PowerPoint

Presentation Checklist

Name, Class Period, Date

Content

• Did you provide quality information?

• Are your slides balanced in text and visual?

• Do you have the required number of slides?

Name, Class Period, Date

Conventions

• Did you proof & run spell check?

• Are names spelled correctly?

• What about the words that spell check doesn’t check?– Their, they’re, there– Whose, who’s– It’s, its

Name, Class Period, Date

Organization

• Clear beginning, middle and end.

• Title slide & end slide included

• Individual slide titles are clear.

Name, Class Period, Date

Visuals• Do your visuals

enhance your message?

• Can you read your words if placed in front of photos? Really? Double-check this one!

• Are your photos a good quality?

Name, Class Period, Date

Transitions & Animation

• Are your transitions/animation smooth?

• Are they irritating?

• Do they enhance, or do they distract?

Name, Class Period, Date

Sounds & Video• Are these working

well?• Do your sounds

enhance or distract?

• Is your video edited and cropped to work well in your presentation?

Name, Class Period, Date

Colors• Do you have the

contrast necessary for your slides to be read easily?

• Did you use solid photos if layering with text?

• Did you avoid bright or fluorescent colors that may distract from your presentation?

Name, Class Period, Date

Fonts & Text

• Does your font contrast with your background?

• Are your font styles easy to read?

• Did you avoid using too much text per slide?

Name, Class Period, Date

Assignment Checklist:

• Your show must be 10 slides or more.

• You must use at least 4 different slide layouts.

• Use at least one background

• Use 3 different font sizes, colors and styles

• 1 auto shape & 1 word art

Name, Class Period, Date

• must use images or clip art on 50% of the slides

• use at least 4 different animations (no random)

• use at least 4 different transitions (no random)

Assignment Checklist:

Name, Class Period, Date

• must have appropriate animation and transition timings set for each slide (you may not click the mouse to advance to the next slide).  The slide must remain visible for a minimum for 2 seconds before advancing to the next slide.

• include a footer with your date, class period, and slide number (nothing on the title slide)

• spelling, capitalization, and punctuation counts (up to 25 points will be deducted on the final for these mistakes)

Assignment Checklist:

Name, Class Period, Date

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