Visuals
200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo]
Visuals
Know your audience
Beatles song sequentially
Information richness
What changed in the last 200 years
Powerful visuals are indeed worth a thousand words... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPt8ElTQMIg&feature=player_embedded]
PowerPoint
Thinking visually
In my Business Communication class, I require students to give two (sometimes more) presentations using visuals... without words! Only graphs. This forces students not to depend on powerpoint as a script and to rediscover -I hope- the power of images. Logic+Emotion makes the point: Effective communication is everyone’s
Visuals
A map is a map
... until you clarify the parameters. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8zBC2dvERM]
Visuals
The stock market: How bad is it?
On this chart each block represents a year and each column represents a range of return on the S&P index. Over on the right side are those lucky years where the index has soared upward from 50-60%. In the middle are the more typical years, where the
Visuals
China is many countries
Thanks strangemaps.
Visuals
Wall Street disappearing over time
Thanks junkcharts.
Visuals
Illustrating excess
Chris Jordan gives dramatic life to statistics of US consumption. Often-heard factoids like "We use 2 million plastic bottles every 5 minutes" become a chilling sea of plastic that stretches beyond our horizon. (TED) Another excellent example of presenting without bullet points nor words. Just show (visually)
presentation
Show visuals that support what you are saying
The expression "Death by Powerpoint" often refers to this: slides showing the words that the presenter is saying. These creative advertisements (and part 2) will help you think differently about the use of visuals.
PowerPoint
Reading from powerpoint slides is a heinous crime
POINT TWO: READING from SLIDES is a heinous crime. POINT THREE: PEOPLE cannot COPE without some kind of visual STIMULATION. Presenting the abstract pointillist powerpoint toolkit. 20 slides that can be used for any presentation. Cut, paste, copy, crop the slides to create an abstract of your ideas that you
Teaching and Learning
Secrets of success in 8 words
Richard St. John polled a group of very smart people on what it takes to be successful. He presents his findings around 8 keywords (4 min.) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6bbMQXQ180]