- University of Kent: Giving a successful presentation
This PowerPoint™ presentation from the University of Kent reflects on presentation skills, common problems, and goes through the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ of presentation-giving. It provides a good model of how to lay out presentation slides.
- University of Leeds: Skills@Library: Presentation skills
This link from the University of Leeds library website provides activities, tutorials and helpful advice on planning and executing a successful presentation.
- Factbook on ‘The family’ by Po Bronson
This is a large, informally written collection of information and opinions about ‘the family’ from various sources such as news articles and US statistics. The information was collected together by an author when writing a book and gives an insight into American attitudes to families in the US and around the world. The information is divided into ‘memos’ or sets of notes on many different topics including family roles, the future of the family, trends in childcare, etc.