What are the advantages and disadvantages of PowerPoint?

Answer:

Microsoft PowerPoint

Advantages:

  • Can easily input images
  • Templates are built in for different appearances
  • Can add notes pages
  • Can easily add media and recordings
  • More exciting than a simple word document or hand written presentation
  • Master slides make presentations consistent


 

Disadvantages:

  • Some features such as animations and backgrounds can distract the audience from the actual information in the presentation
  • File size can become quite large on medium to large presentations
  • Some of the features can be quite complicated to use and even the simple features require some getting used to
  • When at work, you cant rely on someone else's computer or laptop to run your presentation, there are too many software conflicts and disk space barriers.
  • Takes quite a bit of time to create a complete presentation
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