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.

PresentationsThat Pop!!

Visual Literacy

Precision?

Telling a story…

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?

Design Elements…

“Sometimes it’s not just what you say, but how you say it.”

Storyboarding…

1. Opening Slide

2. Pics of Anne

3. Telling a story/ WW2

4. Precise words; dog

5. Emotions; pic

6. Story is prompt

7. Guides

Type is visual too…

Dog walking ad Good Dog CoolSocial invitation InvitationSchool dance poster ScribbleBarbeque SaloonBible Study Old EnglishBusiness Card Lucida Sans

Which lawyer would you trust?

Tom SawyerAttorney at Law

Medical Malpractice540 Baker Street Boston MA 45566 446.778.5432

Tom Sawyer Attorney at Law

Medical Malpractice

540 Baker Street Boston MA 456.778.5432

24 point for a minimum size

72 maximum 72 maximum

BOLD SCREAMS

ITALICS WHISPER

WHICH IS EASIER TO READ?

Which is easier to read?

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 WorkshopsImpact

Verdana Arial Black

IUMRING TQ GQNGIUSIQNS

IUMRING TQ GQNGIUSIQNS

Text Guidelines…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

Dodging the bullet…Choose what serves your message best.

Will it distract or attract?It is okay to not use bullets!

What colors mean…

Color Symbolizes

Red Passion, danger, attention

Yellow Happiness, joy, deceit, cowardice

Green Life, nature, renewal, jealousy

Blue Calming, responsibility, lack of violent emotion

Brown Wholesomeness, steadfastness, dependability

Purple Reassurance, mystery, excitement

Okay vs. Best…

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/lifeRiesland, E. “Visual Literacy and the

Classroom.” (2005). Retrieved from: http://www.newhorizons.org/visualliteracy