Effective Use Of Visual Aids

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Effective Use of Visual Aids Steve Boese October 8, 2008

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Presentation given to Facilitation Skills class Oct 8, 2008

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Effective Use of Visual Aids

Steve BoeseOctober 8, 2008

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Give them something to

remember

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92%

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I can read these words twice

as fast as you

can say

them

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250wpm

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125wpm

(even Hilary)

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Simplicity

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Limit bullet points and text

• Companies need to develop better collaboration tools– Workforce can be spread all over the world– Use of contractors and outsourcing

• Increase of Generation Y and millennials in the workforce– Very comfortable with new technology– Expect access to colleagues and

knowledge• Facebook and mySpace phenomenon

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Collaboration

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Collaboration

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Collaboration

Looks a little like an iPod – no?

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Globalization

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London Paris New York

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Generation Y

70million

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Social Networking

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Animation

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Objects

Appearing

Like MagicFrom nowhereHELP!!!!!!!

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surpassgrow

outweigh

grow/shrinkeffect

Facebook growth

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Images

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Clip Art is not your friend

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Use a picture

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Charts

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Baseball Wins

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Met

s

Yanke

es

Orioles

Red S

ox

Brave

s

Tige

rs

Team

Win

s 2001

2002

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2005

2006

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2006 2007 2008

mySpace

Facebook

Facebook growth

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Women in the Labor force

• Women comprised 46% of the total U.S. labor force and are projected to account for 47% of the labor force in 2016. – http://www.dol.gov/wb/stats/main.htm

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USA 2007 Labor Force

54%

46%Men

Women

http://www.dol.gov/wb/stats/main.htm

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46%

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Color

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Color

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Choose colors and background carefully

• If you choose the wrong colors and backgrounds then

• You could make the information difficult to read

• You could confuse the audience• Making the text impossible to read• And be painful to the eyes• Bad color choices can cause

unexpected side effects

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• Some of these are– Upset stomach– Headaches– Itching– Cramps– Increased heart rate– Stroke– Audience tuning out

Choose colors and background carefully

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White text on a black

backgrou

nd works

the best

Q- Who am I?

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A - Casey Stengel

He also managed the Mets

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Fonts

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Times New Roman

Lazy, uninspired, accepts the default value

Courier

Organized, meticulous, detail minded

GiGi

Creative, adventurous, risk taker

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Serif

Times New RomanBodoni

Rockwell

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Sans Serif

ArialGill SansLucida

This presentation uses ?

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Multimedia

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Martin Luther King Dream Speech

• MLK had several dreams– Nation to rise up to live out creed

• All men created equal

– Sons of former slaves and former slave owners could sit down

• At the table of Brotherhood

– Transformation of Mississippi• From heat of injustice to oasis of freedom

– Judgment of children• Not by color of their skin• By content of their character

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August 28, 1963

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In Summary

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Recommended

Available in RIT Library – cool!!