Using Powerpoint, or another visual, can be distracting, especially Powerpoint. When you have to pay attention to the audience and the powerpoint at the same time, yeah that can be challenging. If you add on having a remote site, all the more challenging. People get used to it after doing it enough, when it becomes second nature. I like the idea of keeping busy, that can be a minor distraction from being nervous by keeping focused.
Posted by schwi109 at October 23, 2004 10:36 PMPowerpoints in this class setting can be very frusturating as well. With that little screen in the front, I bet the audience can barely read let alone see the presentation. Also, it can be difficult to set up your computer, and then it does not even show up correctly on the screen.
Posted by: David at October 24, 2004 01:39 PMthe small screen didnt seem very condusive to the use of power point, it really hardly mattered what you put up there i could not ever read it. it seems that to use it properly a projection screen like most people use would be necesary.
Posted by: Ash Stoesz at October 29, 2004 12:26 PM