Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny I get "dynamic" when I speak without notes - albeit with my having thought through what I want to say - on my feet and without the constraints (straight jacket) of a PowerPoint slide show. I was a "pioneer" of PowerPoint at work years ago but my teaching scores increased when I returned to "from the heart" black/white board presentations. But when lecturing a large group PowerPoint + web pages help with those not taken to "dynamic" presentations. Chris B On 17/10/2007, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> wrote: > I do not present my project to large audiences. It is possible that > Power-Point could make an effective presentation, however I have never > seen > one. > > One of my colleagues in our CIS program is developing a new course at the > University called "Multi-media Presentation and Communication". It's > designed to get rid of boring bulleted lists and use all types of media to > make a dynamic presentation. > > Sonny > > On 10/17/07, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote: > > I agree that such still is the best presentation technique, Sonny. > > But in a limited time, large audience situation (and they do occur), > > this just isn't possible. > > In that case, something like PowerPoint is needed. Or anything that > > is better if existing. > > Such as Keynote. But that still can't do what somebody with a bit of > > imagination would like to do.* > > I see a lot of them and I have seldomly seen a good screen > > presentation. Except for All Gore's one. > > But that was a multimedia presentation, and that takes a bit more > > time (and budget) than most of us who have to do (and make) > > presentations can spare. > > Hence my frustration. > > Therefore: Avid Light, Adobe Premiere or iMovie (or anything with a > > graphical interface), but with a timing module. That would suit me well. > > > > Sorry if I was unclear. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >