1. What two suggestions from the readings about how to use PowerPoint effectively do you think are the most important to remember? Why?
– The first thought that I think is important is “Rehearse your PowerPoint presentation and not just once. Don’t let PowerPoint get in the way of your oral presentation, and make sure you know how it works, what sequence the slides are in, how to get through it using someone else’s computer, etc. Make sure that you can deliver your presentation if PowerPoint is completely unavailable; in other words, make sure you can give your speech without your PowerPoint presentation”. The other thought that I think is important is, “learn how to give a good speech without PowerPoint. This takes practice, which means giving speeches without PowerPoint. Believe it or not, public speaking existed before PowerPoint, and many people remember it as being a lot better than it is now. A few people use presentation software in extremely effective ways—Steve Jobs and Stanford Law Professor Lawrence Lessig are two examples. Al Gore’s use of Keynote in the movie “An Inconvenient Truth” was a good model. But these three examples don’t look at all like the way most people use PowerPoint. Avoiding bad PowerPoint habits means, first and foremost, becoming a good public speaker”. Both these thoughts are important because when making a slide show you need to make sure that you know the information that you put down on the slideshow. Also another great thing to know and practice is rehearsing your presentation that way you are interacting with the audience rather than staring at the screen.
2. What is one thing you learned about PowerPoint that you didn’t previously know?
– One thing that I learned from the readings is to put dark on light, and light on dark meaning if your background is dark keep the writing a light color and the same for the other way around.
3. Have you ever used PowerPoint to present and what was your experience like? Did you follow the rules to presenting with PowerPoint or not?
– Yes I have used powerpoint before when I was in high school and I was not very good with the program, I remember when the assignment was graded there was a lot of things that I miss used. After the readings I think I can definitely make a proper powerpoint. I also was the person that read the powerpoint straight off the screen instead of knowing the text and engaging with the audience.
4. How was your experience creating your Museum Kiosk on Google Slides?
– My experience using Google Slides has been pretty good because I am learning so many different things that I never knew before. This program has been very easy to use and navigate as well as creating the slides and making a proper format.
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