Presentation Topic and Organization

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 11

Lesson

WEEK4 ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATE 2( USE THE ATTACHED TEMPLATE BELOW TO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT)

Minimum of 3 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook/lesson)

Introduction
This assignment is an individual assignment that will start you on the road to completing your

Week 7

PowerPoint presentation.

PowerPoint Project Timeline

Due

Description

Week 4

PowerPoint Topic and Organization

Week 5

PowerPoint Outline Rough Draft

Week 6

PowerPoint Outline Final Draft, Images, and Sources

Week 7

PowerPoint Presentation

Week 8

PowerPoint Evaluation

Instructions
Although the lesson for this week already addressed this information, for ease of assignment completion, here it is again.

Here is a list of topics from which you can choose:

1. Verbal communication

2. Nonverbal communication

3. Public speaking

4. Cross-cultural communication in the workplace

5. Listening in communication

6. Gender and communication

7. Communication and care management

8. Perception

9. Conversation skills

0. Communication, technology, and social media

Use this example to guide your submission for this assignment.

1. Choose a topic: #3 Public Speaking

2. Narrow the topic to identify a specific purpose: Managing anxiety when public speaking

3. Develop a one-sentence thesis: There are three important steps to take in order to manage anxiety when doing a presentation.

4. Establish your main points for the PowerPoint:

Main Point #1: Visualize doing the presentation well

Main Point #2: Take a deep breath before you begin

Main Point #3: Focus on the information rather than the performance

5. Three sources (Include the titles of three potential sources here.) 

Source 1

Source 2

Source 3

With the above example, the topic was narrowed to managing anxiety. This topic could have also been narrowed to eliminating “um’s”, presenting while using a visual aid, etc. There are many different ways in which you can make the topic of your choice more specific to your interests.

Now it is your turn. In order to write an effective thesis, you will need to do your research. Find a minimum of three scholarly sources that you plan to use to inform your teaching. Use the template for Assignment 2 to guide your organization of this information. You will receive feedback concerning your topic choice, thesis, organization, and sources in the grading process.

Reflection
At the end of your submission, add a reflection paragraph addressing your consideration of a cross-cultural topic and why or why not this topic what chosen. What is about cross-cultural communication that interests you, concerns you, or creates a barrier for you.

Note: Any topic you chose is fine, but this is a chance to reflect on the added component of cross-cultural communication.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 0.5-1 page (not including title page or references page)

1-inch margins

Double spaced

12-point Times New Roman font

Title page

References page is not required as the 3 sources are listed in Section 5.

Narrated PowerPoint for Presentations

As part of this course, you are required to deliver a graded oral presentation for this course. To do so, you will deliver your presentation to your audience through use of the audio narration feature built in to Microsoft PowerPoint. You need a microphone and computer speakers to make the recording.

Creating the Narrated PowerPoint

To create and record your PowerPoint audio presentation:

· Open MS PowerPoint 2016, create your PowerPoint slides, and then save them.

· You should review this tutorial before proceeding: Microsoft Tutorial for 

PowerPoint 2016  (Links to an external site.)

· Make sure you have your microphone correctly setup before continuing to the next step. See your computer’s Control Panel to configure your microphone. Tip: Set the volume control between 85-90% volume. If your microphone is set at 100%, you might experience overmodulation or feedback.

· Click on the “Record Slide Show” option.

· A pop-up window will appear. The default settings in this window are sufficient. Click on “Start Recording” to continue.

· The PowerPoint Slide Show will start automatically. Speak into your microphone to record your audio.

· When you finish recording, you will notice a small icon that looks like a speaker on the slide. By clicking this icon, you will be able to listen what you have recorded. Listen to your first slide after you have recorded it. Make necessary adjustments in your voice diction and volume, your microphone settings, etc., before moving on to the following slides.

· Note: To avoid sound loss, do not talk between the slide transitions. Each slide is recorded separately.

· To hear the whole presentation from start to finish, start slide show mode and it will automatically play all of the slides. Compare your voice and volume levels on all slides. Adjust for uniformity by re-recording slides as necessary.

· Remember to save your PowerPoint file as a standard .pptx file before continuing to the next step

· Next, you will need to save your PowerPoint again, this time as a “PowerPoint Show (.ppsx)” file. This is different than saving a standard PowerPoint file – a PowerPoint Show is the narrated slideshow, rather than the original file. To do this:

· Click on the “file” menu.

· Then, choose “Save As” and look for “PowerPoint Show” in the “Save as Type” drop down menu.

· After the file has been saved, open it, listen to and watch your presentation using the “PowerPoint Show” (ppsx) file. If you want to make changes, open the original PowerPoint file and record again. You can re-record individual slides; there is no need to re-record the entire presentation unless you prefer to do so.

