Powerpoint.
Powerpoint is very useful. it helps to make great presentations. But in many cases it can turn your presentation in total disaster.
You should:
- Make the text readable.
- Do not write much? because people can read ahead.
- Do not make slides too complicated.
- Do not make slides with animation. It draws audience's attention away from you.
- Remember YOU is the most important part of your presentation.

Guinness World Records
http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=28&hid=108&sid=d57319c9-0e8e-4c4a-b720-81c0d4637937%40sessionmgr106
Quick summary:
The first part of this article says about the most expensive desrt. It is ice-cream, in 23-carat gold cone. It includes rare chocolat, exsotic fruits, fish egges(ewww), and gold flecks.
Second part is about the cat, that has 28 toes(7 per each paw).
Third part says about the skateboard which is 12 feet long and weights 500 pounds. It can hold 11 people.
These are some of the world's records of the year 2006.

Stop Death by Powerpoint
http://web.ebscohost.com/src/pdf?vid=10&hid=5&sid=f0facb87-2062-4ed6-a276-36217694289e%40sessionmgr103
Quick summary:
presentation skills are very important in the world of buissness. But a lot of powerpoint presentations are boring for the audience. This article gives us some keys how to make the presentation more interesting.

1. do not make slides in a standart layout, add pictures, art clips, etc. Provide audience with interesting materials related to your topic.
2. do not write a lot on your slides. Audience can read faster than you speaking. Write only the key points, and then talk about them.
3. limit the time you spending on each slide to 30-60 seconds. It keeps audience's interest.
4. write the key points, but don't read them, speack of them.
5. talk to the audience, do the question-answer part.

Student:
Sound card
Video card
Pentium d or 4 inside
Network connection
Good speed
A lot of space on the hard drive

Teacher
Network connection

Artist
Video card
Sound card
Pentium
Network connection
Good speed
A lot of space on the hard drive