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!!
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
Cool
Social invitation
School dance poster
Barbeque
Bible Study
Invitation
Scribble
Saloon
Old English
Business Card
Lucida Sans
Which lawyer would you trust?
Tom Sawyer
Attorney at Law
Medical Malpractice
540 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 Workshops
Impact
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
Red
Symbolizes
Passion, danger, attention
Yellow
Happiness, joy, deceit, cowardice
Green
Life, nature, renewal, jealousy
Blue
Brown
Purple
Calming, responsibility, lack of
violent emotion
Wholesomeness, steadfastness,
dependability
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/life
Riesland, E. “Visual Literacy and the
Classroom.” (2005). Retrieved from:
http://www.newhorizons.org/visualliteracy