How to Cite a PowerPoint Presentation

How to Cite a PowerPoint Presentation (22) Let’s be honest: Sometimes the best information for a paper comes straight from a professor’s PowerPoint presentation. But did you know that source needs to be cited? Whether you’re making use of your instructor’s lecture materials or pulling information from a Powerpoint found online, you need to make sure to cite your sources if you use information from it in a project or paper. By now, you’re probably familiar with how to cite websites, books or journal articles, but not as knowledgeable about how to cite a Powerpoint presentation. In actuality, citing PowerPoint presentations aren’t all that different from citing written materials, so don’t let yourself be phased! It’s not too hard and compiling an MLA works cited or APA reference page doesn’t take too longâ€"each one should take just a few minutes to create. To help you with the process, we’ve put together a handy guide demonstrating how to cite a PowerPoint presentation in three commonly used citation styles: MLA, APA and Chicago. Let’s start by looking for basic information you’ll need for the citation. Information you may need to cite a PowerPoint Presentation: Author or authors of the presentation Presentation title Date of publication/presentation Place of publication/where the presentation was given URL (if used to locate the presentation) Cite a PowerPoint Presentation in MLA format: MLA format citation structure: Author Last Name, First Name. Presentation Title. Month Year, URL. PowerPoint Presentation. Example citation: Park, Lisa. Effective Working Teams. Jan. 2011, http://www.company.meetings/teams. PowerPoint Presentation. Cite a PowerPoint Presentation in APA format:   APA reference structure: Author Last Name, Middle Initial. First Initial. (year of publication). Title of presentation [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from URL Example reference: Park, L. (2011). Effective working teams [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://www.company.meetings/teams Cite a PowerPoint Presentation in Chicago Style: Chicago citation structure: Author Last Name, First Name. “Presentation Title.” Lecture, Location of Lecture, Month Day, Year. Example citation: Park, Lisa. “Effective Working Teams.” Lecture, The Plaza Hotel, New York, NY, January 11, 2011. Hello all paper writers! Take a moment to try our spell checker, or refresh your knowledge on English basics with our EasyBib grammar guides! Discover a determiner definition, learn what is an adverb, review an interjection list, and more.