Writing for Publication

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NURS 6600 Practicum Project Presentation Overview

PowerPoint Presentation Notes

Your PowerPoint presentation should exhibit a professional appearance that reflects thoughtful, thorough preparation. Consider the audience’s needs, and use your creativity to design an engaging presentation. Your audience consists of your colleagues and Faculty. This presentation also serves as the Portfolio Assignment for this course. The use of PowerPoint as a presentation method allows you to create a narrative to convey essential aspects of your Practicum Project. As you develop your presentation, structure the information to provide a logical flow from the beginning (introduction) to the middle to the end (conclusion). Determine a title for each slide. As you create each slide, include the slide title at the top to help orient the audience, and make sure the slide text is concise and easy to read. While you may wish to include a few photos or graphics, be mindful that including too many of these items can be distracting and may result in problems with file size and downloading.

PowerPoint Presentation Instructions

Develop a 12- to 15-slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:  A title slide with the following:

o Your name o Presentation title o Submission date

 A slide showing presentation objectives  A summary of the Practicum Project topic, goal, objectives, and rationale  A summary of the Practicum Project methodology  A summary of the Practicum Project findings  Conclusions and recommendations that incorporate an evaluation of the Practicum

Project findings in terms of utility and potential for impact within the nurse executive specialization and your practicum organization’s environment

 Examples of scholarly product(s) developed for the Practicum Project, if applicable (you may use screenshots or scans to incorporate these items into your presentation)

 A summary slide that properly synthesizes and concludes the presentation  A list of references (including a minimum of five scholarly resources), properly

formatted using APA Style In addition, you must do the following: Design your slides appropriately. Presentation design and aesthetics should complement the work being presented and aim to engage the audience. The evaluation of your presentation will address not just the appropriateness and inclusion of all required content

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but also the extent to which the slides are neat, organized, and visually appealing. Write detailed speaker notes for each slide (except the title and reference slides) to complement the slide content. Speaker notes should be clear, in-depth, and function as augmentation of the slide material.