Thoughts on PowerPoint

After studying the links on the CS 1300 web page and ruminating on my personal experiences with PowerPoint, I have decided that "less is more" in a PowerPoint presentation. My teachers in high school never really used PowerPoint to lecture, but I have been very impressed with Dr. Mathew's use of PowerPoint during lecture this semester. Her PowerPoints always look so neat and nice. I thought about what she was doing that made her PowerPoints so appealing to me. I decided it was because she 1) did not cluster the slides with lots of words, 2) put relevant graphics on every slide, and 2) picked her background color to match the accent colors on her graphics. She also frequently adds some humorous or witty picture, comic, or animation to her presentation that helps to break the monotony of the material. No matter what is on her slides, they are not claustrophobic with words, color, or graphics. The simplicity with which she makes her slide is what is appealing and effective about her PowerPoints.