Internet Exercises

1. Visit Presenters University by Proxima. Read several articles about multimedia presentations. What useful tips do the articles suggest? Download one of the free templates offered and create a PowerPoint presentation on a topic of your choice. Use another software application if you don't have PowerPoint available. What colors will you use? Why? What design template would you use? Why?

http://www.presentersuniversity.com/

2. Search the Getty Works image database. You may do so for free, but it will cost to download images. What images could you use for a speech in favor of affirmative action? What images could you use to persuade your classmates to play intramural sports? Why did you choose the images you did?

http://www.gettyworks.com/

3. Visit CNN's Web site and use the search feature to look for articles on a topic of your choosing. What statistics are used in the article? Are these statistics reliable? What testimony is offered? Is the testimony reliable? What examples are provided by the article?

http://www.cnn.com/