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CJ441 Senior Seminar in CJ

Presentation Tips

  • You are the presentation
  • Plan on paper before start PPT slides
  • What's your message?
  • Create an outline
  • Visuals backup key points
  • Practice
  • Edit aggressively
  • Never read slides
  • Rehearsing Timing
  • Dress appropriately
  • Do not look at screen

 

Tips for Organizing Capstone Presentation Slides

The Criminal Capstone PowerPoint presentation runs 20 minutes.

Suggestions:

Each student presenter will have a slideshow comprised of  10-15 slides.

The slide presentation should include a slide for the following:

  1. Title slide
  2. Introduction
  3. Research Question
  4. Meta-data analysis/Literature Review
  5. Research Findings (Answer to Research Question)
  6. Conclusion (including limitations of study)

For assistance with your PowerPoint slides please contact Regina Ewing, Educational Technologist, at 860-701-5014 or by email at ewing_r@mitchell.edu.

Day of Presentation

Checklist (with recommendations):

1. Speech document in binder/notecards

a. Plastic sheet covers

b. Mark document with slide changes

2. PowerPoint file

a. Save on portable drive

b. Run/test slideshow prior to presentation

3. Other visual aids

4. Presentation clicker (on loan at library circulation desk)

5. Handouts

6. Professional Attire