Presentation Project

This presentation I kind of had a jump start on because last semester in my business writing class I had to make a presentation with 4 other members on PowerPoint with photos, and my voice. I still am a rookie when it comes to using PowerPoint. Last semesters presentation was on mountain biking at Whistler the best downhill mountain bike course in North America. It was really fun because I got to learn more about something that I love and it seemed that the other people in my virtual group who I had never met were cool with it also.

This course I got to learn a little more about new programs or software that can be used for creating presentations. This is the first time I have ever uploaded a video to Youtube, I know I know… I am probably the last person on earth to have ever done this. I also used this program called Camtasia, which is awesome. I can see myself purchasing this software and using it more and more. I do use my GoPro video camera for mountain biking and I need some good video editing software and this is exactly what I was looking for. The time line at the bottom is easy and very useful. Big thumbs up to camtaisa.

“Presentation Evaluation,” This is where the fun begins right… My logical flow and sequence of content is good, I did throw in the mix an off topic subject about my cousins alert response dog Lilly, but I felt it was a good addition to the project even though the JDRF has nothing to do with those services. I stated the questions on my powerpoint presentation as I was reading the answers and I thought that was good so the audiences can see the screen and hear my voice and it showed consistency. I never had any questions that were not answered.

“Evaluation continued…” I definitely grabbed the attention of my audience in the first 30-60 seconds, I mean it is only 2:45 how could I not right? If my questions did not spark the curiosity of my audience then they don’t really care about the JDRF and its cause anyways. I was clear in what I was trying to say. I spoke about what type 1 diabetes is and how it affects the lives of millions of Americans and how donating money to the JDRF is for a good cause.

“Presentation Evaluation…” I had a few inconsistencies in my speech while I was trying to speak about JDRF. This was my first presentation on this type of system so I was a little new and nervous so I stuttered a few times. My grade will show with these faults but I take it all as a learning experience and strive to do better. Overall this was a good experience and look forward to using these tools in the future.