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This PowerPoint is entitled, “Presentations That Pop!”. It is designed for high schools students to help them improve their presentations and communication skills. The overall goal is to have them learn to see things visually and then to express themselves visually.
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This PowerPoint is entitled, “Presentations That Pop!”. It is designed for high schools students to help them improve their presentations and communication skills. The overall goal is to have them learn to see things visually and then to express themselves visually. The PowerPoint is on the notes pages for you to see what I would be saying during the presentation. I hope you enjoy it.
Presentations That Pop!!
Ask yourself… What am I looking at? What does this image mean to me? Relationship between image & text? HOW CAN I VISUALLY DEPICT THIS MESSAGE?
“Sometimes it’s not just what you say, but how you say it.” Design Elements…
Type is visual too… Dog walking ad Good Dog Cool Social invitation Invitation School dance poster Scribble Barbeque Saloon Bible Study Old English Business Card Lucida Sans
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BOLD SCREAMS ITALICS WHISPER WHICH IS EASIER TO READ? Which is easier to read? 24 point for a minimum size72 maximum72 maximum
Feet or no feet? Serif = fancy little feet on the letters Engravers MT Sans Serif = no little feet, easier on the eyes LUCIDA SANS
Match made in heaven… Annual Budget Report Heroes of the Old Testament Games for Energizing Workshops Impact Verdana Arial Black
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This? Visual literacy can help someone interpret, understand the meaning of messages; communicate more effectively by applying the basic principles and concepts of visual design; produce visual messages using technologies and use visual thinking to conceptualize solutions to problems. Or this? Visual literacy helps: Understand meaning Communicate effectively Produce with technology Conceptualize solutions Text Guidelines…
Dodging the bullet… Choose what serves your message best. Will it distract or attract? It is okay to not use bullets!
Resources Burmark, L. (2002) Visual literacy: learn to see, see to learn. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Life Image Archives (2010). Retrieved from: http://images.google.com/hosted/life Riesland, E. “Visual Literacy and the Classroom.” (2005). Retrieved from: http://www.newhorizons.org/visualliteracy