In this section, you'll find resources on creating visual presentations.
Visual presentation tools, like PowerPoint and Prezi, are meant to summarize your key points. When designing a presentation, focus on presenting information in a concise, organized, and visually appealing way.
Consider the following tips and strategies for designing effective presentations:
Some assignments require a recorded presentation. You can utilize the following tools and tutorials to help you create and share your video presentation.
Designed for Chromebooks, this screencasting tool runs as a chrome plugin. The free plan allows videos up to 10 minutes in length.
Simply create your presentation, and Record it with Screencastify.
A tool with a free plan that allows users to capture their screens. You can even use a webcam to record your physical presence on a video.
Recording A Presentation with Screencast-O-Matic
Adobe Spark is a free online and mobile graphic design app. It allows users to easily create professional looking images, videos, and web pages.
Learn how to create and record your presentation inside of Adobe Spark
This animation tool allows the user to tell a visual story, and utilize templates to produce an animated recording in a short amount of time.
Depending on your presentation style, there are a variety of strategies that can help you give a professional and engaging presentation. If your assignment requires you to record your presentation, consider the following tips and strategies for presenting:
Consider the following tips and strategies for designing effective presentations:
This sample presentation meets all visual and citing requirements for a PowerPoint assignment.
Consult with your instructor on whether you should use the notes function in PowerPoint or provide a separate word document with your narrative/speaker notes.
For more information about using speaker notes in PowerPoint presentations, please refer to this document.
This Prezi presentation does not contain notes. See the example speaker notes below.
When writing speaker notes for a Prezi, you’ll need to submit a separate document along with the download of or link to your Prezi. There are no specific formatting requirements for speaker notes. Be sure to follow the instructions for your assignment regarding the minimum word count for speaker notes for each slide of your presentation.
In your speaker notes, identify which slide or frame your notes are for. Be sure to include in-text citations as necessary:
Frame 1: In contrast, minority nations and indigenous peoples push back against anti-environmentalist nationalism. Indigenous groups reiterate their sovereignty and ownership of the land when protesting the extraction of fossil fuels or natural gas, like with the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe sued to end construction of the pipeline, arguing that an oil spill would pose a substantial threat to their water (Friedman, 2020). In these cases, indigenous peoples oppose governments that have long denied or minimized indigenous rights and sovereignty--the same governments that wield nationalist rhetoric in an effort to promote harmful environmental policies. In an effort to prevent further environmental degradation, indigenous peoples and other marginalized groups work collectively to promote public policy and mitigate climate change, which disproportionately impacts minorities and the global south.