So I've been attempting to make my presentation for my immediate upcoming assessment for my degree during this weekend. Just 1.5 weeks more to go. It's nearly end of Saturday and I haven't been getting much done. Judging from what I have so far, optimisitically I would say, 1/5 was done. This pace is not good since I will be having a run-through with my lab on Monday morning. Well done, procrastinator!Speaking of presentations, what is your preferred style? I mean do you use powerpoint, slides, overheads or even drawing/writing on the board on the spot? I have done all those except the slide thing. I usually prefer powerpoint, no, no fancy animation, just a simple powerpoint style. It is so funny when I was telling my Travel Companion last night that I was going to make some slides today as my "past time" at home.
He asked, "Oh, how are you going to make slides at home?"
I raised my eyebrows, "Computer, duh".
He then clarrified, "No, I thought you were going to make those slides type of slides."
I laughed and told him, "That's too old-fashioned for me. I don't even know how to do that."
He laughed and said seriously, "Actually I use OHP. I just handwrite and handdraw on the OHP sheet to present at meetings in the company."
I teased him, "All right, it is certainly obvious that you and I are from different era!"
During my presentation class I took last year, the tutor was describing several ways and styles that could be done when giving presentations. He actually did go through all the good and bad points of using all the style. Believe it or not, powerpoint has its downsides too albeit being a bit high-tech; it is somewhat still lack of interaction between speaker and the audiences. In contrary it easily captivates a small group of listeners by using the whiteboard to illustrate a "story".
This makes me think about another analogy. There are a few ways to travel from Place A to Place B; we can either take a boat, car, plane or even walk there. The plane ride seems to be the fastest way but if one is prone to airsickness, one may prefer to take an alternate route. Walking may seem to be least preferred since it can take much longer time and can be exhausting from all the walks yet it allows us to enjoy more scenic views during the journey. Taking the boat is more fun whereas the car can be more flexible to allow one to stop anywhere anytime.
Most of the time there is no real best option for a situation or a context. We just have to go for the one we feel most comfortable with and the one we think suit best with the situation.
Although I'm not so into OHP presentation, I am really interested and curious to listen to my Travel Companion's presentation. Is he still funny and goofy when he is standing up there talking serious stuff?
♥ every page of my imagination
