PowerPoint Presentations

I really enjoyed all of the PowerPoint presentations we heard on Tuesday, but Aubrey and Monica’s presentations really stood out to me. Both used very creative designs, and maintained a consistent format throughout the entire presentation. In addition, these formats were fitted to the particular theme or topic of the presentation. Aubrey’s background was very colorful, which I thought tied in nicely with both the complex nature of people’s personalities and the interesting color format of the test results following administration of the personality evaluation. Monica used objects very well, employing them especially well to illustrate the various photography techniques she was showing us. I also just enjoyed the photos—her friend is a talented photographer!
Aside from the format of the presentation, both Monica and Aubrey picked specific and interesting facets of their potential area of study. By doing so, they were able to thoroughly explain this aspect rather than vaguely touching on many different aspects of a larger topic. Personally, I love photography and am always looking for some helpful tips, so learning more about framing and the thirds rule was very interesting for me. I have also always wanted to take some kind of personality test, and was curious about how the results were determined and analyzed.
Both presentations had very personal aspects. Monica used some of her friend’s photographs for her images and included a nice acknowledgement at the end. It was interesting to see the techniques applied to actual photos to illustrate how they are really used by photographers. Aubrey included her own personality test results, which were interesting to look at as an actual example.