Style Sheet for Oral Presentation

The presentations will take place in class on  December 12 and 19.  Regardless of the day we choose, attendance at both presentation sessions is mandatory.

Think of this presentation as a briefing to the program director who has asked you for a proposal as to how you would evaluate the program. You should briefly summarize the program and the problem it is intended to address, and then describe your proposed evaluation. You may not have enough time to present all the details of your proposal, so you should choose the most important points.

Because in the world of work, the busy peers and supervisors who ask you to brief them want your presentation to be concise, you will be limited to 12 minutes for your presentation in this class.  Expect me to strictly enforce this time limit by giving you a 2 minute warning, and then cutting you off once exactly 12 minutes have passed.  For this assignment you should not read your paper (you will already have turned it in at the beginning of class).  Rather, have a short outline prepared that you can refer to.

The use of handouts, overheads, and especially PowerPoint presentations is strongly encouraged.  These can really add to your presentation while emphasizing your major findings and results.  Make sure you don’t overestimate the number of slides you can explain within the time limit. 

Your arrival at or before 6:10 is mandatory for this event.  It is very disruptive to the presenter and the audience if you walk in late.  Therefore, we will not begin until everyone has arrived, which may result in the class being required to stay past 8:50 in order to complete the presentations.

Grading

  Your grade for the presentation will be based on the following:

1.     Was your presentation well organized, clear and concise?

2.     Was it delivered in a professional manner (minimum of “ands” and “ums”; maximum attention to your audience and minimum attention to your notes, professional stance, etc.)?

3.     Did you clearly (but succinctly) introduce the problem the program addresses, and how it is intended to address that problem?

4.   Did you clearly explain important points of your proposal?

5.     Did you effectively use handouts, overheads, or a slide presentation to highlight your findings?

6.     Did you adhere to the time limit?

7.     Did you provide adequate answers to any questions raised by the audience?

8.     Did you arrive on time for the presentations, and listen attentively?