Technology: The Ups and The Fails

When using technology unexpected circumstances can arise and they definitely did for me.  I didn’t have any issues creating my PowerPoint presentation for the Celebration of Student Writing, until I went to present it on the professor’s computer.

As I began to present my PowerPoint I realized the audio had not transferred. What ran fine on my computer did not on my professor’s. I ran into an unforeseen snag and it was no one’s fault but my own for not having a backup plan. Fortunately for me I have an understanding professor and learned this lesson in a classroom, not at a new job.

After realizing there was a lack of audio, I spent an ample amount of time trying to correct the error without any luck. Having no other choice, I called tech support at Microsoft. After an hour on the phone I had the answers I needed to correct my situation. Microsoft’s tech support taught me how to save my PowerPoint as an MP4 which allowed me to share my presentation while preserving the audio’s integrity.

Even though technology has its drawbacks it also has a ton of advantages. Some of the advantages technology has shared with us is efficiency, enhancement in professional confidence, improved ease of sharing material and ideas, as well as increased speed in organizing business globally by enabling communication in seconds.  

Some of these advantages however, may not be able to build trust like personal interaction. At the same time, technology sure can be consistent, allowing one to show logical and imaginative views, and if done right can extend emotion and establish credibility.