Good Presentation Example
06.10.10
While checking out Slideshare I found lots of interesting presentations, especially in the “design” category. However, I would like to share this one with you, as an example of a good presentation.
There are several good presentation qualities I found with this one:
1. The slide show is mostly images, and does not make sense without actually hearing the presentation. We learned in class that the best presentations should not simply do the job the speaker does, by listing the same text the presenter is reading.
2. There are some slides with text, but only a few, so it’s not overwhelming.
3. Not only are there many, many, images, most of them are interesting or unusual. Since the title of the presentation is “Visual Impact” I would assume that’s what the creator was going for, but I also think it makes for better odds of the audience not getting bored. I really liked the sequence of logos from HBO, CBS, and FedEx, which show a different way to look at the logo.
Melissa- I went and checked out the slide; I thought that some of the images were really interesting, but I also found some of them too busy for a presentation. I think that a presentation or visual aide has the most impact when the audience is able to focus on one image. Specifically, the slide with the old plane diagrams and information is really cool looking, but there is so much there that it is not something you can absorb in the time that you would probably have during the presentation, you know?
And you are right – the slide show would make more sense if the presenter was there in front of us, or if a narration of his/her presentation were available. I do agree, though, that it is an interesting slide show!
I have done a lot of research online searching for powerpoints to use in my classes (Spanish). Many searches have directed me to Slide Share. I have tried to use those presentations but don’t like them at all. I still prefer Powerpoint! What about you?
Michelle