Chapters 17 &18 readings

Ch.17
This is just in time chapter right before we are preparing for our presentation. This chapter already helped me to design my presentation. I made a mental notes on how and what I want to say to my audience. I originally intended just a verbal presentation. But the book advises to use the graphics while speaking. This makes your presentation more professional, more prepared, and more persuasive. So I will keep in mind this useful tips on how to make a better presentation. Also, what readers could find handy is writer's tutorial on creating a listener-centered presentation. This tutorial talks about power-point presentations, how to make them more organized, what to include in presentation to make a better effect on listeners.

Ch.18
Creating any sorts of web stuff including this blog is kind of confusing for me, since I'm not a computer savvy person. This chapter mainly talks about creating web pages and websites. They fall under the same guidelines as any other written documents that are created with reader in mind. You follow the same steps, e.g. define objective, purpose, gather info, etc. The only difference that this category of communication is more technologically inclined. The good thing though is that there is a lot of software available to help to facilitate a process of creating web pages and websites. But what differs websites from other forms of written communication is that after you created your web page or website, it is very important for your audience to find it in world wide web. Otherwise, it is a waste of time and resources, if your message will remain unnoticed. At this point the book gives some tips on how to make you website "visible" to your potential readers.