On or before Day 1 of next week, in the Week 10 Discussion forum, you will post a final draft of a PowerPoint presentation conveying the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of your Practicum Pr

© 2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 1 NURS 6600: Capstone Synthesis Practicum Practicum Project Presentation Overview PowerPoint Presentation Notes Your PowerPoint presentation should exhibit a professional appearance that reflects thoughtful, thorough preparation. Consider the audience’s nee ds , and use your creativity to design an engaging presentation. Your audience is your classmates and Instructor. This presentation also serves as your Portfolio Assignment for this course. The use of PowerPoint as a presentation method allows you to create a narrative to convey essential aspects of your Practicum Project. As you develop your presentation, structure the information to provide a logical flow from the beginning (introduction) to the middle to the end (conclusion). Determine a title for each sl ide. As you create each slide, include the slide title at the top to help orient the audience, and make sure the slide text is concise and easy to read. While you may wish to include a few photos or graphics, be mindful that including too many of these ite ms can be distracting and may result in problems with file size and downloading. The evaluation of your presentation will address not just the appropriateness and inclusion of all required content, but also the extent to which the slides are neat, organi zed, and visually appealing. PowerPoint Presentation Instructions • Develop a 10 - to 25 -slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following : o A cover slide with the following: -Title of your Practicum Project -Date -Walden University -Course number -Your name (Do not include the names of your practicum Faculty Member or Preceptor) o A summary of the Practicum Project topic, goal, objectives, and rationale o A summary of the Practicum Project methodology o A summary of the Practicum Project findings o Conclus ions and recommendations that incorporate an evaluation of the Practicum Project findings in terms of utility and potential for impact within your professional specialty and your practicum organization’s environment o Examples of scholarly product(s) develop ed for the Practicum Project, if © 2013 Laureate Education, Inc. 2 applicable (you may use screen shots or scans to incorporate these items into your presentation) o A summary slide that properly synthesizes and concludes the presentation o A l ist of references (including a minimum of five sch olarly resources), properly formatted using APA style  In addition , you must do the following : o Write detailed speaker notes for each slide to complement the slide content. Speaker notes should be clear, in -depth, and function as augmentation of the slide material. Note: These notes should be written with sufficient depth to allow someone else to deliver the presentation. Make sure the PowerPoint presentation reflects graduate -level writing and presentation standards, with professional -looking graphics and appropriate type style.