DB10 Journal
If you could explain your research topic to your grandmother or someone else who may not be familiar with your topic, what would you say?
Strengths.
As a reader, I have the capability of grasping a lot of the content of the subject easily without having to refer to previous works every time that I come across a new concept in the same subject. As a writer, I have the ability to express my ideas in paper fluently and in a way that is easy to understand.
Weaknesses.
As a reader, I often find myself missing out on particular concepts which may have been crucial to the subject’s contents as I tend to skim fast through paragraphs. I often find myself making silly grammar mistakes through improper use of articles, comas, and adjectives. Nonetheless, I am trying to minimize on these problems.
DB10: November 11 – 17
1. Post your tips on doing an effective presentation on PowerPoint, Prezi, or some other means, and, if you have any, include links to sites that provide more guidance. (6 points)
2. Respond to the postings of at least two other students. (2 points each)
Student 1 post
My Tips
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1.What’s the Main Idea of Your Presentation?
What message do you want to deliver to your audience? Do you want to introduce people to a specific kind of products or services? Is that a specific action that you want people to take? Decide on what message you’d like to deliver to your audience and help people to understand what you present and what actions you’d like them to take.
2. Create a consistent look and feel.
In a good slide deck, each slide feels like part of the same story. That means using the same or related typography, colors and imagery across all your slides
3. Consistently use the same font and sizes.
on all slides and make your colors consistent throughout the presentation. Avoid all caps.
4. Use Quality Photography.
Photography is one of the single best ways to make your presentation look awesome. It’s also one of the single best ways to make it lame.
5. Don’t copy and paste slides from different sources.
You don’t want your presentation to look like a rag rug. What you’re aiming for is a consistent look.
6. Keep Texts Short
Making PowerPoint presentations doesn’t suggest that your audience will read long paragraphs of texts that are included in your slides.
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Student 2 post
Aisha McNamee
My Tips on Creating An Effective Presentation
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My tips on an effective presentation are below. I have included a few advices that I feel many forget about.
1. Do not overwhelm your audience with too much information. Use visual aids like picture or graphs so your audience can quickly capture your points.
2. Do spell check for grammatical errors and basic sentence structure. A presentation with complete sentences and very few errors sends a message that you care about your work.
3. Know what message you want to convey. Whether you are informing or persusding your audience, “The most important part of your preparation is deciding what you want to accomplish” (Guffey & Loewy, 2016).
4. Know your audience. Customize the content of your presentation according to who will be seeing your presentation (i.e. your friends, professor, children, or a business).
References
Guffey, M., & Loewy, D. (2016). Essentials of Business Communication. Florence: Cengage Learning.
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RP3: Presentation (PPT or otherwise)
Prepare a PowerPoint, Prezi, or other type of presentation of your research paper, and post it or the link for it in this assignment area.
Point value: 20 points
Rubric Detail
A rubric lists grading criteria that instructors use to evaluate student work. Your instructor linked a rubric to this item and made it available to you. Select Grid View or List View to change the rubric’s layout.
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Name: PPT Presentation Rubric
Description: This is the rubric for assessing the PPT presentations
| Range of Achievement | |
| Content | Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 5 (25.00%)
The presentation -clearly states the problem it is addressing -fully explains the significance of this problem -fully discusses the problem and addresses both sides of the issue |
| Format | Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 5 (25.00%)
The presentation -has clear and readable slides -uses images effectively -is organized logically -has an adequate number of slides |
| Usage and Mechanics | Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 5 (25.00%)
The language is -fully grammatical -punctuated properly -is clear and understandable |
| Use of Sources | Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 5 (25.00%)
Sources -are cited accurately -are used appropriately -are from a variety of reliable sources -are relevant to the topic |
Readings
Directions for Presentations of Research Papers
This week you will prepare an electronic presentation (RP3) which may be a PowerPoint, a Prezi, a video, or whatever else you may find. You will submit this presentation as your assignment for this week.Be sure to proofread it for spelling, correct citations, and accurate details, as well as clarity.
Next week we will begin the presentations for the Research Paper. The easy way will be to post it in the Discussion Board for next week and moderate the discussion board area.
Prezi
How to Do a Good PowerPoint
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