Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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HEY GANG--PAGE 141 OR SO IN THE BOOK OFFERS THIS TIP: Don't just show a visual aid, explain it and weave it into the speech structure, artistically to make it do important things: Support a main point AND add attention getting devices in the body to keep distracted busy listeners engaged! Huh? Did you say something? What? sorry I drifted off...Anyhoo--Props and graphs are a bit more professional than photo-collage type aids if you have to make something yourself because, say, your classroom is actually a broken down trailer with no computer and a bare wall instead of a slide screen. Anyhoo....as we have seen, the overhead transparency is not dead, as previously rumored around the time we lost Michael Jackson, so those are cool too, just cover them up in between points! For powerpoint slides, remember the 8 by 8 rule: Only 8 words per line and 8 lines max per slide: LESS IS MORE when it comes to visual support (Sandra Wheeler Abeyta, 200....well, just now) Be sure to offer citations for visuals you get on-line or in books...Us big simple fonts and save handouts for the end of the speech or they become disruptive! There, I said it...So this week, if you please...let's talk powerpoint. Tell us one thing you feel reaches you as an audience member , like a good use of powerpoint or a good powerpoint technique (ie: Easy to read and sound effects). Then mention a powertpoint practice that bugs you or is distracting. If you want, without using names we can kind of make fun of somebody you know that ""overdoes it"" with powerpoint. Thanks! Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I really enjoy powerpoints. Im very much a visual learner. So when im listening to a speech i retain and understand so much more with a visual aid such as powerpoint. What i like to see in a powerpoint is examples; pics, graphs, numbers, etc. Support for your speech without using words. I dont like text! Reading is distracting, its hard to listen, watch and read without missing a beat. I like to see a simple title and simple text that sums up the slide or main point in a few words. And as far as eye appeal i think simple is effective. No need cluttering slides up with distracting backgrounds, fonts, effects, and sounds. I feel like your subject should be strong enough that you dont need them. Theyre just fillers. But make sure it looks good too!...Just my opinion???
Tiffani Scott said...
I am still learning about powerpoint. The first one that I ever did I made the font so large it filled up the entire screen with 3 sentences... Big Mistake. Everyone laughed because it looked ridiculous.
I am also a visual learner and it helps to understand the topic better if it is backed up visually. I think that words are important to explain the pictures and powerpoints that are only textual are boring. It is hard to read and listen at the same time. Especially because I read at a much faster pace than people usually speak!
Simple is better! There is nothing worse than a powerpoint changing colors, fonts, blinking, and making noises at you. Distracting yes.
Another thing about powerpoint. DO NOT CLICK SOMEONE ELSE'S POWERPOINT FOR THEM IF YOU ARE GOING TO KEEP CLICKING ON DIFFERENT PAGES AND DISTRACTING THE AUDIENCE.
Just a suggestion. I was very distracted by someone that kept scrolling down the webpages and tapping her nails on the powerpoint screen. Talk about taking away the speaker's attention. The whole crowd was looking at the powerpoint clicker instead of the speaker.
For me, like everyone else, I'm a visual learner. This means I LOVE pictures and anything visual that ties in with what you're talking about. I also like it when you're creative with your topic/visuals. Whether that's showing a picture and then doing a rap (memorable) or doing a demonstration with a picture in the background that ties in what you're doing (Think of Rachel's dream speach).
I want to be a teacher, and as my senior project I was a silc student (I observed & particpated in the classroom fOr part of a year, then for the rest of the year I taught the class). I always found it interested how the actual teacher would cram alot of info on the slides, and all the kids would slump in their chairs and had the zoned out look during her lectures. In contrast, I kept my slides VERY SIMPLE-Pictures & used the 8 by 8 rule (another teacher taught me that trick). For some reason, the kids got excited...I guess they thought they were doing less work, when in reality it was the same or even more. Lol.
I did notice that when I made my first (ever) powerpoint, I crammed as much info on it, added animations for the slide changes, along with fascinating sound affects (I think I even recorded a song for my ENTIRE presentation). Yeah....I definately learned from that. Lol.
Tiffanie does have a point though-I strongly dislike it when a person is doing a presentation and another person is helping out, but they're clicking on things in the background becuase it totally takes away from the person's speach and is VERY distracting.
