homework

Introduction

This topic is all about making presentations. Business professionals are often called upon to make presentations - to present information to their managers, colleagues, and customers. This topic will cover the basics of making a visual presentation based on the guidelines in Module 5.

In this course, you will design and prepare a slide presentation specifically designed to meet the needs and purposes of your intended audience. Developing a presentation is very similar to the type of business writing you have been doing all along in this course. Just as in your other assignments, you will need to:

• Identify your audience

• use a "you" attitude

• emphasis the positive

• develop reader benefits

• overcome objections

• do a little research

• and analyze data

You will post a copy of your slide presentation to the discussion forum, where you will receive feedback from your peers. You will also review other students' presentations and provide feedback to them.

To meet the learning objectives for this topic, you will complete these activities. Print this page and use it as a checklist.

• Review the Introduction and Objectives page.

• Review Module 5 - Designing Documents, Slides, and Screens in your textbook.

• Review Module 25 - Using Visuals. You may use the visuals from your short research report.

• Read the online lesson Criteria for the Presentation.

• Review the Presentation Checklist as you revise and finalize your presentation.

• Assignment: Complete Exercise 5.13 and reply to two of your classmates in the discussion forum.

• Assignment: Submit your presentation slides based on your short research report to the correct drop box.

• Assignment: Complete the quiz.

Prepare a five or more slide presentation based on your Short Research Report topic with a Works Cited slide.

Criteria:

• Follow the guidelines in Module 5 for white space, parallelism, bullet-point phrases, headings, and presentation design

• Design your presentation to be readable by an audience at 30 feet

• Use an appropriate background

• Include at least one visual from your report: chart, table, graphic, picture, etc.

• Create a minimum of 5 slides: introductory, problem/topic, solutions, recommendations, and sources

• Use the headings from your report

Presentation Checklist

This week you will post the final version of your presentation in the Final Presentation - Drop Box.

Your presentation will be graded on the following:

1. Grammar

2. Punctuation

3. Sentence Structure

4. Spelling

5. Development

6. Audience Awareness

7. PowerPoint Presentation assignment criteria

8. Critical Independent Thought

9. Flow/tone

10. MLA guidelines

11. Format/spacing

12. Mechanics

13. Redundancy

14. Wordiness

15. Active voice and action verbs