck  to  u!
If  u  have  some  problems,  I'll   be  no  hesitat  to  help  u. ^ _ ^

joe824UID: 187661

I am gonna making a lecture on American legal education this weekend as it happens, so maybe I can give  you some tips. First, you would better narrow the broad topic to your interesting point if possible, introduction of universities in the U.S. is a good example in my point of view. Browsing on  websites of the universities  is a good idea. Second, making a series of lantern slides affiliated to your topic can be taken into account. Apparently, you can make your content clear in such active way.

ARING LEIUID: 168102

Oh,  my  heavens!  I  am  going  to  give  a  lecture  on  British  Legislation  System  on  8:30  tomorrow  morning!  
Joe,  are  u  my  college?  ^ _ ^

After  all,  it  seems  that  everybody  here  is  good  at  teaching!  
U  know,  it  is  really  not  a  easy  chore  to  prepare  a  lecture.  I  have  read  a  lot,  write  down  a  lot,  and  make  everything  clear  before  I  teach  to  my  students!

joe824UID: 187661

What's your major, Aring?

ARING LEIUID: 168102

English ~~
It's  a  shame  to  major  in  English,  'cause  everyone  here  is  good  at  English~~

joe824UID: 187661

It 's ok!