I remember that when I was doing this week's reading, a lot of it had to do with powerpoint presentations. I learned a bit about powerpoint presentations in my JRN 108 class that I took last semester. The prof. basically told us to keep it simple, and to leave most of what you have to say off of the powerpoint. As it turns out, this was how I had been making powerpoints a lot in the past. (And I thought I was being lazy! What a relief to find that my laziness happened to pay off for once. j/k)
I actually found the last reading assignment rather interesting. I think it was the one with the most instruction about powerpoint presentation style. It really said some basic, somewhat obvious things, but a lot of what the author mentioned tended to be things that people usually forget. Like: Try not to day "umm," or "and..." or try to make good eye contact.
Hope I don't forget these when we present either...
Presentations ARE pretty tough too. Some of those readings are aligned more for the business users who often are put in situations where they have to be precise, short, and spend their time talking much more than having people read materials. I am not sure if I agree that a slide should only ever be six words or less though I get that keeping it minimal allows you to say a lot more when you are giving your talk.
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