This document provides requirements and guidelines for creating a professional PowerPoint presentation on a topic related to professional communication. The presentation should be 45-60 minutes long and include: - A title slide with name, class, and institution. - A minimum of 15 content slides with speaker notes expanding on each point. - At least 4 relevant images/graphics to help explain concepts. - A reference slide formatted in APA style citing at least 5 credible sources, including 4 peer-reviewed articles from the university library (2 within last 7 years) and the course textbook. - Original content and proper citations for all information and sources used.

1. For this assignment, you will create a professional looking
PowerPoint presentation on a topic of professional
communication. To help put this in perspective, the scenario is
that your supervisor has assigned you the task of presenting a
45 to 60-minute training session on some aspect of professional
communication. You need to research your topic and prepare an
engaging PowerPoint that would be used as a visual aid in for
your presentation.
Topic Ideas
The course textbook will be a great resource when looking for a
topic that relates to some aspect of professional communication.
Some examples of topics include (but are not limited to):
How to be an Effective Verbal and Nonverbal
Communicator
How to Give an Effective Presentation
Effective Communication Within Teams
Overcoming Communication Barriers
It is recommended that you pick a topic of interest and then do
some research to make sure you can find five credible sources –
more about credible sources below. Once you are certain you
can locate five credible sources, begin creating your PowerPoint
presentation.
PowerPoint Requirements:
I. Title Slide

2. This will be the first slide of your PowerPoint (and is
NOT
considered a
content
slide).
This slide will include the following: title of your
presentation, your full name, class name & section number,
and your institution (Liberty University).
II. Content Slides
A minimum of
15
content
slides
must be included.
All content slides must contain
speaker notes
.
o Speaker notes are a presenter’s “cheat sheet”, if you will. In
other words, speaker notes are hidden from your audience, but
you are able to view them while presenting.
o Speaker notes are NOT a copy of the information on your
slide. Instead, speaker notes expand upon and/or offer further
clarification regarding points on each slide.

3. o To add speaker notes, go to the Notes pane under the slide
where you will see, “Click to add notes”. For more help, view
the information at:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-speaker-notes-to-
your-slides-26985155-35f5-45ba-812b-e1bd3c48928e
A minimum of four
relevant, professional
images/graphics
must be included in your PPT.
o All images/graphics used must be relevant, professi onal
looking, and used with the main purpose of helping an audience
better grasp a complex concept and/or remember information
presented.
o Do not include blurry images.
o Re-read section 12-3 in your course textbook, as there are
some important guidelines regarding the use of images/graphics
in a presentation.
III. Reference Slide
This slide will be the last slide(s) of your PowerPoint (and is
NOT
considered a
content
slide).
This slide (or slides) will contain all sources used in your
PowerPoint presentation.

4. Sources must be formatted according to current APA
formatting guidelines.
In addition to current APA formatting guidelines, the
inclusion of the
complete URL
(sometimes called a permalink) is required for all full-text,
peer-reviewed/scholarly articles retrieved from Liberty’s
online library journal database. Note that this is not the same
as the doi #. The URL must take your reader directly to the
full text
article
within
Liberty’s online library journal database
. If you're unsure about the specific URL/link, you can copy
the entire web address
from the top of the browser's address bar
once you are viewing the full text article within Liberty’s
online library journal database.
IV. Sources
A minimum of
five credible sources
must be used within your presentation. Required, credible
sources include:
o
four
full-text, peer-reviewed/scholarly articles retrieved from
Liberty’s online library journal database.

5. o
two
of the above four full-text, peer-reviewed/scholarly articles
must be
within the last 7 years.
o the course textbook (as listed on the course syllabus).
You are able to include additional sources, other than the
five credible sources listed above; however, they must be
full-text articles retrieved from Liberty’s online library
journal database.
Sources NOT acceptable for this assignment:
o
No textbooks (including e-books)
, other than the course textbook/ebook (as listed on the course
syllabus)
o
No general Internet searching
is acceptable. Therefore, no blogs, education sites, commercial
sites, Wikipedia, About.com, editorials, abstracts, online books,
book reviews, etc.
V. Avoiding Plagiarism
Create an original PowerPoint presentation; previously
submitted work from this or another course is considered
self-plagiarism and is prohibited.

6. Provide citations for the following:
All statements, ideas, & thoughts (whether paraphrased or
directly quoted) used from an outside source;
tables, data, images, etc. used from an outside source.
All citations should be formatted according to the most
current APA formatting guidelines and should directly
follow the information used from an outside source.
All sources used must be formatted on your reference
slide(s), according to current APA formatting guidelines.
VI. Other Requirements and Reminders:
Must be created in Microsoft PowerPoint and uploaded through
the assignment link as a .ppt or .pptx file.
Individual slides and the overall design of your presentation
must be professional and engaging.
A running header or page #s are
not
required.
An abstract is
not
required.