Note:
Your presentation should follow Assignment 3’s guidelines and should be on the same subject (and use the same information) from Assignment 2.3’s final report. You should treat this as though you were handing the report out to an audience and then presenting key points to that same audience live. Follow the guidelines from the textbook carefully when formatting and developing the slides. You must submit the final version in .ppt or .pptx format (no exceptions).
The presentation must include audio or narration notes in the “Notes” section of each slide. Failure to include audio/notes will result in a reduced score (highest grade available possible without narration is a mid B). Review the posted videos for assistance.
This week’s discussion will focus on professional networking and normally creates quite an interesting thread.
If you have any questions about the presentation, please ask!
Assignment 3: Justification Report – Presentation
Worth 150 points
Now that you have completed your report, it is time to design and present your findings. Your task is to organize and develop the three (3) parts (introduction, body, and closing) of an effective presentation, based on your Justification Report (Assignment 2.3). Chapter 12 in our text provides overall information on presentation format, content, and delivery. Please do not simply cut and paste your justification report content to the slides. Instead develop clear, concise content that enhances your presentation narration or notes. Assume that your audience has a copy of your report. Remember that your slides are meant to be highlights and your audience should not spend a great deal of time reading from the slides but instead listening to you present the concepts.
Create an twelve(12) slide presentation in which you:
- Ensure that your PowerPoint presentation fulfills the appropriate length requirements and professional style requirements.
- Open with an engaging introduction of the topic of your report. Include one (1) title slide and one (1) introductory slide.
- For the body of your presentation, cover the main points of your report. Create slides that reinforce and illustrate your main ideas. Follow basic design principles for effective slide content.
- For your single closing slide, finish with a memorable wrap-up statement that refocuses on the purpose of your report.
- Use PowerPoint voice-over and / or the notes section to present your slides.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The title slide is not included in the required slide length.
- Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide, and two to three (2-3) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.) throughout the presentation, ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Slides should abbreviate the information in no more than five or six (5 or 6) bullet points each.
- Slide titles should be based on the criteria being summarized (e.g., “Four Key Attributes,” “Responses to Budget Issues,” etc.).
Assignment Checklist
- Descriptive titles on each of the slides
- Text contains concise, precise content
- Graphics convey the idea described by the slide text
- Statements in bulleted lists have a parallel structure
- The font size is easily read from a distance
- There are no more than three (3) different font styles in the presentation
- The color and background convey a formal business tone
- Animation effects are used in moderation
- There are no misspellings or typographical errors
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Assess strengths and weaknesses in the student’s own oral communication and in the oral communication of others.
- Use sentence variety, effective word choice, and correct grammar in oral communication.
- Analyze verbal and nonverbal techniques that enhance oral communication within a business and / or professional context.
Grading for this assignment will be based on quality, logic / organization of the presentation, and language, writing, and oral skills, using the following rubric.
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Points: 150 |
Assignment 3: Justification Report – Presentation |
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Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 60% F |
Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
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1. Ensure that your PowerPoint presentation fulfills the appropriate length requirements and professional style requirements. Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely fulfilled the appropriate length requirements and professional style requirements within your PowerPoint presentation. |
Insufficiently fulfilled the appropriate length requirements and professional style requirements within your PowerPoint presentation. |
Partially fulfilled the appropriate length requirements and professional style requirements within your PowerPoint presentation. |
Satisfactorily fulfilled the appropriate length requirements and professional style requirements within your PowerPoint presentation. |
Thoroughly fulfilled the appropriate length requirements and professional style requirements within your PowerPoint presentation. |
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2. Open with an engaging introduction of the topic of your report. Include one (1) title slide and one (1) introductory slide. Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely opened with an engaging introduction of the topic of your report for your introduction. Did not submit or incompletely included one (1) title slide and one (1) introductory slide. |
Insufficiently opened with an engaging introduction of the topic of your report for your introduction. Insufficientlyincluded one (1) title slide and one (1) introductory slide. |
Partially opened with an engaging introduction of the topic of your report for your introduction. Partiallyincluded one (1) title slide and one (1) introductory slide. |
Satisfactorily opened with an engaging introduction of the topic of your report for your introduction. Satisfactorilyincluded one (1) title slide and one (1) introductory slide. |
Thoroughly opened with an engaging introduction of the topic of your report for your introduction. Thoroughlyincluded one (1) title slide and one (1) introductory slide. |
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3. For the body of your presentation, cover the main points of your report. Create slides that reinforce and illustrate your main ideas. Follow basic design principles for effective slide content. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely covered the main points of your report for the body of your presentation. Did not submit or incompletely created slides that reinforce and illustrate your main ideas. Did not submit or incompletely followed basic design principles for effective slide content. |
Insufficiently covered the main points of your report for the body of your presentation. Insufficientlycreated slides that reinforce and illustrate your main ideas. Insufficiently followed basic design principles for effective slide content. |
Partially covered the main points of your report for the body of your presentation.Partially created slides that reinforce and illustrate your main ideas. Partiallyfollowed basic design principles for effective slide content. |
Satisfactorily covered the main points of your report for the body of your presentation.Satisfactorily created slides that reinforce and illustrate your main ideas.Satisfactorily followed basic design principles for effective slide content. |
Thoroughly covered the main points of your report for the body of your presentation. Thoroughlycreated slides that reinforce and illustrate your main ideas. Thoroughly followed basic design principles for effective slide content. |
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4. For your single closing slide, finish with a memorable wrap-up statement that refocuses on the purpose of your report. Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely finished with a memorable wrap-up statement that refocuses on the purpose of your report for your single closing slide. |
Insufficiently finished with a memorable wrap-up statement that refocuses on the purpose of your report for your single closing slide. |
Partially finished with a memorable wrap-up statement that refocuses on the purpose of your report for your single closing slide. |
Satisfactorily finished with a memorable wrap-up statement that refocuses on the purpose of your report for your single closing slide. |
Thoroughly finished with a memorable wrap-up statement that refocuses on the purpose of your report for your single closing slide. |
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5. Use PowerPoint voice-over or the notes section to present your slides. Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely usedPowerPoint voice-over or the notes section to present your slides. |
Insufficiently usedPowerPoint voice-over or the notes section to present your slides. |
Partially used PowerPoint voice-over or the notes section to present your slides. |
Satisfactorily usedPowerPoint voice-over or the notes section to present your slides. |
Thoroughly usedPowerPoint voice-over or the notes section to present your slides. |
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6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements. Weight: 20% |
More than 8 errors present. |
7-8 errors present. |
5-6 errors present. |
3-4 errors present. |
0-2 errors present. |
