Presentation Peer Reviews

Today we saw a few presentations and were able to give feedback on how the presenters were doing with their projects. Here are my reviews:

Sarah:

Major Argument: Vocal Achord is a fun vocal group with a sense of whimsy and excitement, and you should join.
Strengths: Both designs were really strong and striking, the visual appeal is a great way to draw in potential members and inform them about the group.
Areas for Improvement: It will be even more striking and appealing with some color; however too much color could take away from the neatness and clean overall design.

Charlie:

Major Argument: Club Indigo is a great way to connect with elderly people in the community, hear great stories, socialize, and have a good meal.
Strengths: Good flow, the presentation offers a lot of useful information and doesn't leave the viewer with any questions about what the main argument is.
Areas for Improvement: Adding some slides to break up the information would give the viewer more time to read the slides and get all the information before slides transition.

James:

Major Argument: Piracy online is a major issue and is very costly.
Strengths: Good color contrast and visuals, draws the viewer in. Also lots of statistics give the poster ethos.
Areas for Improvement: Make the main argument more clear, better define exactly what the poster is arguing. Also, make sure to cite sources for statistics

Project Issues

So far with this project, the biggest challenge I've had is lack of knowledge with some of the programs or software I had intended to use. My original plan was to make a powerpoint slideshow with music. I then decided to do a video with live interviews with the people who agreed to speak with me about leadership in Greek life; however, I didn't have a video camera, or the time. I also had to consider the fact that the interviewees are leaders within their Greek houses, and these are usually the busiest and most difficult to find time to meet with. My solution was to email my interviewees with a questionnaire and then include their answers in my presentation. They were all very enthusiastic to participate and responded to me very quickly.

For my actual presentation, I decided to create a Prezi presentation. I like the flow that Prezi offers, and I'm a little more familiar with putting music into a Prezi. Overall, Prezi has been working relatively well for me; I really like the way my presentation is turning out. Another issue however, is what information to include and what to leave out. I've decided on a basic outline that gives what I think is the necessary information along with the info I got from my interviews. My plan for revision is to speak with a few peers to see if they are left with questions after the presentation or if they feel some things were irrelevant.

Overall, I'm fairly happy with how my presentation is coming along. I've put a lot of time in already but it's paying off and I feel this could be a really strong presentation.