Start with the decision the assessment requires.
Presentations often contain too much text, weak visual hierarchy, unexplained figures, inconsistent slides or a sequence that does not lead the audience through the argument.
A useful review does not begin by guessing from a short topic. Command words, learning outcomes, marking criteria and required deliverables need to be read together. The same subject can require a very different response at undergraduate, postgraduate or doctoral level, and a familiar format may be adapted by a particular institution.
Suitable support
Guidance may cover storyboarding, slide purpose, evidence selection, visual consistency, accessibility, speaker notes and rehearsal priorities.
Before work begins, the scope should state what will be reviewed, what type of guidance will be supplied, which files control the requirement and what remains the student’s responsibility. This creates a shared reference point for communication, delivery and any later revision request.