1. Visual aids lab Oral Communication IMK XH. CBS. Oct 2013 Ida
Borch
2. Agenda My life with powerpoint How to compose slides that
suppports the message Your compositions Good Ol plenary
sessions
3. My life with powerpoint is a good life!
4. My life with powerpoint is a good life! I get to rub elbows
thanks to Powerpoint!
5. But it wasnt always this way.
6. The audience hated this
7. The audience hated this The verdict from the Jury: Circus
Makeup And thus they hated me
8. But then. I discovered the plain white template
9. And a few simple tricks
10. And then it worked
11. Composing slides Analysis of the rhetorical situation: Who
am I speaking to? What is the message? Where am I? Who am I ethos
wise? Which appeal form(s) will be appropriate?
12. Now An idea in my head that transforms while making the
slides Collecting good pics/screen dumps for specific talks from
when I get the job till Im making the powerpoint Before: Making a
plan head, body, ending. Good way to start!
13. In general A presentation takes a days work regardless of
time Im supposed to speak (and of the fee )
14. Composing slides 1. message pr. slide
15. Composing slides 1. message pr. slide If more messages are
needed: Work up a number of similar looking slides adding a tiny
bit extra pr. slide
16. Composing slides Using this feature 1. message pr. slide If
more messages are needed: Work up a number of similar looking
slides adding a tiny bit extra pr. slide
17. Never underestimate the ethos of a template
18. Never underestimate the ethos of a template Remember weve
seen most of them in the examination room (but you are welcome to
challenge us anyway)
19. and so does my guts
20. They tend to mess up and make me feel like in a roller
coaster and so does my guts
21. If you want something else
22. My two fav tools
23. And screenshots
24. Exhibit 1
25. Exhibit 2
26. A word of advice (adding to Mads from Mondays lecture) The
visual aid is a vital part of the dialogue between you and your
audience (Dry) humour is good Surprise/the unexpected is good
Understated is good loud is hardly ever good Note: The headline is
a kind of (FB) update supporting the content of the rest of the
slide.
27. We had a swan in our kitchen!!!
28. This will improve your Klout and your Powerpoint score Out
of context not funny hah hah but imagine youre in the context when
composing
29. From me to you: My disclaimer in case of too overloaded
slides I know I have many and way too literal slides, but I dont do
slides to entertain I make slides for you to use afterwards as a
kind of booklet
30. Lying will get you everywhere ;) sometimes I know I have
many and way too literal slides, but I dont do slides to entertain
I make slides for you to use afterwards as a kind of booklet
31. Todays lab Those of you who did your assignment: Get in
groups and give feedback to each other 1 member starts out: Setting
the context and telling what this is for. Give the presentation (at
the table). Rest of the group gives feedback and moves on to member
2. Eventually fix it before showing in plenary session. Those of
you who didnt: Go make a slide or two in groups or solo.