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Student Project Presentation

Sample Presentation

Project Presentation Guidelines

Office of Education student participants and interns are required to present a PowerPoint project presentation to their organizational management and USRA prior to the end of the appointment. 

The Project Presentation is the culmination of your CEP experience. It is your opportunity to show off your accomplishments of the year, your skills and professionalism. Your Project Presentation should be an example of your BEST work and serves as a final product of your year’s accomplishments.

You should think about your Project Presentation throughout the year at JSC and document important projects that you work on. You need to include action pictures of you at work in your presentation, so remember to take high quality pictures throughout the year.

Presentation Goals

The main goals of your Project Presentation are to highlight the major accomplishments of the year and to show how you have grown professionally and personally. Share the projects that you are most proud of and focus on how your projects helped the mission of your organization and NASA. Your presentation should show how you have grown professionally and personally, as well as the lessons you learned that will help you in the future.  Routine task lists are not projects and should not be included in the presentation.

Formatting Guidelines

  • Keep it clean and professional.
  • Use appropriate photographs throughout.
  • Keep backgrounds simple.
  • Make sure the text is clear from the back of the room.
  • Use minimal animation.
  • Label all photos or graphics.
  • Do not use more than 3 photos per slide.

Your Project Presentation should be approximately 10 slides in length and you should plan a minimum of 10–15 minutes to present

Project Presentation Slide Outline:

1. About You-

  1. Your name
  • High school or college you attend
  • Where you are from
  • Something about you

2. Your Organization-

  • Where do you work?
  • What does your Organization do?
  • What part does your Organization play in the overall mission of NASA?

3. Your Role-

  • What is your part in the Organization?
  • What Programs or Projects do you work on?
  • How does your work contribute to the Organization and NASA’s mission?

4 – 7.  Project Descriptions and JSC Experiences-

  • Describe some of the projects that you worked on this year and what you did.
  • What ways did you contribute to the overall Project or Program?
  • How did your work on these projects help advance your Organization or NASA’s overall mission?
  • What are some interesting experiences you had at NASA through CEP? (student tours, lab experiences, etc.)

8. Professional Growth and Accomplishments-

  • How have you grown as a person, student, and employee through your CEP experience?
  • What are some things that you know how to do now that you didn’t know before working as a CEP student?
  • What lessons will you take with you into the future?
  • What work accomplishments are you most proud of?

9. Future-

  • What are your future plans?
    (college, major, continue working at NASA, etc.)

10. Acknowledgements-

  • Thank those that guided you through your CEP experience.  Include your mentor, supervisors, USRA staff, etc.