So You Want to Present at a Tolkien Conference? Putting Together the Presentation by SWG Newsletter Staff

You've written your proposal and been accepted to present at your first Tolkien conference—now what? This session explores how to write a paper and turn it into a presentation for a Tolkien conference. Topics in this session include:

• How to structure your paper, including considerations unique to writing a paper that will become a presentation
• What to include in each section of your paper, including how to prioritize and balance these sections for a presentation
• Different ways to present a paper at a conference and how to build a presentation from your paper
• Using universal design concepts to ensure that your presentation is accessible to everyone
• Tools for adding interactive elements to your presentation

Session Video

Presentation and Links

So You Want to Present at a Tolkien Conference? Putting Together the Presentation (slideshow)

Links to resources discussed in the presentation:

• Audioeye Contrast Checker (includes other accessibility tools too; take a look around!)
• Menti (online poll/survey that display results as graphs or word clouds)
• PollEverywhere (online poll/survey that displays audience freeform text responses)
• Kahoot! (quizzes and games)
• Slido (polls, audience Q&A, and quizzes integrate with existing presentation tools)
• Genially (presentation platform that includes quizzes and games)