1. Business Technology
Birthday Presentation Project
Using the Internet:
 look up events that have occurred on your birthday in history.
 find the cost of at least five items at the time you were born.
 find a famous person who was born on your birthday.
Create a PowerPoint presentation with the information you have compiled.
Your presentation must have
 a minimum of 6 slides
 2 digital photographs of yourself (one as a baby or young child and
one current).
 sound clips, graphics, and transitions to make your presentation
humorous and colorful.
Present your PowerPoint presentation to the class.
Here are some sites that might help:
www.scopesys.com/anyday/ "Scope Systems—Worldwide Industrial Electronics Repair
& Services"
www.historychannel.com "History Channel (This Day in History)"
www.famousbirthdays.com "Famous Birthdays"
dmarie.com/timecap "dMarie Time Capsule"
www.on-this-day.com "On-This-Day.com"
library.thinkquest.org/2886 "ThinkQuest, Inc."
www.1990sflashback.com Flashback to prices, fashions, etc.

2. Business Technology
Birthday Project
Scoring Guide
Speaking part of presentation:
• Greet audience and introduce yourself
• Maintain a fluent pace, don’t mumble or stumble
• Elaborate on each point—DON’T READ YOUR SLIDES
• Show confidence, speak clearly and loud enough to be heard
• Make presentation interesting
• Show preparation and knowledge of subject
Name: Topic:
Criteria Expert Competent Beginner
Contains six slides 5 4, 3 2, 1, 0
Background, animations, formatting
contribute to presentation, not take 10 9, 8, 7 6 or less
away from it
Information is clear and concise,
10 9, 8, 7 6 or less
logical presentation
Good greeting and ending 5 4, 3 2, 1, 0
Speaks clearly with confidence 5 4, 3 2, 1, 0
Presentation is interesting 5 4, 3 2, 1, 0
Shows organization and preparation 10 9, 8, 7 6 or less
Contains all relevant information 15 14, 13,12 11 or less
TOTAL / 65