My favorite Power Point Presentations

It is very had to choose just two favorites because I was very impressed with everyone's presentation. All were creative and catchy, but my favorites were probably the presentations of Lachlan and Allison. I think I liked them most because of the topics they chose which really intrigued me. They also had very catchy pictures and colors which coordinated well throughout their entire power point. They also had personal experience or stories to tell about each of the topics which was very interesting to hear! Overall, everyone's presentation kept my attention and was really awesome!

Power Point Advice

The articles were very helpful in providing more than the obvious guidelines for power point. They also made points, especially about pictures in the foreground and background, that I had never thought to try before. My 5 guidelines for making a power point presentation would be:
1) Try to use a theme with complimentary colors and fonts ( probably a serif font that is at least 28pt.)
2) Try to use as few words as possible and rely on your narration to explain facts. Also think of the text on the slides as a reinforcement of your explanation, not a repetition.
3) Use pictures in the slide, but make sure they are emphasized appropriately. Also, photographs catch people's attention better than clip art.
4) Using video clips can give a concrete example of your point as well as keep your audience paying attention.
5) Always aim to make your power point interesting by keeping the attention span and things which appeal to your audience in mind!

My Excel Experience...

I personally knew harldy anything about Microsoft Excel going into this class. I learned a lot about basic principles and even more complicated things which I could definitely use in a future job or even my personal accounts. For almost any job you will probably have to present, organize, or calcuate figures and data and excel is an excellent tool to accomplish all these goals. I definitely feel more prepared for jobs and future classes because most businesses or upper level classes expect at least a basic knowledge of excel.

Field Trip to the CLT!

I had never known before what the purpose of the CLT was. I used to think that it was a place to work with a computer where you could as questions and get help, but I had no idea that it also gave you access to software and hardware for programs like photography, creating websites, or even video and audio editing! For our computer skills class, I can go there for help when doing our photoshop projects which will be very handy. I can also use it for classes, such as my seminar, where we will be filming a video for our final grade. I will definitely make use of the CLT to add cool things to my video and edit it.

The Martin Postcard

I chose the picture "the Martin Postcard" as my false picture to analyze because it caught my interest and was humorous. It was made by "Dad" Martin and the Martin Postcard Company in 1910. In the picture, the fish is extraordinarily large compared to a man who is perched on the fish's back wielding an ax. It was manipulated for a humorous effect to get the attention of future customers for his business. I do not believe that it is a harmful manipulation because it is blatantly unrealistic and is also accompanied by a sarcastic statement on the bottom of the postcard which specifies that it is for a photography company. Anyone could understand that the picture is only a joke and is just in place to further advertising efforts for the Martin Postcard Company.