1. Dec 2017 AETC Program E-Learn Committee Call: Dec 12, 1-1:45 PM ET
Creating Presentation & Printable Infographics Judy Collins – Program Support Specialist, Marketing AETC National Coordinating Resource Center
Intro and housekeeping
Dec 2017 AETC Program E-Learn Committee Call:
Dec 12, 1-1:45 PM ET
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2. Learning Objectives
Identify uses for infographics & choose the best format for your needs
Map out your design
Modify templates
Download, export and print
Infographic designing best practices
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3. Every message has an audience and a purpose
Visualize
Providers
Simplify
Consumers/Clients
Amplify
Funders
Appeal
Students
Inform
Donors/Advocates
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4. Infographics for the AETCs
Reporting
Present the history or show progress
Identify & highlight trends, gaps or training needs
Publish survey results, research findings
Reinforce training with handouts or fact sheets
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5. Formats (Piktochart)
Infographic: long-form format for sharing across the web
Presentation: fixed 4:3 ratio slides for online presentations
Printable: 1 page documents for printing – posters, reports or flyers
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6. Presentation Format
Use when you have a lot to share, essential and non-essential information
Ideal for presenting history or timeline of events, showing progress
Blocks (slides/images) can be integrated into PPT slides or viewed as a stand-alone presentation (if downloaded as PDF)
Presentations can also be downloaded as longform formats
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7. Printable Formats
Poster/Flyer: singe page work-of-art templates ideal for conveying basic information. More visual, less text
Report: single page templates ideal for displaying results (surveys, studies, etc.)
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8. examples Presentation Poster/Flyer Report aidsetc.org

9. Poster vs Flyer aidsetc.org

10. Map out your story Keeping your purpose & audience in mind:
WHAT is your message?
WHY is it important or urgent?
HOW can it be addressed or accessed?
WHEN/WHERE will it take place? Or WHERE can we find more information?
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11. https://piktochart.com/
Piktochart
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12. Piktochart Pros & Cons Pros Free basic templates, easy to use
Upgraded (Pro) plans available for a nominal fee (non-profit/educational discounts)
Tutorials, blog stories and other tools available for support and inspiration
Responsive support team
Cons
Time & practice ???
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13. Summary & Best Practices
Identify your audience and purpose: every message has one
Map out your story and choose your format: start small and grow, or start big and whittle down
Follow the templates: stick with suggested color palettes, font choices and text/image placement
Printable templates are designed to print A4/US letter size, but can be customized; presentation templates cannot be resized.
Templates cannot be auto converted: longform infographic to printable & vice versa
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14. Questions?
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15. More Questions?
Judy Collins:
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16. Next E-Learn Call March 2018
Topic suggestions, comments, thoughts - contact Judy Collins at
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