Wow! That's a very professional-quality podcast! Your intro/outro graphics and music are very well-put-together, and was an immediate injection of ethos for the rest of your presentation. I'm not sure if you need to speed it up or not. There seemed to be a lot of silence and a very careful pace. However, that could be just because I'm getting tired of sitting at my computer today! :) I'm curious to hear what others will say about it.
Very nice job--this is definitely something worth being proud of!
I agree with Chris. This is a great podcast. Great choice in music and timing the graphics to the music. Similarly, I, too, picked up on some of the long pauses but if I happened to be listening to this with the intent of taking notes, I'd appreciate those longer pauses.
Ashley, I really enjoyed your podcast and want to give this link to my students, who are learning about PowerPoint presentations. (They each presented one last Wed and Mon and are each giving another in 1 week.) I thought your timing was perfect for your intent, and I really like the music and graphics. I would strengthen your voice a little--you have a very soothing voice, but you don't want to soothe your audience too much in instruction!
I hope you are going to submit this to the podcast contest?
The intro is very lively and engaging. And the subject matter is relevant to so many people. Bad PowerPoint presentations have become a bane to meetings everywhere. ... To me, the piece flattens out when you start getting into the meat of the matter. Could you keep a musical undertone, to maintain the tempo and energy, like radio broadcasters do? I also suggest using more examples of bad and good slides. Those are moments when your piece really sparkles. I'd suggest more showing than telling. But that's just a little tweak of an otherwise well done presentation.
Wow! That's a very professional-quality podcast! Your intro/outro graphics and music are very well-put-together, and was an immediate injection of ethos for the rest of your presentation. I'm not sure if you need to speed it up or not. There seemed to be a lot of silence and a very careful pace. However, that could be just because I'm getting tired of sitting at my computer today! :) I'm curious to hear what others will say about it.
ReplyDeleteVery nice job--this is definitely something worth being proud of!
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I agree with Chris. This is a great podcast. Great choice in music and timing the graphics to the music. Similarly, I, too, picked up on some of the long pauses but if I happened to be listening to this with the intent of taking notes, I'd appreciate those longer pauses.
ReplyDeleteAshley, I really enjoyed your podcast and want to give this link to my students, who are learning about PowerPoint presentations. (They each presented one last Wed and Mon and are each giving another in 1 week.) I thought your timing was perfect for your intent, and I really like the music and graphics. I would strengthen your voice a little--you have a very soothing voice, but you don't want to soothe your audience too much in instruction!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are going to submit this to the podcast contest?
Well done!
Ashley,
ReplyDeleteThe intro is very lively and engaging. And the subject matter is relevant to so many people. Bad PowerPoint presentations have become a bane to meetings everywhere. ... To me, the piece flattens out when you start getting into the meat of the matter. Could you keep a musical undertone, to maintain the tempo and energy, like radio broadcasters do? I also suggest using more examples of bad and good slides. Those are moments when your piece really sparkles. I'd suggest more showing than telling. But that's just a little tweak of an otherwise well done presentation.
- Brett