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For this assignment, you will create a professional looking PowerPoint presentation on a topic of professional communication. To help put this in perspective, the scenario is that your supervisor has assigned you the task of presenting a 45 to 60-minute training session on some aspect of professional communication. You need to research your topic and prepare an engaging PowerPoint that would be used as a visual aid in for your presentation.  Topic Ideas The course textbook will be a great resource when looking for a topic that relates to some aspect of professional communication. Some examples of topics include (but are not limited to):  How to      be an Effective Verbal and Nonverbal Communicator  How to      Give an Effective Presentation Effective      Communication Within Teams Overcoming      Communication Barriers  It is recommended that you pick a topic of interest and then do some research to make sure you can find five credible sources – more about credible sources below. Once you are certain you can locate five credible sources, begin creating your PowerPoint presentation. PowerPoint Requirements:  I. Title Slide This      will be the first slide of your PowerPoint (and is NOT considered a content slide). This      slide will include the following: title of your presentation, your full      name, class name & section number, and your institution (Liberty      University). II. Content Slides A minimum of 15 content slides must be included. All content slides must contain speaker notes.  o Speaker notes are a presenter’s “cheat sheet”, if you will. In other words, speaker notes are hidden from your audience, but you are able to view them while presenting. o Speaker notes are NOT a copy of the information on your slide. Instead, speaker notes expand upon and/or offer further clarification regarding points on each slide.  o To add speaker notes, go to the Notes pane under the slide where you will see, “Click to add notes”. For more help, view the information at: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-speaker-notes-to-your-slides-26985155-35f5-45ba-812b-e1bd3c48928e A minimum of four relevant, professional images/graphics must be      included in your PPT.  o All images/graphics used must be relevant, professional looking, and used with the main purpose of helping an audience better grasp a complex concept and/or remember information presented.  o Do not include blurry images. o Re-read section 12-3 in your course textbook, as there are some important guidelines regarding the use of images/graphics in a presentation. III. Reference Slide This slide      will be the last slide(s) of your PowerPoint (and is NOT considered      a content slide). This      slide (or slides) will contain all sources used in your PowerPoint      presentation. Sources      must be formatted according to current APA formatting guidelines. In      addition to current APA formatting guidelines, the inclusion of the complete      URL (sometimes called a permalink) is required for all full-text, peer-reviewed/scholarly articles retrieved from      Liberty’s online library journal database. Note that this is not the same      as the doi #. The URL must take your reader directly to the full text article within Liberty’s online library journal database. If youre      unsure about the specific URL/link, you can copy the entire web      address from the top of the browsers address bar once you are      viewing the full text article within Liberty’s      online library journal database. IV. Sources A      minimum of five credible sources      must be used within your presentation. Required, credible sources include: o four full-text, peer-reviewed/scholarly articles retrieved from Liberty’s online library journal database. o two of the above four full-text, peer-reviewed/scholarly articles must be within the last 7 years. o the course textbook (as listed on the course syllabus). You      are able to include additional sources, other than the five credible      sources listed above; however, they must be full-text articles      retrieved from Liberty’s online library journal database.  Sources      NOT acceptable for this assignment:  o No textbooks (including e-books), other than the course textbook/ebook (as listed on the course syllabus) o No general Internet searching is acceptable. Therefore, no blogs, education sites, commercial sites, Wikipedia, About.com, editorials, abstracts, online books, book reviews, etc.  V. Avoiding Plagiarism  Create      an original PowerPoint presentation; previously submitted work from this      or another course is considered self-plagiarism and is prohibited.  Provide      citations for the following: All statements,       ideas, & thoughts (whether paraphrased or directly quoted) used from       an outside source;  tables,       data, images, etc. used from an outside source.  All citations      should be formatted according to the most current APA formatting      guidelines and should directly follow the information used from an outside      source.  All sources      used must be formatted on your reference slide(s), according to current      APA formatting guidelines. VI. Other Requirements and Reminders: Must be created in Microsoft PowerPoint and uploaded through      the assignment link as a .ppt or .pptx file. Individual      slides and the overall design of your presentation must be professional      and engaging. A      running header or page #s are not      required. An      abstract is not required. PowerPoint Project Grading Rubric_BUSI 300 Based on 150-point maximum Criteria Levels of Achievement Content 70\% Advanced 90-100\% Proficient 70-89\% Developing 1-69\% Not present Content 94.5 to 105 points Topic meets assignment requirements. Content is accurate, and the presentation has a logical sequence of ideas. All slides outline or supplement a major point or detail a previous point. Four relevant, professional images/graphics are included. All image/graphics illustrate the topic of the slide and/or explain a complex issue. Speaker notes are included on all content slides and expand upon and/or offer further clarification of points. 73.5 to 93.5 points Topic meets assignment requirements. Content is mostly accurate, and the presentation has a good flow. Most slides outline or supplement a major point or detail a previous point. Presentation contains only 1-3 images/graphics. Some, but not all, images/graphics illustrate the topic of the slide and/or explain a complex issue. Speaker notes are missing on 1-5 content slides. Speaker notes help clarify some, but not all points. 1 to 72.5 points Topic does not meet assignment requirements. Content is not completely accurate, and/or the presentation is unorganized and difficult to follow. Slides do not outline or supplement a major point or detail a previous point. Graphics do not illustrate the topic of the slide and/or explain a complex issue. Speaker notes are missing on 6 or more content slides. Speaker notes do not clarify points on the slides. 0 points Not present Structure 30\% Advanced 90-100\% Proficient 70-89\% Developing 1-69\% Not present Grammar, Spelling, and Sentence Structure 4.6 to 5 points No spelling or grammar errors are present. 3.6 to 4.5 points Presentation contains some spelling and/or grammar errors. 1 to 3.5 points Presentation contains multiple spelling and/or grammar errors. 0 points Not present Formatting and Number of Slides 36 to 40 points 5 credible sources are used, and correct APA formatting has been applied throughout. The title slide is included and contains all required items. Transitions and animations are smooth and enhance the presentation very well. A professional theme is used. All text is clearly visible with the appropriate amount of content per slide. All required slides are present. 28 to 35.6 points 4 credible sources are used. The presentation contains some APA formatting errors. The title slide is included, but is missing one required item. Transitions and animations are adequately used. A professional theme is used. All text is visible and most slides contain the appropriate amount of content per slide. Two required slides are missing. 1 to 27.6 points 1-3 credible sources are used. The presentation contains multiple APA formatting errors. The title slide is included, but is missing 2+ required items. Transitions and animations are not used and/or distract from the presentation. A professional theme is missing. Text is unclear, and there is either too much or not enough content per slide. Three or more required slides are missing. 0 points Not present