It was a lot of fun preparing our web report and presentation. At the start, our group wanted to choose a topic that was something we were all curious about but knew nothing much of. Hence cryonics seemed like the perfect idea. Learning about the opposing view points and trivia facts not only peaked our interest, but brought us all to the conclusion that we are accepting of crynocists, but it was not an ideal for any of us.
Our debate-style presentation was enjoyable for us in the sense that we were engaging one another.
Other groups:
My general thoughts are that the presentation showed preparations and the content and design of the web reports were often innovative and engaging. We also learned that, because people have little time thus leading to short attention spans, the whole point of a website is for it to be aesthetically attractive and interactive in order to capitvate audiences to explore more of one's website, beyond the home page.
It was also impressive that some groups, like the first group (Kar-Men's) and the Ting Tongs (who presented on music) had interesting ideas and action plans on how to make real and profitable changes. It displayed how much they had learnt through Prof's way of teaching us to be change leaders.
Other groups such as Bernadette's and Szecindyo's groups gave me insights to other ways to capture an audience:
- font! even a small detail such as using an interesting font is crucial in adding overall aesthetic appeal
- fun and uncommon animations become memorable
- comprehensive information, when provided succinctly will ensure the website is informative and useful for readers to learn more
Lastly, Marcus's group showed how injecting humour into one's presentation will maintain audiences' interest.
In summary, the last two weeks in TWC for me was about creating better web designs, using them to effectively convey one's message in an interesting manner, and finding out even more about the various topics covered.
