In a professional career, you may be called upon to conduct research and deliver findings in professionalsettings. No matter how extensive the research or accurate
the conclusions, a weak presentation can undermine your argument or larger goals. A presentation is a tool to assist in making an argument. When creating
presentations you develop skills in researching an issue, synthesizing the information, organizing data logically, and presenting findings in an effective manner.
Principles of an Effective Presentation:
You may use a productsuch as Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Prezi to create your presentations.
• There are various template designs that you can find on the web for your presentation. However, first consider your presentation from the perspective of
your audience prior to selecting a specific style. Distracting backgrounds, large blocks of text, all uppercase fonts, elaborate font styles, grammatical errors,
and misspellings are distracting. Be consistent with the style of text, bullets, and sub-pointsin order to support a powerful presentation that allows your
content to be the focus.
• Each slide should include your key point(s). Do not place large blocks of text on the screen. Your presentation is not a means of presenting a short paper. In
an actual presentation, you would not read from your slides, but rather use them as prompts.
• Any notes or narration you would use in delivering this presentation to a group should be listed in the “notes” section of the slide.
• Referencesshould be listed at the bottom of the slide in slightly smaller text.
• Use clip art, AutoShapes, pictures, charts, tables, and diagrams to enhance but not overwhelm your content.
• Be mindful of the intended audience and seek to assess the presentation’s effectiveness by gauging audience comprehension (when possible).
Below are some links that offer helpful tips and examples for developing your presentations:
• Making PowerPoint Slides
• Beyond Bullet Points: The Better Way to Use PowerPoint
• Really Bad PowerPoint and How to Avoid it
You may submit either a complete PowerPoint deck with corresponding audio narration or a complete PowerPoint deck with the finalized script in the slide notes
section. For more information about embedding audio recordingsin PowerPoint, you can access PowerPoint 2010 tutorials through Infobase videos provided in the
module resources. Infobase includes hundreds of different video tutorials that provide basic to advanced guidance on using different versions of the program and
use on different operating systems.
Guidelinesfor Submission: Submissionsshould be 5–7 slides. When applicable, APA citations must be used.In a professional career, you may be called upon to conduct research and deliver findings in professionalsettings. No matter how extensive the research or accurate
the conclusions, a weak presentation can undermine your argument or larger goals. A presentation is a tool to assist in making an argument. When creating
presentations you develop skills in researching an issue, synthesizing the information, organizing data logically, and presenting findings in an effective manner.
Principles of an Effective Presentation:
You may use a productsuch as Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Prezi to create your presentations.
• There are various template designs that you can find on the web for your presentation. However, first consider your presentation from the perspective of
your audience prior to selecting a specific style. Distracting backgrounds, large blocks of text, all uppercase fonts, elaborate font styles, grammatical errors,
and misspellings are distracting. Be consistent with the style of text, bullets, and sub-pointsin order to support a powerful presentation that allows your
content to be the focus.
• Each slide should include your key point(s). Do not place large blocks of text on the screen. Your presentation is not a means of presenting a short paper. In
an actual presentation, you would not read from your slides, but rather use them as prompts.
• Any notes or narration you would use in delivering this presentation to a group should be listed in the “notes” section of the slide.
• Referencesshould be listed at the bottom of the slide in slightly smaller text.
• Use clip art, AutoShapes, pictures, charts, tables, and diagrams to enhance but not overwhelm your content.
• Be mindful of the intended audience and seek to assess the presentation’s effectiveness by gauging audience comprehension (when possible).
Below are some links that offer helpful tips and examples for developing your presentations:
• Making PowerPoint Slides
• Beyond Bullet Points: The Better Way to Use PowerPoint
• Really Bad PowerPoint and How to Avoid it
You may submit either a complete PowerPoint deck with corresponding audio narration or a complete PowerPoint deck with the finalized script in the slide notes
section. For more information about embedding audio recordingsin PowerPoint, you can access PowerPoint 2010 tutorials through Infobase videos provided in the
module resources. Infobase includes hundreds of different video tutorials that provide basic to advanced guidance on using different versions of the program and
use on different operating systems.
Guidelinesfor Submission: Submissionsshould be 5–7 slides. When applicable, APA citations must be used.
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