Power Point Presentation

Guide

A Power Point Presentation is the most common way to convey information to audiences, is in the same format as any other presentation and includes an attention getter, a preview, questions to be answered, content, and a conclusion. Typically, literature is passed out before the Power Point Presentation to be of interest to the audience; in addition, a presentation guide is typically printed from Power Point and handed out. Presenters use talking points to elaborate on succinct bullet points on clear slides with a relevant heading. Slides maintain a consistent design, generally chosen from a pre-made template within PowerPoint. Interesting and purposeful images, charts and graphs are used throughout the presentation.

Rationale: The Power Point Presentation is currently the most common way to present information to an audience. Learning with the expectation of teaching it to others is proven to increase motivation and retention. Extracting the main idea forces more active reflectivity. Research demonstrates that synthesizing information, or taking information and creating new and independent work, increases understanding and retention.

Instructions: Create or review the objectives and questions guiding the Power Point. Create the Power Point using concise bullets. Review the Bullets to create more elaborate talking points; write these on index cards and write page numbers on the bottom right corner. Insert interesting, purposeful images into the power point.

General Guidelines

· Begin with an attention getter, joke and rhetorical questions

· Dress professionally

· Proofread and edit the PowerPoint before the presentation

· Interact with the audience

· Use objectives and questions to guide the presentation

· Prepare a handout to facilitate note-taking

· Use note cards to make talking points

· Integrate interesting, purposeful images

· Make a few conclusion slides that appropriately summarize the presentation

· Simplicity is better than complexity

Power Point Rubric

possible points	expectations	points earned
2	Presenters are professionally dressed
3	Presenters are ready on time with no excuses or glitches
2	Begins with an attention getter, joke and rhetorical questions
2	Presenters use talking points on note cards and rarely look at the Power Point for reference
2	Supplementary literature is passed out, including a note taking aid
2	Presenters project their voice
4	Presentation uses objectives and questions to keep the audience thinking
3	Presentation contains interesting, purposeful images
3	Bullets are concise and outline talking points
2	Elaborates on talking points based on cues from audience
2	Presenters move around the room to engage the audience
2	Design is consistent and attractive
3	Conclusion appropriately summarizes presentation
4	Presentation is error free
4	Presentation is within minimum and maximum time
35	total

Power Point Example

Talking Points Rubric

possible points	expectations	points earned
2	Written in bullet form
2	Uses indents to nest ideas and information
3	Written on 3x5 note cards
2	Keyword indicating card topic on upper left corner
1	Numbered on upper right hand corner in order of appearance
2	Opens with main idea or generalization
2	Opens with goal of talk
3	Has coherent conclusion
3	Within time allocated
20	total

Talking Points Example

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Horizontal Example