1. Guidelines for Creating Your Seminar PowerPoint Presentation
CUNY Start Program

2. Presentation Outline Major Career Informational Interview
The presentation should include information about:
Major
Career
Informational Interview
Transfer information to a Senior College
Action Plan for students who will work instead of Senior College
Something about you, partner/team (But not necessarily on a slide)
Professional Organization (optional)

3. Professional Organization (A bonus!)
A professional organization is a club for people who are in the same career or field.
You can google professional organizations for the field you are interested in
What’s the name of the professional organization you found out about?
Can students be memebers?
Paraphrase & summarize what they do for their members

4. Preparing for A Public Speaking Presentation

5. Basic Steps For Individual Presentations (8 Minutes)
Review & organize your information
Complete a handwritten draft
Choose a PowerPoint (or Google Docs) template
Enter information into your slides
Proofread
Finalize the order your slides
Rehearse
Put your first & last name on the presentation

6. Basic Steps for Pairs/Teams – Pt I (10 Minutes)
Meet with your partner or team before you all start
Review & organize your information
Decide who will be responsible for what parts of the presentation
Each person should complete their part of the work
2nd meeting with partner/team

7. Basic Steps for Pairs/Teams – Pt II
Choose a PowerPoint (or Google Docs) template
One person should put together the slideshow
3rd meeting with partner/team to review the slideshow
Proofread
Finalize the order your slides
Rehearse

8. Rehearsal Rehearse your presentation in front of a friend Use a timer
Let your friend ask you questions (then you’ll know what to anticipate)
Speak loudly & clearly
Make eye contact with the audience
Practice using a Smart Board (and see if your flash drive works)
Make sure your presentation has a flow to it – there should be orderly transitions from page to page & from speaker to speaker
Individuals will have a total of 8 minutes ( 5-6 minutes for the presentation & 2- 3 minutes for questions)
Pairs/Teams will have a total of 10 minutes (7-8 minutes for presentation & 2-3 minutes for questions)

9. Make it Interesting! (and Informative)
Your Advisor & classmates will complete formal evaluations
As you go through your presentation, highlight the things that would interest an audience
Connect the slides to yourself-personalize the presentation
Why did you pick this career/major?
What is it about your personality/skills that makes you a good fit for this field?
Why do you think this career is even important?
If you have classmates in the same major, what will you say to make your presentation stand out?