A presentation for a lab/workshop in Visual Aids for oral communication students. Prior to this they have had the 'academic' approach - this is the practical side to slides making.

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 wasn’t 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 I’m 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 I’m 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 we’ve 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 Monday’s 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 you’re
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 don’t 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 don’t do slides to entertain – I
make slides for you to use afterwards as a kind
of booklet”

31. Today’s 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 didn’t: Go make a slide or
two – in groups or solo.

32. Topics for oblivious students <3
• Aspects of the Lars Løkke/GGGI case
– your choice what to address
• Join a continuation school NOW
• The current tattoo trend is a sign of the devils
presence on earth and heralds the last days of
Christianity = the end of the world.

33. Next time
• Remember to get hold of and read Johnstones
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