Group Power Point Assessment

Charonda O’Bryant-Hopkins
Computer Applications/5541
Prof.Lerman
April 1, 2009

Group Power Point Assessment

Viewing the power point presentations in groups during class was very effective. I enjoyed working in groups of 2 to 3 people to share constructive criticism on each team members’ power point presentation. I felt that working in teams was a critical exercise, which gave me an ideal opportunity to see how each person artistically expressed their topic. Mainly, I enjoyed this group exercise, because team members were able to pinpoint certain strengths and weaknesses in another team mate’s power point presentation. Also, team members were able to use a rubric to score the presentation. I found this to be extremely helpful and valuable to the presenter. Listening to other people’s presentation allowed me to become more open-minded about topics, which I might not have normally considered interesting.

For future reference, I learned that it is better to use fewer words on a slide when developing a power point. Some of my slides had too many words on them, which made the page appear somewhat clustered. After receiving constructive feedback from my group, I learned that less is more. As the professor mentioned in class, an individual has to be able to sell their power point presentation with less words and a wealth of knowledge, instead of being overshadowed by other people reading their power point as they present it. So, from that day, I have revised my power point presentation with fewer words to make it more effectual. Now, I am ready to present it to the class and I have a real knack for doing great power point presentations.