Discussion Topic 2 – Preparing a PowerPoint Presentation
Review and Write: After reading the blog by Jamie Cartright on PowerPoint design, choose a topic of your choice and prepare a short PowerPoint presentation (about five or six slides) and submit it to the discussion thread as an attachment. You may briefly describe the content in your discussion post. Focus on including more graphical elements than you might normally have in a presentation. Include new and creative elements in your slides. Include more graphic elements than you probably would include in a typical presentation. The purpose is for you to learn how to use more features in PowerPoint than you currently (probably) know how to do. There should be very little text on your slides. This exercise will give you excellent practice for preparing a PowerPoint in your job. Write a very brief description in your discussion post, and attach and upload your PowerPoint presentation.
Discussion Topic 3 – Frequently Confused Words
Review and Write: There are many words in the English language that are confused because they sound either exactly the same or similar to each other, but have very different meanings.
Review the list of 30 pairs of words below. Match the meaning with the correct word for 20 word pairs. Then, choose 10 pairs of words and write a sentence using the word. You may choose to create a new table in the discussion thread or find an easier way to answer this post.
Here is the first example: Personal = private; personnel = employees. I received a letter marked “personal and confidential.” There are many personnel in our company based in the Midwest.
Accept
To quote
Peace
If
Except
To set aside
Piece
Weapons
Born
Indicates possession
Their
Embankment
Borne
To be different
There
Private
Levee
Events
Council
A foot lever
Levy
Contracted form of it is
Counsel
General rule
Pedal
Inhabitants
Cite
Tax
peddle
Frequency
Site
home
Personnel
To go well with
Ordinance
Advice; a lawyer
Personal
A swell of water; a gesture
Ordnance
Carried
Complement
Sum of money; head of a school
Who’s
Sense of well-being
Compliment
The result
Whose
Belonging to them
Its
Expression of esteem; to flatter
Principal
Thin, steep
It’s
Possessive form of who
Principle
Excessively; also
Persecute
A feeling that something is the case
Weather
To plan
prosecute
Give birth to
Whether
A government building
Incidence
Paper for writing
Moral
Law
Incidents
In that place
Morale
Contraction of “who is” or “who has”
Waive
Atmospheric conditions
Stationery
Location
Wave
Immovable
Stationary
Virtuous; a lesson
Role
Money; chief city
To
To take
Roll
To sue or take legal action against
Too
To cut
Capital
Lack of conflict
Shear
A part in a play
Capitol
To put off until later
Sheer
A fragment
Scents
To tumble; a list
Defer
A preposition
Sense
A panel of people
Differ
To exclude
Die
To influence
Affect
A mechanism
Dye
To sell
Effect
A distinctive smell
Device
To stop living; a tool
Residence
To color
Devise
To torment
Residents
Employees