PowerPoint Presentation

PowerPoint Presentation

This presentation can take on different forms. The goal of the presentation is to communicate important aspects of your research paper to other members of the class. You will present in front of class during your regular class time, and must show up to your other class meeting times. I prefer that you present with a person with a similar topic, but you can present by yourself. Everyone does not have similar, related topics. At this time, a PowerPoint presentation is the most relevant way to present this information. Many of your future classes will involve PowerPoint presentations. If you can present with another person in another class at a relevant, you can do so. But Purdue's many night tests make presentations at that time a problem.

Each presentation should include:
- 4-6 minute talk about your topic based in part on your slides. (If you have a partner, it will 8-12 minutes together.)
- 2 visual elements, such as pictures, clipart, graphs, video clips, charts, etc., that enhance the information being presented. (4 for partners)
- At least 5 PowerPoint slides, which consider the audience and presentation conditions when designing the background and/or color scheme, and also
provide enough text to keep the audience focused on the information being presented. (10 for partners)

Relevant Links:

Microsoft PowerPoint Handouts:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010774051033.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010685111033.aspx

MOST RELEVANT LINK: Purdue OWL Handout on PowerPoint:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/pp/writewithppt.ppt

Other good link: Rhetoric of PowerPoint

From class in 'readings - handouts': Notes on PowerPoint - Nov. 18th

NOTE: These links may be updated with other readings we do in class

Learning Goals:
Multi-media Presentation software
Presentation skills: Delivery, Audience Consideration, Talking Points
Presentation design: Content, Slide design (color, font, size, readability, white space)

Nuts and Bolts:
5 - 6 slides
2 visual elements