Self-Directed Projects

Presentation Design Ideas

Think about typical presentations done in class.

How could your presentation be different?Be informative, yet interesting?

Memorable?

Presentation Design Used in Commercials:

• http://www.7up.com/entertainment/videos/• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

zUTGeE5deaI (Chase Freedom Card)• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

XqSe4XyN70M (Northwest Mutual)• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfGHDvBvI

6g&feature=relmfu(Exxon Mobile)

Building Your Presentation:

Gather information from at least 10 sources:InternetPersonal InterviewsBooksPeriodicalsOther: _____________

Make a plan and organize your findings.

Consider Your Presentation Topic:

What would best showcase your information?

Use a visual aid:Make a PowerPointMake a Video clipDo a demonstrationDisplay actual itemsOther: ___________

Consider the ideas about presentations in

the following slideshows:

Why PowerPoint is Not Effective:

Dr. Medina’s “Brain Rules: What All Presenters Need to Know”

http://www.slideshare.net/brainslides/burn-your-powerpointshttp://www.slideshare.net/garr/brain-rules-for-presenters

How to Create Interest:

Visual Design Basics, by Sumeet Moghe

http://www.slideshare.net/sumeet.moghe/visual-design-basics

The following websites will help

you get started in designing a visual aid.

Part 1: How to Use Text https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdFYzPpccXo&feature=relmfuPart 2: How to Work with Colorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK0cHT3hHP0&feature=relmfuPart 3: Working with Imageshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wSjKoZJvTE&feature=relmfuPart 4: Working with Spacehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzxmaVX7D60&feature=relmfu

You must cite your sources.

Use Creative Commons images.

Use Creative Commons images: http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

*Look for a Creative Commons attribution license that states the image is free to use.

FYI: Properly crediting images = attributing

Cite as follows:

publisher name, photo title, date uploaded via Flickr, Creative Commons License

• publisher name, photo title, date uploaded via Flickr, Creative Commons License

• Drgillybean, turkey, June 24, 2006 via Flickr, Creative Commons License

Giving Attribution to an Image:

publisher name, photo title, date uploaded via Flickr, Creative Commons License

drgillybean, turkey, June 24, 2006 via Flickr, Creative Commons License

(Link back to turkey picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/drgillybean/175461112/)

Closing Thoughts:

This project is about an idea that is highly interesting to you.

Make your project highly interesting to your audience.

Have fun with it.

Be creative!