Overview
For this assignment, you will build a professional-looking PowerPoint (PPT) presentation on some aspect of professional communication that contains at least 17 slides.
Instructions
The required slides:
I. Title Slide
- The title slide is the first required slide of your PPT
- The title slide must include the following elements: title of your presentation, your full name, class name & section number, and your institution (Liberty University).
II. Content Slides
- Your PPT must contain at least 15 content slides. Content slides do not include the title or reference slide(s).
- All content slides must contain speaker notes.
- Speaker notes are a presenter’s cheat sheet, if you will. In other words, speaker notes are hidden from your audience but can be viewed while giving a presentation.
- Speaker notes are NOT a copy of the information on your slide. Instead, speaker notes expand upon and offer further clarification regarding points on each content slide.
- Four relevant and professional-looking images/graphics are required. All images/graphics must:
- support the theme of the presentation
- illustrate the topic of the slide and/or explain a complex issue
III. Reference Slide
- The reference slide will be the last required slide(s) in your PPT.
- This slide (or slides) will contain all sources used in your PPT presentation.
- Format sources according to the most current APA formatting guidelines.
- In addition to current APA formatting guidelines, the inclusion of the complete URL (sometimes called a permalink) is required for all full-text, peer-reviewed/scholarly articles retrieved from Liberty’s online library journal database. Note that this is not the same as the doi # (unless the URL takes your reader directly to the full-text article within Liberty’s online library journal database). If you are unsure about the specific URL/link, you can copy the entire web address from the top of the browser’s address bar once you are viewing the full-text article within Liberty’s online library journal database.
Sources
Five credible sources must be used within your presentation. Approved sources include:
- the course textbook (as listed on the course syllabus).
- four full-text, peer-reviewed/scholarly articles published within the last seven years and retrieved from Liberty’s online library journal database.
Sources NOT approved for this assignment:
- textbooks or e-books, other than the course textbook/e-book that is listed on the course syllabus
- blogs, education sites, commercial sites, Wikipedia, About.com, editorials, abstracts, online books, book reviews, etc.
Avoiding Plagiarism
- Create and submit an original PPT presentation. Do not submit someone else’s PPT or previously submitted work from this or another course.
- Provide citations for:
- all statements, ideas, & thoughts (whether paraphrased or directly quoted) used from an outside source.
- tables, data, images, etc., used from an outside source.
- All citations should be formatted according to the most current APA formatting guidelines. Citations can be included directly on the slide or within the notes area under the content slide.
- All sources used must be listed on your reference slide(s) and formatted according to the most current APA formatting guidelines.
Other Requirements and Reminders:
- PPT must be created and uploaded as a Microsoft PowerPoint file. DO NOT upload a PDF file, as a PDF file will not show speaker notes.
- Individual slides and the overall design of your presentation must be professional and engaging.
- A running header is not required.
- An abstract is not required.
- The course textbook will be a great resource when looking for a topic that relates to some aspect of professional communication. Some examples of topics include (but are not limited to):
- How to be an Effective Verbal and Nonverbal Communicator
- How to Give an Effective Presentation
- Effective Communication Within Teams
- Overcoming Communication Barriers
