Slide Analysis and Outline

MY TOPIC  The role or challenges of gender-based communication

This week, you continue the individual assignment, working toward completing your Week 7 PowerPoint presentation. The Week 5 Slide Analysis assignment consists of two parts. For Part A: Analyze the Slides, you will analyze the slide show below and respond to the prompts. For Part B: Outline Rough Draft, you will craft a rough presentation outline for your presentation. 

Part A: Analyze the Slides

1. Analyze the three slides provided below for what works well and what should be changed to improve each slide. Please consider the slide layout, design, font size, colors used, and overall visual appeal.
2. Write a 50 - 75-word summary reflection for each slide with a total analysis of six paragraphs, using the following headings:
   • Slide # What Works Well
     • (paragraph response)
   • Slide # What Needs to be Improved
     • (paragraph response)

Part B: Outline Rough Draft

As you develop the rough outline for your PowerPoint presentation, you will confirm your thesis (the three main points) from Week 4, then add the main ideas with bullets, and four sources to be used.

In your completed assignment for Week 5, which will be used to guide your Week 7 PowerPoint presentation, include and submit the following components (please use the provided Week 5 template that is already set up):

• General Topic
• Specific Topic
• Thesis Statement (the three main points of your presentation)
• Main Points 1, 2, and 3.
• The three main points should include at least two working sub-points that will make up the body of the speech—a sub-point is a word or short phrase that summarizes the information you will develop in this section.
• Reference section with a minimum of four authoritative, outside scholarly sources
  • These sources can include the source titles referenced during Week 4.
  • Anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable.
  • References must be written in APA form

Writing Requirements

• The integrated template must be used
• Length: Minimum 300 - 800 words (excludes title and reference pages)
• 1-inch margins
• Page numbers
• Double-spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Minimum of 4 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook/lesson)
• Title page
• References page