Presentations (Affirmation)

Presentations are really a great way to showcase your abilities to communicate, problem solve, and demonstrate critical thinking.  While it is a challenge to actually execute your presentation in an online class, it is still very important to have the technical skills that will help you flourish when you do have the opportunity to present to a live audience.

You have probably already used PowerPoint in school.  If not, this is a good time to learn.  One of the biggest mistakes that both students and professional make when creating a presentation is that they use too many words.  When you use a lot of words, it is very likely that you will read from the presentation while you are giving it.  This is boring for the audience!

Choose a background that is easy on the eyes, and is consistent.  Microsoft offers a number of pre-made templates that look professional.  When in doubt, select one of those templates or use a solid color.  You can tell if you have done a good job if the slide show is easy for you to read.

Slides should be carefully balanced between words and images.  Create bullet points instead of sentences, and use pictures to convey your message instead of words.  Make sure that you take the time to proofread your slides too!

There are some ways that you can increase the effectiveness of your presentation during the design phase.  Please take a look at the graphic below:

Effective PowerPoint Graphic Organizer

If you need more information for using PowerPoint please click on the following:  PowerPoint Tutorial or Basic PowerPoint Skills

If you need more information about Prezi you can find it here: Prezi

Your assignment for this section is to create a presentation that summarizes all of the information that you have learned about soft skills during this module and to create a presentation for the class about how you are going to utilize these soft skills as you prepare for a new school year.

You have the option of using PowerPoint, or Prezi for your assignment.  Even if you do not opt to use Prezi, please take a few minutes to look at the technology.  It is forward thinking and it makes for very impressive presentations.

Below, you will find a rubric that explains how you will be graded on this assignment:

Timeliness:    
Assignment was submitted on   time 20 points
     
Format:    
Assignment was submitted using   PowerPoint or Prezi 5 points
Backgrounds are uniform and   professional 5 points
No More than two types of font   are used 5 points
Font size for titles is the   same on all slides 5 points
Font size for content is the   same size 5 points
You have   followed the rule of 6 x 6 (no more than 6 lines of text and no more than 6   words on a line 5 points
Slides   are visually appealing 5 points
Graphics   are clear 5 points
Slides   are not crowded 5 points
     
Content:    
A title slide is included with   a title and your name 5 points
A slide that contains an   overview of time management is included 5 points
A slide   that contains how you will integrate good time management skills is   included 5 points
A slide that contains an   overview of work ethic is included 5 points
A slide   that contains how you will improve your work ethic is included 5 points
A slide that contains an   overview of professionalism is included 5 points
A slide   that contains how you will increase your professionalism is included 5 points
A slide   that contains an overview of communication skills is included 5 points
A slide   that explains how you will improve your communication skills is included 5 points
A slide   that contains an overview of critical thinking is included 5 points
A slide   that talks about how you will integrate your critical thinking skills into   your school life is included 5 points
A slide   that contains an overview of listening is included 5 points
A slide   for your plan to improve your listening skills is included 5 points
A slide   that contains an overview of problem solving is included 5 points
A slide   that explains how you will use problem solving skills in school is included 5 points
A slide   that explains the elements of a good presentation is included 5 points
A slide   that explains how you will use presentation skills during the upcoming year   is included 5 points
     
Total 150 points
     
Evaluation:    
You completed the evaluation   of your peers on time 20 points
Your   evaluation was fair (you evaluated the assignment based on the rubric not   the person) 10 points
Your evaluation was complete for each of your peers 10 points
 You added a helpful comment that will improve the presentation  10  points
Total 200 points

As you can see below, your peers will actually be scoring your assignment based on the grading criteria.  Please take some time to read through the grading rubric as your grade from me will be given based on the accuracy of your scoring.  The ability to evaluate someone based on their performance without personal bias is a managerial skill.   By asking you to evaluate your classmates we can assess your ability to manage other people.

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