Students identify the most surprising, boring, and exciting aspects of their idea or solution to use in a presentation.
This method helps students develop their ability to create structured presentations.
Students identify the most surprising aspect of the idea or solution they are going to present.
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What hadn’t you thought about before?
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What do you think will surprise your audience?
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Is there anything original or unique about the idea?
Students identify the most boring aspect of the idea or solution.
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What about the idea or solution do you think your audience has already experienced, heard, or seen before?
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What still needs to be told, even if it might seem almost irrelevant?
Students identify the most exciting aspect of the idea or solution.
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What sparks your curiosity?
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What motivates you to continue developing this idea or solution?
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What are you most looking forward to sharing?
Students prepare their presentation to include the three points: first the most surprising, then the most boring, and finally the most exciting, by completing the 3-Point Presentation worksheet.
Students present their idea or solution.
Didactic tips
- Students can use quotes, recordings, images, audio files, role-plays, or physical objects to illustrate each of the three parts of their presentation.
- This method is used in activity XXX