Group Presentations: Power Point Guidelines/Hints
SINGLE SOURCE: Try to put all the PP presentations on a single thumb drive or CD or MUCH valuable time will be wasted fiddling with the technology and your group loses presentation points for the lost time.
TEST ALL PRESENTATIONS at least the night before the presentation. If it doesn’t work, you don’t get credit for it.
HAVE A BACKUP PLAN: Be prepared to present even if your media fails.
EDIT EDIT EDIT: Spelling and grammatical errors, random/inconsistent fonts etc. make you look like an idjit.
General Slide Guidelines
1) Title Slide
Content: Paper/Presentation title and presenter’s name; relevant picture or
graphic
Use: Leave this slide up as you are getting prepared, transitioning between
group members etc.
2) Overview Slide
Content: Thesis and major points etc.; three or four bullet points (section
headings)
3) Section One Slide: Section title and three or four bullet points: main findings
3n) Section One Example Slides: graphic media (pictures, charts, historical data, quotes etc.) exemplifying main points.
4) Section Two Slide: Section title and three or four bullet points: main findings
4n) Example slides
5) Conclusion Slide: Thesis/Findings, overview of solutions or what remains to be researched, done etc.
5n) Positive, hopeful imagery of solutions taking hold; end on upbeat note;
leave this up as you answer questions.