PowerPoint is an amazing tool. I am still learning the great things that can come of it. The best presentations seem to be the ones with the most passion and creativity involved. Maya's animals are adorable, I learned a lot from Marc's tennis serve, Rachel is always a source of entertainment and fun. I could go on, everyone did very well today. The best parts of the presentations were the videos and dynamic pictures. They kept me engaged and entertained during the slide show.
The parts of the presentation that seemed to lag were the presentations that used a typical format or layout. The same layout that I have seen time and time again. 3 bullets on one side and a picture on the other, next slide is 3 bullets on the opposite side and the picture on the opposite, with a bland background. I have a tendency to get bored with PowerPoint when there is way to much information on the slide and a lack of creativity when creating the slides. No matter what the presenter does that is well, I can not escape from the dullness of the presentation. The idea of having videos or media in the presentations seems to be one of the easiest and most creative things we can do with our slides. I have never put a video in a PowerPoint before, but I will always have one now. The videos seem to break up the monotony of the slides. Even a sound involved helps.
Overall though all of the presentations went very well. I think that every body enjoyed the subject that they were discussing and that showed.
I agree that power point can be really boring when slides aren't creative with format and when information is too ample. I will keep that in mind when I do more power points. But I also see how that simple format is perfect for certain information -- I think you just have to be smart about how you bullet that information, organize it, and think about how it needs to be structured differently for the purpose of getting the info across clearly. Good job on your power points and thanks for the yummy food!!!
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