Presentation Apps for Students

Suggestions for a Slide Show:

1. Title slide (Include Your Name, Course Name, Date)
2. Introduction
   • Capture audience's interest
   • Identify topic
   • Addresses revelant aspects of topic
3. Research Findings
   • Present in-depth information
   • Credible sources
   • Various points of view
   • Provide clarity through examples, illustrations or graphs 
4. Conclusion
   • Restate topic
   • Summarize main points
   • States logical conclusion based on findings
5. Works Cited slide
6. Media Cited slide

Plan

• Know your audience
• What's your message?
• Start with big picture, narrow to 3 -4 points
• Create an outline
• Plan on paper before start visuals (PPT)

Prepare

• Edit aggressively
• Use appropriate visual aids
• Notes/Note cards -never read from slides
• Dress appropriately
• Audience Questions

Practice

• ​Rehearse with an audience
• Practice enunciation
• Eye contact with audience
• Pace yourself and stay within time parameters
• You are the presentation

• Background should not be too busy/distracting
• Lighting - Coming in front of camera or above
• Camera Position - Speaker's shoulders and part of torso visible
• Audio - Good microphone and speak louder 
• Eye Contact - Use Notes to help keep you focused on camera

Checklist (with recommendations):

1. Speech documents

a. Note cards

b. Mark document with slide changes

2.Slides file

a. Backup - portable flash drive/Cloud storage

b. Run/test slideshow prior to presentation

3. Poster Board (or other visual aids)

4. Presentation clicker (check out at library circulation desk)

5. Handouts (print in grayscale)

6. Attire