Another thing I don't like, is when the person actually uses vidual aids, but then totally uses the most random (Completely irrelevent) or boring/uninteresting visuals you could POSSIBLY find.
Idk, but that's just me. XP
Ps. Happ Halloween Everyone!!!
As listener, I like it when the speakers use powerpoints because I just came to the U.S. from a nother country, so sometime, it's hard for me to keep up with what the speakers are saying. Especially when it comes to speeches, I usually have a hard time concentrate and understand the info. because English is not my first language, and my brain tends to shut down at speeches or long lecture. I couldn't explain why, but at times like that, English words just one by one goes from my right ear straight out my left without stopping to say hi with my brain. As the result, I could not remember anything the speaker just say.
However, when the speaker use powerpoint with a visual aid and a few words summerizing the slice/main point, I find myself remember the presented material more. To me, the visual aids act as the police,who guard at the end of my ears to stop the information from "breaking the rule" by passing the brain without making a "full stop." Moreover, I don't like it when speaker put too much words in one slice, and my brain also tend to say "OMG, words" and shut down after that. Therefore, if you think that you have a lot information you need to put into your powerpoint presentation, you can distribute those info. to many slides instead of cram them all up in one or two slides. Again, this is just my opinion/suggestion ^_^
Nhi Hoa
Well as an audience member I really enjoy it when someone has a picture with a clever quote, because it keeps it short and sweet.(Like Carissa's for example, very funny and not distracting)
I think its distracting when someone is doing there speech and the person clicking for the next powerpoint is laughing or just making some suggestions, because they have seen the powerpoint beforehand. Just act like you have never seen it, PLEASE! Its annoying because then you expect it to be funny or amazing or gross, then you see it and its like 'thats it????'
-Maria Perez
Eric here I don't really like it when someone actually tries to help out which is okay, but when they keep clicking just like what Tiffani and Kayla said. I'm a realativly new with powerpoint because i'm not in the situation when I need to use it regularly so the 8 by 8 rule was new for me and to make the images work with the speech. So I hope this little bit of advice helps I know the comments will help me.
I'm a big fan of diagrams, personally.
I tend to do well i i can follow along in a book or something, too, mostly because i read faster and better than i listen, and get distracted when epole talk way too easily.
Failing this, main points on powerpoint is good, i guess.
Clearly labeled bar graphs are preferred over line graphs or pie graphs, because it's easier to look at and understand- less thought in it and therefore not as much of a distraction.
still, though..
can't beat a good, tangible diagram. . . (i'm a rather tactile person, so honestly, I'd rather be standing next to the person speaking , and have them have a three dimensional aid, but.. well. That's not a good idea with a class full of people)
I use Powerpoint for a large portion of my presentations in my occupational capacity. I really enjoy the slides that are important but have some humor to it. I believe that it helps with memorizing the point that could be easily forgotten in the speech or presentation. An example of powerpoint slide i would like to see is the one I did for my informative speech on Basic Traing being short and simple, but with humor stressing the fact that you will be yelled at in Basic. The type of slides or presentations I can do with out or don't really care for is the ones that have everything going on like sounds, 3d moving pictures and the entire speech in the bullets. I have a coworker that thinks it is ok to have everything going on at once and that the message will be received. I think he Over Powers the Point with his Powerpoints. LOL
I AGREE YOU GUYS--LESS IS BETTER ON SLIDES AND TOO MANY EFFECTS ARE DISTRACTING FROM THE MESSAGE! SEE YOU TUESDAY! SANDRA
I think PowerPoint is such a great tool for professional (or semi-professional) presentations. I really like it when people use backgrounds or colors other than the generic black text over white... It gives it a little more personality and, when done well, doesn't distract from the speech itself.
I really dislike it when people use cheap clipart or animations on their PowerPoint, or annoying transitions or sounds. I think everything should be kept simple and elegant and professional.
I think powerpoint is a great tool to use as a visual aide if used appropriately. A good powerpoint includes either visuals or notes that should be easy to follow and be easy to understand at the same time. Using specific visuals (such as photographs, graphs, clips) on a certain topic is a great way to connect with your audience. It is often seen that some powerpoint slides include tons and tons of information all in a paragraph (on one slide) and this sometimes distracts the audience. Since who would want to read these paragraphs in the first place??? I know I wouldn't...therefore I think it's vital to put main points or quick summary rather than including all the detail in each slides.
