The presentation by the 3RDiConstruct
team on the topic of Planning was an interesting report on the types
and application of planning strategies and techniques.
The presentation was done using the “prezi” tool, which I felt was not used to its fullest effect, in fact, the only effect it had was to make me somewhat dizzy. The slides themselves suffered from one of the common problems with these kinds of presentations, where there is an abundance of text on the page, with a few images and diagrams here and there. The text itself was hard to read, partly due to screen size, and the images where often not entirely clear. The abundance of text meant that a large proportion of the presentation was spent simply reading text off the slides. This not only lessened any interest I had, but also gave the impression that the presenters where not particularly familiar with the content they where presenting. It also meant that instead of speaking clearly and intelligibly, there where often times when the reader would accidentally miss a word or attempt to paraphrase a long paragraph and the resulting sentence was somewhat nonsensical. I frankly prefer someone who says um and ah here and there while actually thinking about what they're going to say than someone who simply vocalizes text on a screen without thinking about the actual sentences.
The presentation was done using the “prezi” tool, which I felt was not used to its fullest effect, in fact, the only effect it had was to make me somewhat dizzy. The slides themselves suffered from one of the common problems with these kinds of presentations, where there is an abundance of text on the page, with a few images and diagrams here and there. The text itself was hard to read, partly due to screen size, and the images where often not entirely clear. The abundance of text meant that a large proportion of the presentation was spent simply reading text off the slides. This not only lessened any interest I had, but also gave the impression that the presenters where not particularly familiar with the content they where presenting. It also meant that instead of speaking clearly and intelligibly, there where often times when the reader would accidentally miss a word or attempt to paraphrase a long paragraph and the resulting sentence was somewhat nonsensical. I frankly prefer someone who says um and ah here and there while actually thinking about what they're going to say than someone who simply vocalizes text on a screen without thinking about the actual sentences.
The content was well split up, though
the jumps between topics felt somewhat disconnected, and in general
the content was of a reasonable quality. One way this could
definitely have been improved is with more examples from the groups
project. While examples where given, they felt like a side note. More
central examples, having a base from which to explain the planning
process, rather than explaining the process and trying to put little
examples on each one, would have been much more useful in showing
practical applications of the concepts that where described.
A few final suggestions, brevity is the heart of a good presentation. If you can explain something quickly and succinctly, not only will people listen to it, but they'll keep listening afterward.
Also, don't point out things you haven't done, it's not useful or particularly encouraging.
A few final suggestions, brevity is the heart of a good presentation. If you can explain something quickly and succinctly, not only will people listen to it, but they'll keep listening afterward.
Also, don't point out things you haven't done, it's not useful or particularly encouraging.
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