When you have finished, save the presentation as a Show (ppsx) file again and submit your assignment.

Record a slide show with narration and slide timings

PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac More…

Narrations and timings can enhance a web-based or self-running slide show. If you have a sound card, microphone, and speakers, and (optionally) a webcam, you can record your PowerPoint presentation and capture narrations, slide timings, and ink gestures.

After you have made the recording, it’s like any other presentation that can be played for you or your audience in Slide Show—or you can save the presentation as a video file.

(The ability to record is available both to Microsoft 365 subscribers and non-subscribers. Subscribers get a few extra features.)

The following feature is currently only available to those who have opted in to the 

Office Insider Program

. Join our inspiring community, be the first to see what’s next for Office, and give us your feedback to help us improve Office for the future.

For help with the old experience, go to the Office for Mac 2016-2019 tab in this article.

Record your slide show

1. On the Slide Show tab, select Record Slide Show to start recording from your current slide.

2. Toggle video and audio options in the options dropdowns in the recording toolbar.

3. Use the record  
 , pause  
 , and resume  
  buttons to control narration and navigation recording.

Tip: Customize your Record Slide Show experience by resizing the next slide and notes pane.

4. After clicking the stop  
 button to stop recording, use the play  
 button to preview what you recorded on the current slide.

5. If you would like to rerecord your slide, click the trash can    button on the left of the record button to delete your existing recording, then click the record  
 button again.

6. Once you exit the Record Slide Show experience with the 

E

sc key or by clicking End show, you will see narration (audio/video) applied to your slide along with the proper slide timings and ink animations.

Tip: Audio, video, and inking elements can all be resized and moved in edit view after recording.

Clear timings or narration 

· On the Slide Show tab, under Record Slide Show, select Clear, and then select one of the following: Clear Timings on Current Slide, Clear Timings on All Slides, Clear Narration on Current Slide, or Clear Narrations on All Slides.

Keyboard shortcuts during the recording process

Task	Keyboard Shortcut
Advance to the next slide or animation	N Click Spacebar Right Arrow Down Arrow Return Page Down
Return to the previous slide or animation	P Delete Left Arrow Up Arrow Page Up
Toggle screen blackout	B . (period)
Toggle screen whiteout	W , (comma)
End slide show	Esc Command+. (period)
Erase drawing on screen	E
Go to next slide if hidden	H
Change pointer to pen	Command+P
Change pointer to arrow	Command+A
Hide arrow on mouse move	CONTROL+H
Shortcut menu	CONTROL+click

Related information

Add, change, or remove transitions between slides

Record audio in PowerPoint for Mac

Add or delete audio in your presentation

Save a presentation as a movie file or MP4

Recording tips

· Recordings are added to the presentation on a per-slide basis, so if you want to change a recording, you only have to re-record the affected slide or slides. Also, you can rearrange the order of slides after recording without having to re-record anything. This also means it’s easy to pause for a break while recording a presentation.

· PowerPoint doesn’t record audio or video during transitions between slides, so don’t speak while advancing the slide. Also, include a brief buffer of silence at the beginning and the end of each slide to make the transitions smooth and ensure that you don’t cut off audible narration while transitioning from one slide to the next.

· You can’t record narration in PowerPoint for the web. Use a desktop version of PowerPoint to record your narration.

· You can adjust and edit the size of video and ink in edit view.

· If it’s possible that your audience may use PowerPoint for the web to experience the recording, use the transitions that are supported by PowerPoint for the web (Cut, Fade, Push, Wipe, Split, Random Bars, Shape, Morph).

· Presentation recording works best with touch-screen PCs that have a web camera.

· Use video preview to make sure everything is set up correctly before recording.

· For slides that you want to record gestures (such as ink) on, make multiple copies of the slide so that you can easily record multiple takes. Then delete the extraneous slides when you’re done.

· Record a few seconds of silence by turning off audio and video to advance after a set time.

· For higher quality, use an external web cam and/or microphone.

Built-in cameras and microphones are suitable for most tasks. But if you want more professional-looking video, consider using an external web cam, if you’re able. If you’re using PowerPoint on a tablet or laptop and you’re inking with a stylus, an external camera and microphone allows you to minimize stylus noise.

· As soon as you finish your first slide recording, play it back.

Before you get too far down the road of recording your presentation, make sure your audio and video sound and look the way you expect.

Week 4 Assignment 2 Template: PowerPoint Topic and Organization

Title page

Topic (from the list provided)

Specific Topic (you can narrow the focus if you want)

Thesis Statement (one sentence that incorporates the clear topic and the direction you are going with your points)

Main Points (stated in words or phrases)

#1:

#2:

#3:

Three Sources (just the titles for this week)

Source 1

Source 2

Source 3

Reflection

(Paragraph reflecting on the cross-cultural aspect)