Sonal Chand.
As far as powerpoints go I really enjoy the fun ones that help you understand the topic. When people add short, easy to understand comics that make you laugh it really catches my attention. I also like when the powerpoint is short and simple so that I can look at it just for a moment and then go right back to listening to their speech. I find it very distracting when the person changing the powerpoint for the speaker keeps clicking and moving around the mouse. It is up there as an aid for the speaker and if they dont have the original page up that they had for their speech it can really throw everyone off. But yet so just remember short and simple with some comedy!! :-)
I must admit I am one of those people who liked to add all sorts of wacky effects on my power point presentations. Ever since I learned you could make things move in certain patterns, it was awesome, I couldn’t stop adding them. Now I will have to remember that there is a place and time for it. Besides I know that it’s more esthetically pleasing to the eye to have less. But, it was just too much fun adding all that fun stuff. I always thought that adding that stuff would be entertaining for the audience. I will just have to save them for less formal presentations now. Although, if I happen to present and I sneak one in please don’t be mad. Also as Eric pointed out the 8 by 8 rule was new to me too. I’ll also have to remember that one.
- Lilia
I enjoy power points, but i hate it when there is no color or no images.. just words. I also don't like it when there are a lot of words on the powerpoint. For my speech, I put only a couple of images hoping that people will pay more attention to me and not to the powerpoint.
I love powerpoints. They are a really great way to help get your point across. I like when we use the silly ones to get a laugh out of the class. Or using person pictures to help with connection to the speech. I dont really like when theres much writing on them though because its really hard for me to listen to what the person is saying and read the powerpoint. Its distracting. Ithink most of our class is really good at using powerpoint and making them effective to help their speeches!
KatieJean.
With powerpoint, I like affective pictures. Anyone can find a picture to go with their speech, but its hard to find a really good one that makes the audience interested. Other than pictures, humor. Any type of humor in your power point will keep me entertained and focused on you. And I personally think if you can put good humor in your speech, it shows you know enough about your topic to not get sidetracked with trying to make a joke.
But when people do get distracted by their humor, it throws me off, and I'm not a fan. And I don't like excess amounts of the same thing getting thrown around. Its ok to touch back on information you've provided earlier, but just don't over do it. It makes me bored and I feel like you're just trying to make up for what you don't know.
CJ Mendez
Visuals are a great tool, and I'll be honest it really helps me stay focused. I like it when someone uses a visual aid that is unique or unexpected, but is relevant to the speech. You can tell that these people really took their picture into great consideration to find just the right one. On the other hand, its frustrating when the powerpoint goes so fast that you can't read what it says. That kind of ruins it for me.
Rachel Smith
I love using powerpoints. I feel it's easy to use and it's a very good visual aid, if you have the right pictures. For my PMS speech I feel my powerpoint did justice because what I did was find big pictures, that were hillarious, and put verbage on it to go with the pictures. Less is better especially when you already have a picture that's huge and funny. =D
Powerpoints are definently the best way because Its easier to stay focused when there is a visual in front of you. But not crazy sounds and pictures coming by slowing, its just better to keep it simple with pictures and less writing.
As we know, speeches always are words, words, and words. They include information and messages. So, visual aid will attract and get attention of audiences. Besides, it keeps the audiences from not getting bored due to visual or animated proof/evidences to support the main ideal of the entire speech. Moreover, the speaker will feel more confident and supportive from the visual aid that he/she tries to explain to the audiences. In conclusion, speeches should go along with visual aid (power point) in order to have better effects and interests to the target that the speaker wants to talk to.
---- >>> Trang Duong
CJ D SAYS
power points are cool.... they are really easy to use and its pretty much self explanitory. i think its a good visual aid. why? because you can put pictures and discription. its easy for the audience to follow along with what i am talking about. i dont like cluttered backrounds or cool noises. i think they are unneccesary unless you make them related to what you are talking about. color and contrast also helps with persuasion that just my two cents.
i really enjoy the learning experience when sought through powerpoints. IT gives you a visual representation, which makes it easier to intearcept and understand ideas.
ALthough i hope to better my powerpoint skills as i have not had the chance to utilize it.
saihra nagin
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