Presentation Requirements
1.
SLIDE
SETUP AND ORGANIZATION
Your presentation must include the following slides and sections:
Item 1:
Title Slide
Your Title Slide should contain the following:
· Project Name
· Your Name
· Instructor’s Name
· Course name and section number
Item 2: Organization or Company Information (Section 1)
Item 3: Description of the Digital Media Influence (Section 2)
Item 4: Analysis of the Digital Media Influence (Section 3)
Item 5: Summary Slide
Item 6: Question Slide
(
this is where the audience is invited to ask questions).
You will only need to include a “Title Only” slide .
Item 7: References Slide(s) (
Your References MUST be in APA format)!
2. PRESENTATION LENGTH
Minimum of 10 slides; Maximum of 15 slides.
(Title and Reference slides do not count toward the total slide count).
NOTE 5:
Going over 15 slides is fine, but if you are under 6 slides you will be penalized 10% (one letter grade).
3. SLIDE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
a.
Keep it Simple: Slides must be easy to read and uncluttered. Keep in mind the 7 x 7 rule with presentation software, which effectively states no more than 7 words per bullet and 7 bullets per slide.
b.
Images: Pictures and images should be used
sparingly to avoid distraction from the main contents. Include at least one table, graph, or image of an appropriate size that is relevant and supports the information provided in your paper. Feel free to create the image if you like, but it must be professional.
c.
Fonts: Use a standard font like Times New Roman or Helvetica. Use 36-point font for your slide title, 28-point font for main points, and 24-point font for secondary points.
d.
Footer: Include the slide number, title of your presentation, and your name in the footer (except on title slide).
e.
Background: Appropriate for the presentation. Use creativity here, but your background color or design must not detract from the readability of the slides. A bad example would be using dark text against a dark background. Make sure the background and font colors are a good contrast.
f.
Contrast: Appropriate Foreground-Background Segregation (use dark text against a light background or white or light colored text against a dark background. This creates contrast.
4. PRESENTATION NARRATION
Add “Narration” to each and every Slide in your presentation.
I would like you to present your presentation as if you were giving it to a LIVE AUDIENCE. In addition to designing each slide, I also want you to provide me with the transcript of the words you would actually say, word-for-word. while each slide is being displayed.
Adding Narration
You can accomplish this in several ways:
a. Adding Text Narration to the Notes Section of each slide,
OR
b. Adding Voice Narration to each slide (Export the Narration as a .MOV file).
5. SOURCES
Include at least Four (4) Sources (Total)
a. Include at least One (1) Source for Section 1.
b. Include at least One (1) Source for Section 2.
c. Include at least Two (2) Sources for Section 3. At least one of the two sources must be a Professional or Scholarly Source.
Clarification:
Please do not use unprofessional sources such as Wikipedia, About.com, Answers.com, Dictionary.com, How.com, or anything remotely similar. Examples of
scholarly sources
include textbooks, articles, academic journals, and conference proceedings. Scholarly resources are written by experts in their fields, grounded in research, and often refereed (reviewed and edited by researchers in the field). Examples of
professional sources
include: trade journals or magazines. Professional sources are written for a specific audience that works in certain field. They are not research-based. You can also use our course content (e.g. Learning resources) as a source as well. UMGC has a top-notch, extensive online library. You can find many scholarly and professional sources there.
