PowerPoint Articles

The articles on PowerPoint were quite enlightening since they made me view presentations differently. I thought they were very informative and conducive to creating sophisticated, didactic, and interesting PowerPoint presentations. The article "Top Ten Slide Tips" was especially helpful since it was concise and informative. I liked the "Really Bad PowerPoint- and How to Avoid It" as it introduced an important factor needed in presentations I had not previously considered: emotion. The argument is that in order to communicate efficiently, emotion has to be conveyed to the audience. Five guidelines I consider most important for good PowerPoints are: 1)Use few words, 2) Use powerful images, 3) Avoid reading directly off the slides, 4)Know the material well enough to be able to answer questions that expand on the material, and 5) Present with emotion to convince the audience of you point. My advice is to follow these guidelines and pick a topic you are passionate about so the presentation will be more enjoyable for the class. I find it annoying when there are too many words on a slide, no images, or the writing is illegible.