Having to participate in as many powerpoint presentations as you could remember, you are assumed to
have an idea as to how it is to be an audience. For starters, it’s
for you to sit, stay quiet, focus as much as you can, and engage if
need be.
On the other hand, as someone who have
seated in numerous talks and slideshows, you are more straightforward
as to what you really want. If you have no grasp as to what is going
to be discussed, to be in for some surprise is already golden.
But if you know the topic or theme,
you’d probably wonder what about it will render your stay and time
valuable. You’d like for the
powerpoint slides to educate you well about something. And
you’d equally love it if the presenter successfully makes
you buy their idea, or concept.
However, you may appreciate if data is
wrapped under a very different package – probably, those new
infographics. Or, you may have been impressed if the slides were cut
back, as well as, the scope of the whole talk. And another thing:
the message could have been easily absorbed if it were introduced,
and then reiterated whilst being fused with the rest of the contents
– and not saved for the latter.
Evidently, you have countless tirades
for the next powerpoint talk
you are invited to attend. Now, you do realise the difficulty of
hitting all of your demands, which is why lecturers are advised to
stick to the basics and work on the details bit by bit.
Moreover, with these demands in mind,
have you considered incorporating them in your own slides? If
not – then you’re fairly good at critiquing, but not that good in
executing. In this case, you will have to carefully look at your own
preparations. You will have to focus in making you’re slides as
perfect as you yourself conceive them to be.
Perhaps, you can use this information
to make better powerpoint
lectures. Consider this a testing ground for knowing if your
specifics or qualms do matter in your own audience’s eyes.