Self Critique of Presentation Project : RIchard's Crepe Company
After reviewing the presentation, I saw that there was a general flow that went from profile, to opportunity, to strategy, to risk, and then finally ended with a conclusion. I think the presentation could have been a little bit more outlined in the beginning, but it did follow a logical flow. The presenter asked questions such as, “How am I going to accomplish this,” or “How will I do things differently?” which preempted the audience from asking those questions. I felt that the presenter’s attention grabber could be stronger. In the first 30-60 seconds, he mentioned, “How would you like to make a few million dollars in the next couple years?”
The presenter usually asked questions and then answered them, but only a few of them sparked curiosity. The presenter did an excellent job at providing an introduction of what he was going to talk about. Within the first few minutes, the audience knew exactly what the presentation was about. The presenter validated a claim by providing a bar graph of survey results to help substantiate his claim. The presenter also seemed to avoid most clutter and errors limiting most slides to only a couple bullet points and/or pictures. The presenter used large bold fonts for the titles of every header, and he also made the bodies of the slides large enough to ensure readability. The presenter would sometimes show a slide and then talk about it, and other times he summarized the slides. There were a few slides that he read, but these were quotes. In summary, the presenter did an overall good job of presenting his ideas.
Reflection on critiquing other presentation
After reviewing another presentation, I definitely picked up some ideas that would have helped mine. While mine was still a business themed presentation, I probably could have inserted a few more colorful elements into the presentation to make it more lively. I also realized that the reader wants a general outline of how the presentation is going to go. They want to be alerted when its the beginning, middle, and end so they can easily follow along.
After reviewing another presentation, I definitely picked up some ideas that would have helped mine. While mine was still a business themed presentation, I probably could have inserted a few more colorful elements into the presentation to make it more lively. I also realized that the reader wants a general outline of how the presentation is going to go. They want to be alerted when its the beginning, middle, and end so they can easily follow along.
What I learned:
From this project, I learned how to effectively create a powerpoint presentation, and then turn it into a screencast with an audio commentary. I searched the internet for an effective tool to create a screencast, and stumbled upon ScreenCast-O-Matic . This tool allow me to record everything I do on my computer instead of having to use a video camcorder. To see how to use screencast-o-matic, go ahead and click here: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c6lIFqX3H. This tool combined with powerpoint can be used in business to perform presentations when you are not available to be in person. I already plan on using this to draft a proposal to my new job to demand that we switch over to Reporting Services from Excel for their reporting needs.
From this project, I learned how to effectively create a powerpoint presentation, and then turn it into a screencast with an audio commentary. I searched the internet for an effective tool to create a screencast, and stumbled upon ScreenCast-O-Matic . This tool allow me to record everything I do on my computer instead of having to use a video camcorder. To see how to use screencast-o-matic, go ahead and click here: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c6lIFqX3H. This tool combined with powerpoint can be used in business to perform presentations when you are not available to be in person. I already plan on using this to draft a proposal to my new job to demand that we switch over to Reporting Services from Excel for their reporting needs.
