How Google Slides Saved Our Grade

Image result for google slides

Google slides is a software used for preparing slides for presentations either in the classroom or the workplace. It runs very similar to the Microsoft Office software, PowerPoint. I have used PowerPoint whenever I needed to do any form of presentation. I have always found it easier to use and convenient for me. this past assignment I had in my business analytics class has changed my outlook on google slides. One feature Google slides does that PowerPoint does not, is the auto-save feature which stores it to the cloud. The feature makes changes at all access points if the document is changed in any way. 

This past Tuesday, we had to give a class presentation for our final group project. We had split into groups and had a couple weeks to find variables and solve for a data set. We had finished our work in a timely manner and put both our report and presentation slides together. We had to submit the documents before the start of class. We decided not to go first, and I am so grateful we did. After hearing the first group present, it dawned on me, that for the past two weeks we had been going about the data interpretation backwards. Instantly, I'm panicking because we are supposed to present next. We informed the teacher and he still wanted us to go. We let another group go before us and took out our laptops to change the entire interpretation in minutes to where we could still present with our models. The only issue was with submitting it before class we could not resubmit. Luckily for us, when we edited the slide, even though we submitted the form, our changes were saved. I have never been so panicked and so relieved in such a short amount of time. Forever thankful for this software and may consider using it for future projects, just in case. 

Until Next Time,
James

Comments

  1. abbychiefariDecember 12, 2019 at 12:59 AM

    I recently discovered google slides myself and I love using it because of how easy it is to use and create professional presentations. I had to use a visual aid for a speech I was giving in my public speaking class and I decided to create a slideshow using google slides and it went off without a hitch. I'm glad to hear your group project was saved last second! I was hoping your blog had a happy ending. :)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Numbers in PR

Image
If you're like me, then you were a fan of math until the alphabet was thrown into the mix. From algebra to calculus, I was able to do the work well, but I never truly enjoyed doing it. In chapter 10 of Social Media for Strategic Communication, it talks about measurements, evaluation, budget, and calendars in public relations. We have talked about calendars before, but what stood out to me was the measurements and evaluation. In our class discussion, it was brought up that a common misconception with people working in PR is that they do not use numbers or analytics. I was one who believed PR was more about working with people or social media and not the analytical side of things. I chose marketing and communications to study because I thought that was an opportunity to put my creativity and people skills to use. I love working with a team or interacting with new people when I'm on the job. Hearing that even in social media and public relation that analytics still fol...
Read more

Types of Listening

Image
How many of you would consider yourselves a good listener? What is the difference between hearing and listening? Do you think you practice any bad listening habits? These are all questions we were asking in my interpersonal communications class when we started a new second on listening. Hearing is simply the process of sound waves hitting your eardrum, but listening is receiving and responding to the messages. when talking about listening, there is mindful and mindless. Mindful listening is paying careless attention and mindless is focusing on something else or reacting with the "okay" or "yeah" but not really knowing what is being said. You can't stop yourself from hearing, but you can stop listening. Here are five poor listening habits that can happen when we stop listening. 1. Pseudo-listening. This is where you try to trick the speaker into think you are paying careful attention. this form of listening gives the appearance that you are paying careful...
Read more

End of the Road

Image
When I first signed up for the class, it was just to get more credits and work towards a minor. I thought the class would be a breeze. In my mind, social media was a good tool to use in my field of study, but I assumed my knowledge of social media was advanced enough to where I could make it through this class without any problems. While that was not the case, I learned more than I ever thought I would about social media and how much goes into using it. I have three takeaways that I want to share from my experiences in this class. First, I can't run from the numbers anymore. I have said this before, but I was never a huge fan of analytics when I first came to college. I did well in the classes I took, but it was never a joy of mine. However, from this class I learned that it is everywhere even in social media. The longer I try to get away from it the harder time I am going to have when I must use it; so why not embrace right? Second, find your voice and stay true to you....
Read more