Bad PowerPoints

Out of all the bad presentations we saw in class on Tuesday, my favorites were Kate, Juan, and Paul's. Kate used a lot of images and sounds, making the presentation very overwhelming and confusing. I also liked her paragraph containing the bad spelling and Internet lingo. I liked Juan's presentation because it showed the least amount of work you could do on a presentation. He had very little on his slides with hard to read fonts. I liked Paul's because you could see he put a lot of thought into what made a bad PowerPoint and he worked hard on his to make his completely terrible!

Things to do in a Presentation:
1. Make the text easy to read for your audience
2. Use an appropriate amount of images
3. Cite your sources and images that you use
4. Keep the effects as simple as possible
5. Finish within the time allotted

Things Not to do in a Presentation:
1. Use inappropriate and distracting backgrounds and effects
2. Make the text hard to read for the audience
3. Write too much on the slides
4. Rely on the slides by reading off of them the entire presentation
5. Go over the time limit

Link to my Bad PowerPoint Presentation:
http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~smcghee/bad/How%20To%20Make%20a%20Bad%20PowerPoint%20Presentation_files/frame.htm

Sarah McGhee

Copyright Laws

Something is copyrighted when it is fixed in tangible form. When searching for a picture on the Internet for a project someone plans on publishing, it would probably be a good idea to cite the source one uses. There are certain instances when someone would not need to cite, such as when the picture is in public domain, but this is very rare these days. Most everything that is an original work is copyrighted by the original creator. The only other exception in concerns with copyright laws is the "Fair Use" Rule. Under this rule of copyright law, an author may make limited use of another author's work without asking permission. Fair use is based on the belief that the public is entitled to freely use portions of copyrighted materials for purposes of commentary and criticism. But if someone plans on using more than a small amount of another author's work, he or she should obtain permission from the original creator or author.

Sarah McGhee