How do I cite PowerPoint/Google Slides lectures using the APA format?
Answer
If the PowerPoint/Google Slides lecture was uploaded to a course management site, like Blackboard, the general format for your references list would be:
Instructor's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if given. (Year, Month Day Presentation was created). Title of presentation: Subtitle if applicable [type of presentation]. Course management system. URL of login page for course management system.
For example:
Sloan, C. (2020, May 20). Crafting an argument [PowerPoint slides]. Blackboard. https://frederick.blackboard.com/
If the PowerPoint/Google Slides lecture is posted on a website, use the following format:
Instructor's Lastname, First Initial. Second Initial if given. (Year, Month Day Presentation was created). Title of presentation: Subtitle if applicable [type of presentation]. Publisher. URL
For example:
Sloan, C. (2020, May 20). Crafting an argument [PowerPoint slides]. SlideShare. https://www.slideshare.net/fictionalurl
The in-text citations for both of these example would be the same:
In-text paraphrase:
(Sloan, 2020)
In-text quotation:
(Sloan, 2020, Slide 4)
If the PowerPoint/Google Slides is not available online, you can cite it as personal communication. To do this, you would only cite it in-text and would leave it out of your references list.
For example:
Creating an outline is key to crafting a well-formed argument (C. Sloan, personal communication, May 25, 2020).
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