Powerpoint

Five Things I CANNOT STAND About A Bad Powerpoint:
1. Clutter: Use more than one slide if you have THAT much to say
2. Disorganization: There are templates for a reason. It's not that difficult to make sure the font is the same size and type!
3. Blurry Pictures: If the picture is poor quality, find another one to get your point across. I don't want to spend 5 minutes trying to figure out what the picture is.
4. Excessive Sound Effects: I don't want to hear a new sound effect after every word of the presentation. Do not, under any circumstances, use the typewriter sound effect!
5. Too small a font: I don't want to use a magnifying glass to read the powerpoint. Make it big enough for everyone to read it easily, even from the back of the room!

If all the gets sorted out, Powerpoint can be an extremely useful tool to communicate an idea. More specifically, Powerpoint is ideal for school presentations. With this program, you can link audio, video, graphs, charts, tables, and images to further explain your point or topic of discussion. Powerpoint makes it easy to present ideas in an organized, educational, and aesthetically pleasing way.

CLT Visit!

Today, I ventured down the the CLT Center for my first time since I've been at Trinity. I was absolutely amazed at how nice and high the entire room was. Every piece of equipment in there was top of the line, and there was also many staff members on hand who could essentially help you with anything you needed! One of the most interesting rooms in the CLT Center to me was the video conference room. The technology is unbelievable. The video conference room can support up to 20 high definition calls internationally, and up to 100 high definition calls on campus! It's amazing to think that at any given time, you can speak face to face with someone across the globe.
 I was also surprised to find the amount of the other technology available to students, especially because things like video and photo editing aren't something used daily by every student on campus. Still, the university provides great software for the students who do find it helpful. Similarly, there is also a recording studio to where different tracks can be mixed, recorded, and produced. Overall, the CLT Center is an amazing resource that I am so glad I've been exposed to! We even got to learn how to use the scanners (for free!)