In the last two days of the course, we gave our presentations to our classmates. While my classmates presented, there were many things I was able to notice that enhanced the presentation and some things that made the presentation confusing or hard to understand.
Some of the good things that people did include using large fonts and spacing that made it easier to read. Using contrasting colors such as a black background on white text was very appealing to the eye. Adding images of labeled diagrams helped the audience understand the topic and point much better than an unlabeled diagram. In terms of audience interaction, maintaining eye contact with the audience is key because it shows your confidence about the topic. If the presenter is constantly looking at the floor, it makes the audience think that the presenter doesn't know what they're talking about or that they're not sure of what they're saying.
In contrast, there are many things people did that served as a disadvantage to the presentation.
For example, using small fonts made it hard to see what the presenter had written on the slide. Additionally, some people stacked images on top of another and didn't provide sources or dates for their images or GIF's which made it hard to believe what the presenter was saying about the pictures. Grammar errors or spelling mistakes distracted the audience from what the presenter was saying. To add, some people stuttered many times while presenting their PowerPoint which makes the audience think that the presenter isn't sure of what they're saying and are unprepared. Presenters should also use a loud voice and not read directly off of the slide because this makes the audience realize that the presenter knows what they're talking about.
