Week 5: Clear

I'm using Arial font for this weeks blog because I in fact do like the Little Mermaid! According to Dan McMillan's presentation about presentations, using different fonts not only can distract the audience but it can also say things about you.
I found this week to be very clear. I have taken public speaking and presentations were a big part of the grade.
Things I learned from that course that reiterated in this week's lesson were:
1) Avoid Clutter 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/4016589563/

2) Don't use crazy fonts or make your words move.
3) always make a presentation for your audience.

Things that were new this week:
1) Using Kuler.com to create your own background or theme colors
2) James Geary is the only one who used Prezi effectively!

There is one idea that needs to be made more clear for making a presentation. Just because the capability is in the software does not mean you have to use it!
I'm not a fan of prezi because people use all the features- and the features that we have just learned NOT to use!
For example, when you make your presentation zoom in and out... STOP! Your audience might have vertigo! (which I do!)
So your presentation could be telling me how to make $1 million, but to me your presentation looks like this:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Hypnosis/Chapters/Methods

I read "Made to Stick". It was awesome book. The thing I took away most was to be unexpected. The myths they used as examples were myths I had heard before. When creating a message it is best to use SUCCESs. My favorite one is Stories. I have been telling stories since I could talk. In high school, I was voted "best storyteller" because I always had a story to tell. It's cool to think that it will come in handy =]
My favorite line in the whole book:
page 110. If the phrase "Hey Jude" drew a blank, please exchange this book for a Beatles album. You'll be happier.
These guys know what they're talking about it!