Checklist - Format Presentation Slides.

Short version

• Use the template I give you
• Copy the example carefully
• Do your best, but don’t worry. I’ll give feedback in class.
  • You will have time to fix problems before submitting.
  • Remember and avoid the same mistakes next time.

Long version

• Check the Title slide
  • Is there a Title in Title Case?
  • Is there Name, class and number?
• Check the Outline slide
  • Copy your main titles. Usually 3 keyword lines:
    • 1 line per body slide (for short/1-person presentations)
    • 1 line per section (for long/group presentations)
  • A decoration image
• Check the Body Slides Format
  • Capitals are consistent. I recommend
    • Title is in Title Case
    • Text is NOT in title case
  • Every slide needs an image.
    • Either for Decoration or Meaning (Figure)
      • Decoration: Anything relevant. No penguins!
      • Meaning: Map, graph, etc.
  • Font: Size, colour, position have meaning. Be consistent (同質)
    • e.g. Points = all 24 pt grey Arial top centre
    • e.g. Title = all 36 pt white Arial middle left
    • e.g. Cite = all 14pt grey Arial bottom right
    • Remove words to fit on line, don’t shrink font
  • Font: Check colours
    • White text on light colour is hard to read
    • Black text on dark colour is hard to read
• Check the Body slides APA
  • Every slide needs APA in this kind of presentation.
  • If you have 2 sources for one slide
    • Option 1: Format carefully (citation just under fact, small font)
    • Option 2: Both at bottom. Use semicolon (“Title,” n.d.; Suzuki, 2019).
• Check Body slides Content
  • If you will say it, don’t write it
  • Keywords, never sentences
  • Bullet points, never sentences
    • 2-3 bullet points and an image
    • Bullets are LISTS
      • At least 2 points at each level.
        • First thing
        • Second thing
      • One thing per level is not a list
        • Don’t
          • Ever
            • Do
              • It
                • Like
                  • This
• Check Body slides order
  • For and Against
  • REASON/TIME/STEP 1, 2, 3
  • Description-Problem-Solution
  • Before and After
  • Not For1 Against1 For2 For 3 Against 2 Against 3
  • Not 1920, 1990, 1880
• Check Summary slide
  • ONE SHORT keyword line for each point
  • KEYWORDS not sentences.
  • Don’t forget image
  • Don’t need APA, usually
• Check References slide
  • Do normal Invention checklist
  • Most common mistakes for slides:
    • In alphabetical order
    • Burasage is not consistent
      • Do or don’t do it.
      • Don’t mix.
      • Powerpoint/Slides doesn’t do burasage - you’ll have to copy it to Docs to fix it.
    • Only list FACTS/IDEAS you used on slides
      • Not decoration images.
      • Those go on image sources slide
• Check Image sources slide
  • Is the image decoration or fact/idea?
  • If it was decoration, list its http address here.
    • No APA in references list.
    • No citation on slide
  • If it was fact (e.g. map, chart)
    • APA here
    • APA in references slide
• Question slide
  • No obvious questions (“Have you been to Antarctica”)
  • No quiz Questions (“How many penguins live in Antarctica”)
  • Different discussions (“Do you like penguins? What do you think about penguins? Would you be a penguin?”)
  • No questions that need research (“How can we save the Galapagos penguin from disease?”
  • For more on this, see Ask good questions