Presentations

decorative picture-presentation screen Student presentations have many benefits for students, including:

developing leadership skills
increased self-confidence and ability to articulate their ideas
practice in planning, preparation and performance
gaining technology skills required in the workplace

This guide aims to provide Instructors and students with the guidance and tools they'll need to organize, plan, deliver and assess presentations.

Instructors

Presentations - Assignment Guide

Assessment Tools

Presentation Rubric from U. of N. Carolina - Five categories of criteria rated from outstanding to poor.

Oral Presentation Rubric, College of Science, Purdue U. - Downloadable PDF form with 5 scale rating

Presentation and Teamwork Rubrics from U. of Wisconsin

Presentation Examples

Eco-nomics, the hidden costs of consumption - All about Beer, Ethos 3

SMOKE: The Convenient Truth

Students

Design

https://www.slideshare.net/jessedee/you-suck-at-powerpoint

Transcript of Slideshare: You Suck at PowerPoint: 5 Shocking Design Mistakes You Need to Avoid

Software & Websites for Creating Presentations

Canva.com - easy

Canva allows you to select from over 20 free presentation layouts, upload your own images, give editing capability to others, and share the link or download the finished presentation as a PDF or a series of images.
Tutorials

Google slides -easy

Google slides let you edit with others at the same time. You can also upload and edit PowerPoint files.
Help Center

PowerPoint - moderate difficulty

Download Microsoft Office 365 on the campus software page.
Powerpoint Video Training from Microsoft

Design Assets

IMAGES

Fair Use of copyrighted Images

Foter.com - over 220 million free downloadable stock photos
Pixabay - pictures, illustrations, and vector graphics, with a  Creative Commons “No Rights Required” license (CCO)
Pikwizard - More photos carrying a “CC0” license
Freepik - Free vector art, illustrations, icons, and photos
Unsplash.com
Gratisography.com

Recording Software

Zoom is the CSUSM video conferencing solution that allows you to record the video and audio as well. With Zoom you don't need to be in the same location to record a presentation with your team members. You'll find instructions in the Student Guides> Media Tools section.

For assistance contact the helpdesk: helpdesk@csusm.edu

Team Presentations

10 rules for presenting as a team

Tips to tie a team presentation together

License

This work by Susan Wilson builds on the efforts of Jennie Goforth and Suchi Mohanty at U. of N.C., guides. https://guides.lib.unc.edu/presentations and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.