Presentation
PowerPoint Or Slides
PowerPoint is a great tool
and sometimes a prerequisite, but slides
are safer and provide students with far
more control. Sometimes professors demand
PowerPoint to see how well you manage the
software. Conversely, some professors want
little downtime between presentations so
they opt for traditional overhead slides.
In individual presentations,
PowerPoint is fine because control is in
your hands and not other classmates. In
group presentations, you need extra preparation
and practice to time the PowerPoint presentation.
The advantage is consistency in everything
from the background to the font as well
as the content layout.
Ask the teacher in private
what they prefer. Giving them what they
want is better anyway. In business, companies
that ask for submissions, pitches and proposals
usually provide specifications of what they
want. Start early by finding out what that
is (in Marketing,
potential clients ask for Request For Proposals,
aka RFPs, that you submit in the hope of
getting their business).
Whatever you choose to
do, make sure that you get enough practice
with PowerPoint as you will be expected
to be able to use it in any job or setting
once you get out
of school. |
