Oral Presentation

An oral presentation is one of the most essential skills in business communication. Students will develop a three- to four-minute scripted training presentation that focuses on the foundations of business communication. The purpose of this presentation is to provide an audience with an overview of business communication. Visual aids such as images, clip art, transitions, and animations must be appropriately applied. Students must follow the guidelines for developing visual support provided in the textbook.

Each presentation should include:

• Title slide
• Reference slide
• Proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, and APA format for citations
• Clear, concise information on the slide; more detail can be articulated verbally
• Appropriate transitions, visual aids, pictures, charts, etc.
• Eight to ten slides with three to four minutes of narrative (this means voice-over to go along with each slide in your presentation).

Grading Rubric:

Applied proper transitions, animations, themes, layouts, and/or multimedia. Background complemented text and graphics. The presentation was consistent and appropriate for the topic. Font choice and format were carefully planned to enhance readability.

Provided clear purposes of the training presentation. The information was well organized. Slides and items of information were relevant and sequential. The training presentation was about 3 to 4 minutes with excellent training content focusing on the foundations of business communication.

Demonstrated strong enthusiasm about the topic during the entire presentation. Significantly increased audience understanding and knowledge of the topic; convinced the audience to recognize the validity and importance of the subject. Added voice narration in every slide. The narration presented concepts and thoughts beyond text on the screen. The voice was clear and in excellent quality.