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Today I get to give a two-hour training class on how to correctly prepare a report that is created for each contract award made. There have been lots of errors cropping up so management decided the best way to fix the problem was to have a training class, and I, as the "subject matter expert" get to give it. I don't mind doing it, but unfortunately my style is rather dry and pedantic, so my boss suggested <cue the ominous organ music> a PowerPoint presentation. Regrettably I have little aptitude with this application; I managed to muddle through but I'm not sure the slides will make the class any more interesting.

On another topic, our church is holding a trivia night fund raiser this Saturday. Our pastor and minister to youth have been promoting this as an opportunity to "knock off the A-Team" - the group of us who have gone to other churches and won their contests. All in good fun, of course, but I actually feel a certain amount of pressure to "win on the home field" so to speak.

Too bad you didn't have more advance notice about the PowerPoint presentation. I bet ES would have been glad to prepare some excellent illustrations for you!

Now that would have livened them up!

MarleysGh0st wrote:Too bad you didn't have more advance notice about the PowerPoint presentation. I bet ES would have been glad to prepare some excellent illustrations for you!

No kidding! That would have been wonderful.

christie1111 wrote:Now that would have livened them up!

Squirrel porn is always a crowd pleaser....

earendel wrote:. . . so my boss suggested <cue the ominous organ music> a PowerPoint presentation. Regrettably I have little aptitude with this application; I managed to muddle through but I'm not sure the slides will make the class any more interesting.

When you print off your power point presentation three to a page, your handouts will have lovely lines next to a tiny picture of each slide to take notes on. Many presentations put me to sleep unless I take notes; unfortunately, this applies to the class I'm taking because the prof often lectures based on slides he's projecting in a darkened room, and it coincides with my natural late afternoon energy lull. Thanks to taking of copious notes, I haven't fallen asleep yet.

I highly recommend distributing a copy of the powerpoint to the participants on their way in the door.

SportsFan68 wrote:

earendel wrote:. . . so my boss suggested <cue the ominous organ music> a PowerPoint presentation. Regrettably I have little aptitude with this application; I managed to muddle through but I'm not sure the slides will make the class any more interesting.

When you print off your power point presentation three to a page, your handouts will have lovely lines next to a tiny picture of each slide to take notes on. Many presentations put me to sleep unless I take notes; unfortunately, this applies to the class I'm taking because the prof often lectures based on slides he's projecting in a darkened room, and it coincides with my natural late afternoon energy lull. Thanks to taking of copious notes, I haven't fallen asleep yet.

I highly recommend distributing a copy of the powerpoint to the participants on their way in the door.

I asked my boss about that and his response was: "Well, if you do that, they'll just read through the slides and not listen to you. Send them a copy after the presentation is over."

earendel wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:

earendel wrote:. . . so my boss suggested <cue the ominous organ music> a PowerPoint presentation. Regrettably I have little aptitude with this application; I managed to muddle through but I'm not sure the slides will make the class any more interesting.

When you print off your power point presentation three to a page, your handouts will have lovely lines next to a tiny picture of each slide to take notes on. Many presentations put me to sleep unless I take notes; unfortunately, this applies to the class I'm taking because the prof often lectures based on slides he's projecting in a darkened room, and it coincides with my natural late afternoon energy lull. Thanks to taking of copious notes, I haven't fallen asleep yet.

I highly recommend distributing a copy of the powerpoint to the participants on their way in the door.

I asked my boss about that and his response was: "Well, if you do that, they'll just read through the slides and not listen to you. Send them a copy after the presentation is over."

My experience has been the exact opposite, because every sensory input you can add increases learning, He already wants you to add seeing to listening, But the boss is the boss, if he wants to discount the value of adding touch to the other two, that has to work.

earendel wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote:

earendel wrote:. . . so my boss suggested <cue the ominous organ music> a PowerPoint presentation. Regrettably I have little aptitude with this application; I managed to muddle through but I'm not sure the slides will make the class any more interesting.

When you print off your power point presentation three to a page, your handouts will have lovely lines next to a tiny picture of each slide to take notes on. Many presentations put me to sleep unless I take notes; unfortunately, this applies to the class I'm taking because the prof often lectures based on slides he's projecting in a darkened room, and it coincides with my natural late afternoon energy lull. Thanks to taking of copious notes, I haven't fallen asleep yet.

I highly recommend distributing a copy of the powerpoint to the participants on their way in the door.

I asked my boss about that and his response was: "Well, if you do that, they'll just read through the slides and not listen to you. Send them a copy after the presentation is over."

Never put enough on a PP page so that the participants can just read along with you. Never just read a slide! Make them have to take notes.

Bob Juch wrote:

earendel wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote: When you print off your power point presentation three to a page, your handouts will have lovely lines next to a tiny picture of each slide to take notes on. Many presentations put me to sleep unless I take notes; unfortunately, this applies to the class I'm taking because the prof often lectures based on slides he's projecting in a darkened room, and it coincides with my natural late afternoon energy lull. Thanks to taking of copious notes, I haven't fallen asleep yet.

I highly recommend distributing a copy of the powerpoint to the participants on their way in the door.

I asked my boss about that and his response was: "Well, if you do that, they'll just read through the slides and not listen to you. Send them a copy after the presentation is over."

Never put enough on a PP page so that the participants can just read along with you. Never just read a slide! Make them have to take notes.

I agree with BobJ. Therefore it must be right!

And if Ear's boss wants to disagree with two experts like us, he still wins.