LIBS 4900 RESEARCH PROJECT PRESENTATION
Each student is required to present their argument/findings of their Semester Research Project to the class on W 12/8.
Like the project, your presentation must clearly communicate a thesis/central point.
The presentation should be a minimum of 6 minutes and no more than 8 minutes and make use of primarily visuals and very little text (see this video for tips).
You may use any program you like to create your slides (PowerPoint, Google Slides, Prezy, Adobe Spark, etc.).
You will be graded on both the content of your message as well as its delivery (see grading rubric below).
Make sure you practice multiple times before presenting. This will help you ensure you know the content and are meeting the time requirement.
Points are deducted for going over or under the time requirement.
Purpose and Audience
Purpose
In this type of paper, a writer is forming an academic argument or educating the audience on a topic (whichever you chose). You're expected to do the same in your presentation as well. After hearing your presentation, you audience should feel that they have been educated about the topic (or enlightened in some way) through your sharing of your expertise gained from your research.
Audience
Your audience is made up of academics, scholars, literary critics, professors, and students (who are academics, scholars, and critics in-training). Keep in mind that they may not be familiar with your texts and their content when shaping your presentation.
Because your audience is a scholarly one, your research must be presented in a formal manner. You should use high diction and avoid first person, personal pronouns, and contractions.
Grading Rubric
Content/Focus (6): Does the information that is presented support the purpose of the presentation? Is the prompt clearly addressed? Is there a clear overall claim? Does the evidence presented clearly support the overall claim?
Development (6): Is the appropriate amount of supporting information used? Are ideas sufficiently developed to prove the overall claim? Are appropriate examples used to support the claim?
Organization (6): Is the information presented in a logical order? Does the presenter effectively guide the audience from the beginning of the presentation until the end? Does the speaker make use of transitions?
Formatting / Design (3): Do the colors used on the slides work well together and are they appealing to the eye - follow the guidelines of the resources provided? Is the information presented on the slides neat, clear and easy to read? Does the presenter make use of too much text on each slide rather than using minimal text with bullet points to highlight main ideas?
Delivery (6): Is the verbal presentation engaging? Is there a clear voice over that coincides smoothly with the written content, supporting the main topic points? Does the writer speak at a speed that provides the audience time to absorb the significance of the information or are they speaking too quickly? Is the speaker's voice/tone clear and properly enunciated? Does the speaker's voice convey enthusiasm for their topic? Does the writer speak at the appropriate volume in a way that aids them in clearly communicating their message?
Professionalism (3): Does the content have proper grammar, spelling, sentence structure? Does the speaker use the proper tone/formality for an academic audience? Is information properly cited on each slide? Does the speaker present a works cited slide that lists each of the sources used in their presentation (texts provided by the professor)?
Grading Scale
27-30 A
24-26 B
21-23 C
18-20 D
0-17 F
