1. 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.

2. Presentations That Pop!!

3. Visual Literacy

5. Precision?

7. Telling a story…

8. 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?

9. Design Elements… “Sometimes it’s not just what you say, but how you say it.”

10. 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

11. Type is visual too… Dog walking ad Good Dog Cool Social invitationInvitation School dance posterScribble BarbequeSaloon Bible StudyOld English Business Card Lucida Sans

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13. 24 point for a minimum size 72 maximum 72 maximum BOLD SCREAMS ITALICS WHISPER WHICH IS EASIER TO READ? Which is easier to read?

14. Feet or no feet? Serif = fancy little feet on the letters Engravers MT Sans Serif = no little feet, easier on the eyes LUCIDA SANS

15. Match made in heaven… Annual Budget Report Heroes of the Old Testament Games for Energizing Workshops Impact Verdana Arial Black

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17. 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

18. Dodging the bullet… Choose what serves your message best. Will it distract or attract? It is okay to not use bullets!

20. What colors mean… ColorSymbolizes 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

21. Okay vs. Best…

23. 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 http://www.newhorizons.org/visualliteracy