Peer review ppt due in 16 hours

Peer Evaluation

Download and save this sheet as a Word document according to your and your peer’s last name.

For example, if I was evaluating Amanda Deason’s report, I would save the document as weeksevaluatedeason.doc.

Name of Book and Author: Confidence: The Key to Achieving Your Personal Best by Rob Yeung

Name of Presenter (your classmate doing the presentation): Yvette McCullough

Evaluation of the Presentation

Rate each of the following by using this grading scale: 90-100 = A: 80-89 = B: 70-79 = C: 60-69 = D: 0-59 = F

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· How well was the book covered: ___70_____

· How well prepared was the presenter: ___75_____

· How seriously was the assignment taken: ____75___

· Slide grammar and punctuation: ___85_____

· Slide design: __85_____

· Overall evaluation of the presentation: ___78____

Write one or two sentences to briefly answer the questions below.

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· What are two things the presenter did well?

Yvette did a good job with choosing the photographs to use in her slides. She also has a very good voice so listening to her speak is easy.

· What are two things the presenter could do better?

This presentation was entirely too short. It should be much longer and should go into more detail about some of the concepts that were referred to but not explained.

· What is one slide that could be better designed? How?

The first slide needs to be corrected. It reads “Presented by: NAME”.

· What one slide had the most impact visually? Explain?

My personal favorite slide was “Take control, don’t be controlled”. I thought the key points were effective and the photo Yvette was spot on. It was a simple graphic but it conveyed so much information and I thought it was great.

· Did the presenter’s narration coordinate well with the slides?

As far as timing, the narration flowed with the slides; however, it felt like Yvette was reading as opposed to presenting at times.

· Did the speaker speak with enthusiasm? With knowledge of the subject?

There was not a lot of enthusiasm in the presentation; however, I don’t really read too much into that. Some people are not enthusiastic in their presentations by nature and for them to do so would seem to be insincere. If that is not Yvette’s genuine way of speaking, I would rather she didn’t try to force enthusiasm for the purpose of the presentation. It was clear that she had read the material and had knowledge of it.

· Did the speaker bring in outside sources other than just using the book (i.e., videos, quotes, pictures)?

Yvette incorporated both quotes and pictures into her presentation.

· Is there one point that was over explained? One point under explained?

No. I did not feel that any one point was over explained. There were several points that were under explained due to the length of the presentation.

· What are the two most important points or concepts you got from the presentation?

The most important points I took from the presentation was that, in order to achieve a vision, one must create goals and the suggestion to be an active listener as opposed to a talker.

· Did the presentation make you want to read the book? Why or why not?

I think I would like to read the book as it seemed to contain some useful information for individuals entering the workforce.

· If you owned a company, would you want this person to present a slide to your employees? Why or why not? I would probably not ask Yvette to present a slide as she doesn’t appear to enjoy the exercise – which I can totally relate to. Some people enjoy that sort of thing and others do not – and that is okay.

· Write a short critical review that you would tell this presenter about his overall methods, organization, narration, and visual impact. Think about yourself as his/her boss. What would you tell him/her on what he/she did well, ways to improve, and overall professionalism?

This presentation has a good base but needs a lot of elaboration. Just referencing key concepts doesn’t provide the listener with information. The listener needs to know more of the “meat” of the book. Also, I am not a fan of the video in the lower right corner. I found it to be distracting and I found myself looking at Yvette and not at the powerpoint presentation. I would probably change “Slide 1, Slide 2”, etc. and incorporate transition phrases to move from slide to slide. As I noted earlier, Yvette has an engaging voice that is inviting; therefore, people will want to listen – they just need the information.