Evidence-Based Project, Part 2: Advanced Levels of Clinical Inquiry and Systematic Reviews

Tips on the Upcoming Power Point Assignment

Hi class. Remember to follow the rubric and to place citations in the speaker notes and/or on the slide as needed. It is normal to see more citations in the speaker notes as the notes are like paragraphs to a paper. They should explain the message you are attempting to convey on your slide. Nice clean slides.... which means clutter free " no overcrowding" of information.  On the rubric the portion that states "PowerPoint Presentation: The presentation is professional; images are appropriately attributed; images are clear. The presentation text is readable. Presentation flows well and is presented in a logical order." would refer to no overcrowding and presentation is readable, flows well, professional, etc. 

· Bullet points should always be used in a power point. Short sentences. Sometimes graphs and charts are useful. Important: if you did not develop a chart/graph, and intend on using one that was constructed by someone else, then you must give credit to the person and/or owners of the photo/illustration, etc., to avoid plagiarism.

· Sometimes, speaker notes might be 4-6 sentences, a paragraph or two paragraphs to get all the main points to describe each slide. This is where you will do most of the in-text citations and give scholarly credit. Your slides might occasionally have a citation to cite pictures, art/graphics, or listed information that you got directly from a reference. 

· The speaker notes will always go on the bottom of each slide in the “note” section of the PowerPoint. You do not need speaker notes for the Title or Ref slides.

· Headings at the top of your slide tell the reader what topic you will cover on each slide. Remember that your headings should somewhat resemble the rubric content. Example "The Components of a PICOT Question" Use headings on your slides at the top to draw attention to the topic you are discussing. Capitalize headings.

· It is very important to give credit to your information and avoid plagiarism. Citing in speaker notes is important! The last slide is always your “Reference Slide” this will contain all the references you used in alphabetical order. Do not forget that you can be creative with the different layouts in power point, colors, themes etc.

· Stay under 6 words per line (sometimes hard to do and sometimes you might have short sentences.  This is just a rule of thumb).

· Stay under 6 lines per slide (Limit 6 bullets per slide)

· Avoid long sentences or paragraphs on the slides. (Those belong in the speaker notes).

· Larger fonts indicate important information.

· The front size ranges from 18 to 48. The font size you use for your headings at the top of each slide will always be larger than the font size on the slide.

· Fancy fonts are hard to read.

· ALL CAPS ARE HARD TO READ or can sometimes look like they are shouting. However, sometimes all caps are used to get the reader's attention. Use judgement when using all caps.

· Avoid abbreviations and acronyms.

· Limit punctuation marks.

· Bullet points give structure/organization to slides.

· Make bullets visible; 18-24 font.

· Contrast the text with the background.

· Follow APA 7th ed for references on the ref slide. You can indent on a slide, and you can double space, although when it comes to power points and if you have several refs, you may find it difficult to double space. Single space is accepted. You can also use two slides for refs or however many might be needed for the ref slide. Please reach out if you have any questions.  Do not forget your (4) outside sources in addition to your four research articles. See the rubric.

· Also don’t forget to see the example PPT I attached in the last announcement.