20170426 Assignment Michelle Li

20170426 Please read through the following slides to learn about the visual and the importance of it for a presentation. For each slide, please offer the Chinese translation. Based on what you have read, then do the slide analysis at the end of this set of slides by indicating the problems and providing solutions for each slide.

Foreword Speech v.s. presentation Language-intensive activity Image-intensive activity A speech maximize the importance of language. Presentation, on the other hand, maximizes the importance of visuals and thereby reduces the importance of language competency.

Visuals and pace Pace is often the difference between success and failure. Visuals, used effectively, can significantly speed up the pace. One picture is worth a thousand words. Think carefully about what your message is, committing it to an image, and then letting the image “talk for them”. Use short and simple sentences to guide the audience through the visuals.

Visuals and emphasis Native speakers of English rely on word stress, intonation, and tone of voice to emphasize key words and what the speaker wants the audience to remember. Non-native speakers, though, often struggle with those. Visuals can compensate the non-native speakers’ struggles. Key words and numbers can be visually emphasized, and that is perhaps even more effective than verbal emphasis. Visuals provide the variety and interest that might be lacking in the presenter’s verbal delivery.

Visuals and clarity Clarity is a goal that challenges many presenters. A presenter’s strength comes from images – images that show differences between concepts, that describe component parts of a problem, and that show relations between ideas.

Why is the visual message important? The visual message is important because even if you stumble over sentences. Mispronounce words, or get the numbers wrong, the audience will still understand.

Five tips for good visuals keep the background simple show key word / names / numbers on the slides use key words or images choose the right slide for the right message use a simple conclusion slide

Please provide Chinese translation for each previous slide.

Slide analysis Analyze the following slides and figure out the problems and the possible solutions.

Slide 1 Problems

Slide 1 Solutions

Slide 2 Problems

Slide 2 Solutions

Slide 3 Problems

Slide 3 Solutions

Slide 4 Problems

Slide 4 Solutions