Research Topic Presentation Guidelines

PowerPoint Presentation Standards

The following are some guidelines for your PowerPoint presentation. You can use the
Microsoft PowerPoint software or the Canva app.
Slide # Indicators Description

1 Symbol Logo of Institution

Name Name of authors

Arranged alphabetically (Last name, First
name, Middle Initial.)

2 Research Topic 1 Main research topic

3 Brief Background Provide a short description of the research

topic, including its relevance to your strand
and to the mission and vision of the
institution.

4 Matrix Present the matrix on how you were able to

come up with your research topic.
In case topic 1 is not approved, proceed
with Research Topic 2.

5 Research Topic 2 Your 2nd proposed research topic.

6 Brief Background Provide a short description of the research

topic, including its relevance to your strand
and to the mission and vision of the
institution.

7 Matrix Present the matrix on how you were able to

come up with your research topic.
In case topic 2 is not approved, proceed
with Research Topic 3.

8 Research Topic 3 Your 3rd proposed research topic.

9 Brief Background Provide a short description of the research

topic, including its relevance to your strand
and to the mission and vision of the
institution.

10 Matrix Present the matrix on how you were able to

come up with your research topic.
In case topic 3 is not approved, proceed
with Research Topic 4.
 11 Research Topic 4 Your 4th proposed research topic.

12 Brief Background Provide a short description of the research

topic, including its relevance to your strand
and to the mission and vision of the
institution.

13 Matrix Present the matrix on how you were able to

come up with your research topic.
In case topic 4 is not approved, proceed
with Research Topic 5.

14 Research Topic 5 Your 5th proposed research topic.

15 Brief Background Provide a short description of the research

topic, including its relevance to your strand
and to the mission and vision of the
institution.

16 Matrix Present the matrix on how you were able to

come up with your research topic.

Other notes:

Appropriateness of Font Size and Type:

• Size: 20 point (minimum) to 32 point (maximum).
• Type: San serif like Arial because in the projection process, letters lose some of
their sharpness.
• Avoid ALL CAPS; these give the audience a message that you are shouting.
• Observe 7-7 Rule: 7 lines per slide, 7 words per line

Use of Contrasting Colors for Background and Texts

• Background – light; Texts – dark
• Background – dark ; Texts – light (Background must be simple; not busy)

Appropriate Use of Animation

• Animation enhances the presentation (not a distraction)
• Good combination of words, graphics and picture

You will be assessed through the following rubric:

Excellent Good Fair Need some

 improvement

Presentation Research topics Research topics Research topics Research topics

are presented are mostly clear are somewhat are not
clearly and and clear and have presented
unambiguously. unambiguous. It some clearly and are
It also followed followed the ambiguity. It very ambiguous.
the required required format. partially The required
format. followed the format has not
required format. been followed.

Relevance and Relevance, At least one of At least two of None of the

Interest interest, and the relevance, the relevance, relevance,
alignment to the interest and interest and interest and
vision and alignment to the alignment to the alignment to the
mission vision and vision and vision and
statement of the mission mission mission
institution is fully statement of the statement of the statement of the
and completely institution was institution was institution was
explained. not explained. not explained. explained.

Alignment to The topics are The topics are The topics are The topics are
the Vision and perfectly aligned mostly aligned somewhat not aligned to
Mission to the vision and to the vision and aligned to the the vision and
Statement of mission mission vision and mission
the Institution statement of the statement of the mission statement of the
institution. institution. Most statement of the institution.
Importance in of the institution. Almost none of
solving the importance of Some of the the importance
problem has been solving the importance of of solving the
clearly explained. problem has solving the problem has
been clearly problem has been explained.
explained. been explained.

Specificity Research topics Most of the Less than half Almost no

and are specific and research topics of the research research topics
Consideration clear. are specific and topics are are specific and
Considerations clear. specific and clear. None of
are taken into Considerations clear. Some the
account. The line are taken into necessary considerations
of interest, account. Most considerations were taken into
perspectives and of it has were not taken account. Details
information are sufficient details into account. are not
also sufficient in for the line of Some do not sufficient.
detail. interest and have sufficient
perspectives. details.

“Nothing worth having comes easy.”

God bless!
All the love,

Sir Dan