How to Create a PowerPoint Presentation for a Recommendation Report

Purpose of the Presentation

Create a PowerPoint presentation summarizing the key points of your written Recommendation Report.

Why? The purpose of this presentation is to persuade the relevant TRU Dean and Faculty Council to invest in your idea and commit to creating and delivering this new course.

Your Audience? You are making this pitch to the TRU Dean and Faculty Council relevant to your course subject area.  You can assume they already know what TRU and TRUSU are short for, and what their faculty already offers for courses.  Do not assume they are familiar with the content of the 2020/21 TRUSU Student Budget Consultation report.

• 10-14 slides (imagine you have about 20 minutes for your presentation)
• Consistent fonts
• Readable (24+)
• Do not play PowerPoint Karaoke

Think of the PowerPoint as a visual representation of your written report.  It must include the following elements:

• Title slide with your name and date
• Territorial acknowledgement
• Outline
• Introduction/ background
• Recommendations with supporting sources
• Summary/ call to action
• Closing slide for any questions/ contact information
• Reference slide

+ Notes:  In Notes View, add a script of what you would talk about during each slide.  Your notes script can be in bullet points but, like the actual slides, this script needs to be well written.

• Throughout your PowerPoint incorporate a minimum of 4 visual elements.  These can be photographs, charts, tables, etc.  Photographs might be pictures you take yourself or find online.  Through the internet search, use tools to refine your image search to be sure they are free for educational use or part of the “creative commons”.
• If you get any images online, cite at bottom of the image and add to your reference slide.