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Article 1:
Cyphert, D. (2004). The problem of PowerPoint: Visual aid or visual rhetoric? Business Communication Quarterly, 67, 80-84.
The Problem of PowerPoint: Visual Aid or Visual Rhetoric? 
Summary: This article presents an assignment for students that challenges their choices in using PowerPoint as a visual rhetoric.

Article 2: 
Calabrese, R. (1989). Designing and delivering presentations and workshops. Business Communication Quarterly, 52, 26-33.
Designing and Delivering Presentations and Workshops 
Summary: This article lays out how to plan and deliver presentations and workshops.

Article 3:
Sydow Campbell, K., Mothersbaugh, D.L., Brammer, C., & Taylor, T. (2002). Peer versus self-assessment of oral business presentation performance. Business Communication Quarterly, 64, 23-40.
Peer versus Self Assessment of Oral Business Presentation Performance 
Summary: Student self-assessment rarely reflects instructor or peer assessment of speech delivery and peer assessments are generally a good replacement for instructor assessment when raters are trained.