Presentations In a professional career, one may be called upon to conduct research and deliver findings in professional settings. No matter how extensive the research or accurate the conclusions, a weak presentation can undermine an argument. A presentation is a tool to assist in making an argument. When creating presentations, students 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 utilize a product such as Microsoft's PowerPoint or Google Presentation 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-points in 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 visual. 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. References should 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 Requirements of submission: When applicable, discipline-appropriate citations must be used. Instructor Feedback: Students can find their feedback in the grade book as an attachment. See next page for rubrics: Individual Presentation Rubric and Group Presentation Rubric Individual Presentation Rubric Critical Elements Content: Inquiry and Analysis Organization Critical Thinking Visual Appeal Narration (Research/Writing) Exemplary Includes almost all of the main elements and requirements; provides indepth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of multiple concepts (23-25) Slides are organized in a logical way that complements the central theme; transitions are wellpaced to create a natural and engaging flow (18-20) Draws insightful conclusions that are thoroughly defended with evidence and examples (23-25) There is a consistent visual theme that helps enhance understanding of the ideas; includes multiple types of media (18-20) Mechanics and style ensure clarity. Incorporates multiple properly cited scholarly resources (9-10) Proficient Includes most of the main elements and requirements; provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of some concepts Needs Improvement Includes some of the main elements and requirements; provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of minimal concepts Not Evident Does not include any of the main elements and requirements; does not provide in-depth analysis (20-22) Slides are organized in a logical way and transitions are paced so that the material is easily accessible (18-19) Slides are organized mostly in a logical way and transitions are paced so that the material can be understood with focus and effort (0-17) Slides are organized in a way that is illogical OR transitions are paced so that the material cannot be understood (16-17) Draws informed conclusions that are justified with evidence (14-15) Draws logical conclusions, but does not defend with evidence (0-13) Does not draw logical conclusions (20-22) Original images are created using proper size and resolution that enhance the content; includes more than one type of media (16-17) Mechanics and style promote clarity. Incorporates some properly cited scholarly resources (8) (18-19) Visually depicts topic and assists audience; images are proper size and resolution (0-17) Graphics are unrelated to content and cross over each other. Distracting, busy, and detract from presentation (14-15) Mechanics and style make narration intelligible. Incorporates very few properly cited scholarly resources (7) (0-13) Several mechanical errors OR does not incorporate scholarly resources 20 25 20 10 (0-6) Earned Total: Comments: Value 25 100% Group Presentation Rubric Critical Elements Content: Inquiry and Analysis Organization Critical Thinking Visual Appeal Narration (Research/Writing) Teamwork Exemplary Includes almost all of the main elements and requirements; provides indepth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of multiple concepts (23-25) Slides are organized in a logical way that complements the central theme; transitions are wellpaced to create a natural and engaging flow (18-20) Draws insightful conclusions that are thoroughly defended with evidence and examples (18-20) There is a consistent visual theme that helps enhance understanding of the ideas; includes multiple types of media (14-15) Mechanics and style ensure clarity. Incorporates multiple properly cited scholarly resources (9-10) Demonstrates effective interactions with team members and makes numerous quality contributions to team discussions and tasks (9-10) Proficient Includes most of the main elements and requirements; provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of some concepts Needs Improvement Includes some of the main elements and requirements; provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of minimal concepts Not Evident Does not include any of the main elements and requirements; does not provide in-depth analysis (20-22) Slides are organized in a logical way and transitions are paced so that the material is easily accessible (18-19) Slides are organized mostly in a logical way and transitions are paced so that the material can be understood with focus and effort (0-17) Slides are organized in a way that is illogical OR transitions are paced so that the material cannot be understood (16-17) Draws informed conclusions that are justified with evidence (14-15) Draws logical conclusions, but does not defend with evidence (0-13) Does not draw logical conclusions (16-17) Original images are created using proper size and resolution that enhance the content; includes more than one type of media (12-13) Mechanics and style promote clarity. Incorporates some properly cited scholarly resources (8) Demonstrates moderately effective interactions with team members and makes some quality contributions to team discussions and tasks (14-15) Visually depict topic and assist audience; images are proper size and resolution (0-13) Graphics are unrelated to content and cross over each other. Distracting, busy, and detract from presentation (11) Mechanics and style make narration intelligible. Incorporates very few properly cited scholarly resources (7) Demonstrates minimal interactions with team members and makes minimal quality contributions to team discussions and tasks (0-10) Several mechanical errors OR does not incorporate scholarly resources (8) (7) (0-6) (0-6) Does not demonstrate effective interactions with team members and does not make quality contributions to team discussions and tasks Earned Total: Value 25 20 20 15 10 10 100% Comments