My powerpoint was on the Lost Generation, a group of expat American writers in Paris during the 1920s. This was the first powerpoint I've had to make in quite a while; it brought back warm, fuzzy memories of working with the windows97 version of powerpoint in elementary school. The program has become easier to use since then, though much of the novelty has worn off. In doing this presentation, I realized that certain programs are just plain easier to use on a windows machine, powerpoint, excel and photoshop being among them. My subject was entertaining to research, especially looking for pictures from the 20s. I was unaware of the origin of the term "Lost Generation" and found it interesting that it was coined by a grumpy old mechanic. In hindsight, I think I should have somehow made the text of my slides more interesting, perhaps by spacing them more irregularly. Douglas and Lauren were my favorite presenters. I had never heard of circuit bending until Douglas presented, so I learned a lot and the slides were all very interesting. My dad is a financial analyst, so I've been getting econ lessons since I was four. Needless to say I'm tired of that stupid subject and would be fine with never hearing about marginal decisions or scarcity for the rest of my life. Despite this, I was still drawn into Lauren's presentation and was impressed with her Seussian take on economics.
Good ol' powerpoint97
Matthew, I thought you did a great job in your presentation not only in subject matter, but also in organization as your visuals were simplistic and made it easy to understand and concentrate on the subject matter.
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