A great interview is full of compelling stories and insights, but how do you share those findings with others? This lesson moves students beyond note-taking and into the world of presentation design. Using Keynote, students will learn to synthesise information from an interview and present it clearly and creatively.
This is a lesson in communication, design, and public speaking. Students will learn the fundamentals of presentation design: how to choose a theme, structure a narrative, and use images and text to create visually engaging slides. They will practice summarising key points and highlighting the most interesting parts of their conversation.
By turning a simple interview into a polished showcase, students will gain valuable skills in presenting information, building an argument, and speaking confidently in front of their peers.
Preparation & Flow
For this lesson, students will need an iPad with Keynote installed. This lesson works best as a follow-up to an activity where students have already interviewed a classmate.
From Conversation to Presentation (5 mins)
Start with a discussion: "You've just had a great conversation with a partner. How could you share the most interesting thing you learned with the rest of the class? What would be the clearest way?"
Introduce Keynote as a tool for telling a story with visuals and text. Showcase an example of a simple, clean presentation slide.
A Tour of the Keynote Stage (10 mins)
Project the Keynote app and guide students through the basics:
Choosing a Theme: Show them the theme library and how to select a design.
Adding Slides: Demonstrate how to tap the + button to add new slides with different layouts (e.g., Title, Photo, Bullets).
Editing Text & Adding Photos: Show them how to double-tap to edit text placeholders and how to use the + icon to add photos from their camera roll.
The Interview Showcase Challenge (25 mins)
Students will create a short, 3-slide presentation based on the interview they conducted with a classmate.”
The structure:
Slide 1: Title Page. Should include the presentation title (e.g., "An Interview with [Partner's Name]") and their name.
Slide 2: The Key Finding. This is the most important slide. It should feature one powerful quote or a surprising fact they learned, accompanied by a relevant image (this could be a photo of their partner or a symbolic image).
Slide 3: Thank You & Questions. A simple closing slide.
Present Like a Pro (10 mins)
In their original interview pairs, students take turns presenting their 3-slide showcase to their partner.
Encourage them to stand up and speak clearly, using their slides as a visual aid rather than reading directly from them.
Possible Extensions
Data & Charts: For more in-depth interviews, students could survey multiple classmates and use Keynote's chart features to visualise the data they collected.
From the LearnGrowCreate Team
Main author: Sharon
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