The role of a visual content in your presentation is great. It can help you capture attention, shape the mood of your presentation and mesmerise the audience. But there are some things you need to know about your pictures before you use them. Here are 5 important things to remember about.

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2. 5 things you need to
know about your pictures
before you use them in your presentation
The role of a visual content in your
presentation is great. It can help you
capture attention, shape the mood of
your presentation and mesmerise the
audience. But there are some things
you need to know about your pictures
before you use them. Here are 5
important things to remember about.
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3. THE COMPOSITION
Your picture should be well composed.
The rule of third, the golden ratio, the
symmetry are the most used
composition tricks. The strong points in
your picture are the focal points - use
them wisely.
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4. THE STORY
Does your picture tell a
story? It should as stories
are the most universal way
to communicate emotions,
events and facts. Make sure
your picture tells a story
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5. THE EMOTION
Your picture should not only tell a
story. Emotions help get attention.
Use all basic ones - happiness, fear,
anger, disgust. Use also symbols that
always act as emotional attractors
(heart, children’s eyes, puppies, etc.)
Just remember to use them wisely
and accordingly.
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6. THE COPYRIGHT
Use the pictures legally. Never simply copy
them. Respect credits. You can either use your
own pictures, use the Creative Commons
licensed ones or buy them at stocks. I prefer
the first two options. Especially that you have a
lot of great CC pics out there. Just check out
www.compfight.com.
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7. THE RESOLUTION
Pictures should be great. And by great I mean
good resolution. The higher resolution the
better but the minimum is 1024 px as it gives
you the certainty that your pictures will look
great even on a huge screen. When
downloading the picture always choose the
highest resolution. If eventually the file (entire
deck) becomes too heavy you can always
compress it and optimise the size. Easy!
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8. Those were
5 Things You Need
to Know About Your Pictures
before you put them in your presentation
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9. PHOT0 CREDITS
By Caleb George Morris
By Pierre-Olivier Bourgeois
By Vo Minh Thong
By Davey Heuser
By Paula Borowska
The picture by caleb george morris was taken
in chicago. it is a very interesting city. did you
know that Chicago River is the only river in the
world that flows backwards?
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