“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.”

~ Peter Drucker

Summary: We worked on designing and developing techniques to enhance your presentation and communication, so that other students and guests can learn more about your academic essay.

“Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success.”~Paul J. Meyer

Guidelines for your APA Presentation Draft that are not included in the document.

1. Your talk should be about 8-10 minutes and then 3-5 minutes for questions, comments, and answers.

2. It is good to practice your presentation several times, recording yourself, so you can focus on your content while speaking to the camera and study your communication skills. 

3. There are usually 16 to 20 slides.

4. Your Reference page is single-spaced with APA formatting. 

5. The APA in-text citation guide is provided, and the parenthetical in-text citations look like this (Miller, 2022, “Fairtrade Possibilities” section, para. 2) or Sakamoto (2019, p. 45). You can also use narrative in-text citations, such as Suzuki (2022, para. 3) or Tanaka (2016, “Ecotourism Explained” section, para. 1), who suggested that…

6. Here are two free websites where you can download free and beautiful images and pictures:

Pixabay

Creative Commons

Homework is due one day before class by 1 pm.

1. Do your best in preparing a draft for your presentation slideshow. The Word document of the presentation guidelines is helpful to follow when adding content and your script in notes in PowerPoint, based on synthesizing your notes. 

2. Last Chance! Write & Improve is due by the next class, so this week and the weekend are your last chance to improve on all five essays.

Documents:

Hattaway (n.d.). TED case studies