This weeks class had to do with power point and presentations. I know those two aren't synonymous but it seems like they are. The basic concepts were easy, but I feel like for the most part people usually don't pay attention to the ideas presented even though they know them. Some of the topics I particularly enjoyed, especially about presentations. I have sat through millions of presentations that lost my attention so the idea of grasping your audience in a "sticky" thought is really interesting. I guess that presentation was sticky by itself, haha.
One of these concepts I learned, and is probably one of the most important is signal to noise ratio. Having a strong signal (main idea) is very important, and rather than going off on tangents, drive that point home with examples and ideas making the audience want more of it. Another idea I really liked was when talking about how to gain the audiences attention. The best way, I thought, was by providing visual examples the audience could related to. By doing this the audience can see the ideas and grasp how they could effect their life!
Lastly, I think the section where I explain how this is important in the business environment is completely obvious. Being a great dynamic speaker will not only make you a great business asset, but it could also by itself get you a job. Speaking is one of those tools that is highly underdeveloped. Also, being able to make impressive power points is another tool which is highly used. For example, my brother has excelled highly in his job solely because of his ability to use power point and impress investors with it.
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