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About this program

Aim: The aim of this program is to help you plan your presentation about "Violence in entertainment (i.e. movies, television, video, comics or computer games) should be regulated by the government". It will:

  1. help you to plan your presentation
  2. help you to write your presentation, including the Introduction, Body, and Conclusion.
  3. produce the following:
    • a script, which you can save and print out using your browser's File menu.
    • printable note cards, which you can save and print out using your browser's File menu.
    • a slide show, which you can save to your computer using the browser's File > Save menu.
    • and speak your presentation to you. You can choose a  male or female voice.

To see what the program does, click here for an example presentation, then click the buttons to make note cards and a script. Click here to listen to the Introduction. Before you fill in the form you may want to delete the example.

1. Plan your Presentation: Drag and drop points to include in your presentation

Drag and drop the points below that you want to include in your presentation into the topic boxes on the right >

Violence in entertainment (i.e. movies, television, video, comics or computer games) should be regulated by the government
  • but: it is a matter of artistic expression
    • because: fictional violence is necessary for childhood
      • because: enables children to challenge their own weakness
        • but: violence should not be used to cope with feelings
          • but: Is is better to bottle up the emotions than...
      • because: realization of selfhood
    • because: Media violence isdifferent from real violence
  • but: censorship is subjective
    • because: values change
    • but: entertainment should follow society's values
  • but: infringement of individual freedom
    • because: it is used merely to protect commerical interest
  • but: parents should take the sole responsibility
    • but: parents are not always available
  • but: it's up to the individual to decide what to watch
    • but: the case of TV: the importance of scheduling
      • because: viewer inertia
        • but: television should be used for entertainment only
  • because: leads to violence in reality
    • because: increased risk of being aggressive in the future
    • but: not the real cause
      • because: watching TV, playing video games are not passive
        • because: results depend on individuals
          • because: depends on personal experience
          • because: individuals play an actively in yielding meaning
      • because: the violent images do not generate the hatred
    • because: violence in entertainment can lead to aggressive and...
      • because: especially damaging to young children
        • because: fail to distinguish real life from fantasy
      • because: more consumption, more aggressive
        • but: no cause and effect, just coincidence
        • but: mistaking end as cause
          • but: study suggests that the reverse is true
    • because: makes people more distrustful and egoistic
      • because: convinced that the world is more dangerous
      • because: increases fear of becoming victims
        • because: stimulates fear in some children
    • but: causal connection over-estimated
      • because: the causal relation seems unfounded
        • because: the two types of violence are different
      • because: not enough research done, or research is biased
        • but: justified in intervening in order to reduce risk
          • because: similar case: smoking and drinking
    • because: makes people insensitive to the crime of violence
    • because: relation with alcohol consumption, etc.
    • but: computer games can make players less violent
  • but: there are already guidelines and categorizations
    • but: ineffective as well as inefficient
      • because: categorization in fact has the opposite effect
  • because: creates an environment of profanity and violence
    • because: violence will be easily embedded in daily life
      • because: entertainment is indispensable

Move to the next stage and write your presentation.

The introduction will go here, but don't write it until you after have chosen your topics.

Topics: (drag points from the left into the topic boxes below. To delete a point, double-click in the box, after the text.):
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2. Write your presentation

Introduction

Instructions: Edit these boxes so that the grammar is correct:

Good , ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to my presentation. My name is .

The topic of my presentation today is .

Now I'd like to ask you a question. (Optional)

The reason that this topic is useful for you is .

What is the background (why did you choose this topic?)

What is your objective (what do you want the audience to know at the end of the presentation?)

We are going to talk about things. These are:

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Secondly, .

Next/Finally we’re going to talk about .

Finally we’re going to look at .

Choose one: (To omit the number of minutes, delete the number in the box.)
Due to the limited time I have today, just minutes, I’d appreciate it if you would keep your questions until the end. Thank you.
Please feel free to ask me questions at any time. This presentation will last for about minutes.

Click here to , then wait for the page to appear.

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Point 2

Secondly,

(Write the details of point 2 in here:)

(Write notes that remind you of the details in here:)
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If you want to put a picture in your slide show to illustrate the first point, type in the URL here:

Picture position? | |
Picture orientation: or |

That’s the end of point 2.

Point 3

Thirdly,

(Write the details of point 3 in here:)

(Write notes that remind you of the details in here:)
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If you want to put a picture in your slide show to illustrate the first point, type in the URL here:

Picture position? | |
Picture orientation: or |

That’s the end of point 3.

Point 4

Fourthly,

(Write the details of point 4 in here:)

(Write notes that remind you of the details in here:)
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If you want to put a picture in your slide show to illustrate the first point, type in the URL here:

Picture position? | |
Picture orientation: or |

That’s the end of point 4.

Click here to
(Please be patient, as it may take some time to process) .

Conclusion

In conclusion, in this presentation my objective was 

I have covered main points,
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I hope you have found this presentation useful. Thank you.

Questions, please. Yes?

If there are no more questions, that is the end of my presentation.

Click here to , then wait for the page to appear.

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3. Generate your presentation script, cards, slides or listen to part of the presentation

Click here to print out a script or notecards for your presentation.
Remember, only use note cards, not a script, in your presentation.

Listen to your:

Go to: About | Plan | Introduction | Topics | Conclusion | Script / Cards / Slides / Listen

 

These boxes are for converting your text into speech. The program will fill your words into the boxes below automatically, but you can edit them or replace them if you wish:

Text-to-Speech Wizard

The Text-to-Speech Wizard can create a monologue (such as a presentation) or a conversation dialog. You can have up to 10 conversational moves with different voices.

  1. Enter the name for each speaker in the left column, then write in the conversation text you want spoken. Select the appropriate voice for each speaker.
  2. The whole dialog will then be sent to the speech engine and recorded as separate audio files for each speaker move in the conversation.
  3. The HTML page generated by the wizard will then be sent back.

Enter a title for your dialog:

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NOTE: The audio files may take some time to download after you submit.

 

 

 

Wait

Audio files

Your text is now being loaded into the text-to-speech program. This will take about 30 seconds.

The audio files of your presentation will appear below.

Wait for the 'Play' buttons to appear.

Click the 'Play' buttons to hear the sentences from your presentation.

 

Text-to-speech output files:

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