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- 1. Best Practices: Appealing to the Senses through Media by Tisch Cistrunk-Parmelee 12 February 2018 COM472 – Professional Communication Toolkit
- 2. Appeal to the Senses Images Audio Video
- 3. Images ◉ High-quality ○ Free images from Unsplash.com ◉ Unique and relevant ◉ Portray messages ◉ Inspire action
- 4. Audio ◉ High-quality ◉ 60 seconds or less ◉ Music ○ Free music from Incompetech.com ◉ Spoken word
- 5. Place your screenshot here Video ◉ Spoken word ◉ Demonstrations ◉ High-quality ○ Relevant ○ 60 seconds or less
- 6. About this templateIn conclusion… REFERENCES Boone, R. (22 Jan 2016). How and why you should use video in your next presentation. LiveSlide. Powerpoint Ninja. (2010). What makes an image good for presentations – Part I. Powerpoint Ninja: Master of the Presentation. WorldClass. (2015). Week 5: Message Movers. Regis University. MEDIA SOURCES “Othello” slide theme - SlidesCarnival.com Images - Unsplash.com Music – Kevin McCloud, Incompetech.com Audio Clip – Stuff You Should Know: How Ice Cream Works Video 1 – Thai kitchen (coverr.com) Video 2 - How to Fold T-Shirts (YouTube) Video 3 – Luvvie Ajayi: Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable (YouTube) Images Audio Video
Editor's Notes
- Hello, fellow classmates! This is Tisch, and I hope you enjoy this presentation of Best Practices: Appealing to the Senses through Media.
- My favorite “Best Practice” in creating presentations is appealing to the senses through sight and sound through media. Images, audio, and video can enhance learning and make your content more memorable. This short presentation will show you how to strategically apply media to your presentation.
- To appeal to the sense of sight, be sure be sure to choose high-quality images. The images should be properly lit, and large enough to show detail. Use unique and relevant images that serve a purpose. Otherwise, you’ll run the risk of them being mere decoration, or worse, a distraction. Purposeful images portray messages or inspire action.
- Audio appeals to the sense of hearing. To make it appealing you have options. Like images, your audio should be high-quality. Make sure it can be heard at a comfortable volume without being muffled or tinny. Keep your audio under one minute. This will help ensure that your clip is relevant to your content and keep your audience engaged. One strategic option is to use music for audio cues. You heard music at the beginning of this presentation, and you’ll hear it at the end. For longer, recorded presentations, I like to use interstitial music, which are short, 4-7 second clips. Here’s an example…. [pause for 7 seconds]….. These clips serve to introduce new sections by cleansing the mental palette and prepares the mind for new material. Another option is to use spoken word audio. These can be clips of news footage, interviews, and podcasts. Pairing the spoken word with an image brings your content to life. Here’s a yummy example from Stuff You Should Know.
- The sensory appeal of video communicates more info in less time, and adds atmosphere to your presentation. Like audio, quality, relevance, and time limits are a must for video. Make sure it adds to your presentation. Video can also be used to demonstrate instructions, like you’d find in how-to videos. A third option, like audio, can be video clips of interviews & speeches to fortify your content.
- In conclusion, appealing to the senses by strategically using images, audio, and video is a Best Practice that will make your presentations more palatable, more relatable, and most importantly, more memorable. Thank you for watching.