Indicates Safety

Indicates Safety

Indicates Danger

Further Testing Needed

Damage Depends on Velocity and Mass of ProjectileDamage Depends on Velocity and Mass of Projectile

3 in3 projectile fired at 200 ft/sec:

no penetration

…BUT the foam that hit Columbia was 1920 in3!

For the sake of these lives…For the sake of these lives…

…further testing is required.

Conceptualizing Better VAsConceptualizing Better VAs

Drew KarimlouKayla Cornale

Jan 28, 2011Oral Communication Program: E103

Stanford University

Visual Aids: Simply Artistic, Visual, and Effective

In Presentations. . .

It’s Your S

how:

You Are the Main Feature

Using Effective Visual Aids

Define

DeliverPlan Create Perform

Organizing Your Speech

Intro

Body

Conclusion

Hook

Thesis

Preview

Point 1Transition

Point 2Transition

Point 3

Review

Finale

Define

Brainstorming Audience-Oriented VA’s

Define

How can I . . .How can I . . .

Emphasize?Emphasize?

Enhance?Enhance?

Add Interest?Add Interest?

(Not Speaker-Oriented)

Thinking Visually

Visual Tools

Images

Color

Layout

Shapes

Fonts

Dress/Props

Define

Creating a Storyboard

Define


Define


Keeping it Simple

Keeping It Simple

Many slides that you see probably look something like this. They will use a lot of “bullet points” that serve no real function other than to act as a table of content for the talk, rather than an actual visual aid to the presentation. Or worse yet, they present the audience with a solid block of text which diverts the attention of the audience towards reading the contents of the text than listening to the presenter.

Your visual aid should provide visual, rather than textual, impact because when you have too much text it distracts the audience and diverts their attention from the spoken presentation. Go LAKERS!! Keep text to a minimum so that the audience's focus remains on you. By the way, what am I saying in my lecture right now???

Design

Avoiding use of Bullet Points

Not the best way . . . .

A problem with speaking– Lack of confidence breeds poor delivery.– Poor delivery bores audiences.– Bored audiences sap a speaker’s confidence.

Design

Using Arrows to Explain Processes

A Problem with Public Speaking:

Design

Lack of Confidence

Bored AudiencesPoor Delivery

Using Consistent Formatting

FontsTitles

Layout

Icons

Make changes in slide and title masters to suit requirements

Caps

Design

Using Contrasting Colors

Dark background Dark background with light textwith light text

Dark BackgroundDark BackgroundWith dark textWith dark text

Light backgroundLight backgroundwith dark textwith dark text

Light backgroundLight backgroundWith light textWith light text

LimitLimit numbernumber ofof colorscolors usedused

Design

This sentence is written in plain text using a size 14 font…

This sentence is written in plain text using a size 24 font…

This sentence is written in bold using a size 36 font…

And this one is size 48 font!

Using Large Print (this is 36pt font)

Design

Avoiding Use of WordArt

Design

Avoiding Use of ClipArt

Design

Choosing the Right Tool for the Task

Pencil ComputersComplexity of Tool

Quick Sketches Complex Graphics

Animation

Reproducible

Casual Drawing

Unique Applications

Design

Simplicity of a

Pencil

Is Better fo

r Quick

Drafts of A

rt

Creating a Title PageCreating a Title Page

Drew KarimlouKayla Cornale

January 28, 2011Oral Communication Program: E103

Stanford University

Sets the Stage for the Audience

Creating Transition Slides


Labeling Pictures

Design

Labeling Pictures

Coors Light: Coors Light: The Après-Ski Beverage The Après-Ski Beverage

of Choiceof Choice

The Rising Problem of The Rising Problem of Alcoholism in Tiny Alcoholism in Tiny

SnowmenSnowmen

Design

Breaking Down Diagrams into Key Parts

Barbarian Governor

sword = sword = strengthstrength

long hairlong hair

shirtlessshirtless

line of line of controlcontrol

short, professional hairshort, professional hairflagsflags

hands in hands in teaching teaching positionposition

expensive expensive suitsuit

Removing Unnecessary Lines

# of Worms Caught by Hour of Day

4 AM 5 AM 6 AM 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AMRobin 10 9 9 5 3 2 0

Sparrow 7 7 6 4 3 1 1Pigeon 6 5 5 3 2 0 0Eagle 3 3 3 2 1 0 0

Ostrich 0 0 2 1 0 0 0Average 5.2 4.8 5 3 1.8 0.6 0.2

Design

Adding Colors


Design



Ostrich 0 0 2 1 0 0 0Average 5.2 4.8 5 3 1.8 0.6 0.2



Ostrich 0 0 2 1 0 0 0Average 5.2 4.8 5 3 1.8 0.6 0.2

Highlighting Key Information


Sparrows can catch worms late in the day

Design

Avoiding Complex Pie Charts

13%

17%

13%

57%

FoodRentTuitionFun

My Quarterly Budget

Design

Removing 3D, Gaps, and Legend

13%

17%

57%

13%

My Quarterly Budget

Tuition

Fun Food

Rent

Design

Simplifying Data and Regions

13%

87%

Fun

Other

My Quarterly Budget

Design

Avoiding Complex Bell Curves

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0 5 10 15 20 25

Class Grades

Design

Score

% o

f C

lass

w/

Gra

de

Eliminating Legend, Fill, and Gridlines

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0 5 10 15 20

Class Grades

Design

Eliminating Axes, Highlight Information

Class Grades

Mean: 10 out of 20

St. Dev: 2

Design

HistoricalData

HistoricalData

RegressionRegression

•• ••

••

••••

•••

••• •• ••••••• •••••

PriceProcessModel

PriceProcessModel

SimulationSimulation PriceForecasts

PriceForecasts

Using Animation to Illustrate Processes

Avoiding Distractions

Use builds sparingly

Minimize or eliminate clip art

Use animation carefully

Design


Define


Leveraging Your E103 Skills

Eye ContactEye Contact

OrganizationOrganization

Voice & MovementVoice & Movement

Ready Position

Gestures

Deliver

P ress Button

A ssess

S tep Back WHILE

S peaking

Using the P.A.S.S. Method

Deliver

Speak from the Plane of the Projection

Adapt to Time Limits

Deliver

Don’t Linger Prepare Summaries

Condense, Don’t Speed Talk More About Less


Define


For the sake of these lives…For the sake of these lives…

…further testing is required.

Questions?

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