Power Of Image

Tap into the power of visual images for your next slide presentation.

1. POWer!
The
of Image

2. Do
you
know
your
PowerPoint
rules?

3. 7X7 Rule for PowerPoint
•The 7X7 rule is easy to remember
•Use seven bullets per slide
•Use seven or fewer words per bullet
•In addition to the slide title
•32-point font is a readable size
•Uses most of available space
•Did you get all that?

4. No more than six words.
EVER.
(Seth Godin)

5. Avoid cognitive overload

6. Cognitive (over)load
Numbers charts graphs and words
Written words and text text text
Words words words
Spoken words and sounds and
words

7. A slideument
tries to put too
much informa-
tion on one slide
or on a series of
slides, thus tax-
ing the cognitive limitations
of
the human brain,
not to mention
the capacity of
human vision to de-
cipher 12-point text
from 20 feet or more
and to make all the ne-
cessary mental calcu-
lations and associat-
ions before moving
on to the next slide.
handouts
rock!
SLIDEUMENT

8. Image trumps text

9. Hubby’s New Puppy
•The perfect dog for us
•Perfectly house-trained
•About the size of a football
•Metallic silver color
•Barks only at loud noises
•Runs on 4 AA batteries
•We named him Sparky

10. Sparky

11. Reduce and simplify text

12. The Made To Stick Principles
•Simple — find the core of any idea
•Unexpected — grab people's attention by
surprising them
•Concrete — make sure an idea can be grasped
and remembered later
•Credibility — give an idea believability
•Emotion — help people see the importance of
an idea
•Stories — empower people to use an idea
through narrative

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14. Embed text in image

15. Green Libraries
•More libraries going “green”
•Using energy more efficiently
•Generating less waste
•Conserving water
•Purchasing green products
•Incorporating green features
into the design of new buildings

16. Libraries
go green
Reduce waste
Conserve energy
Design green
Buy green

17. Text = image

18. Libraries Shine in Tough
Economic Times
A slowing economy drives more
people to use the library

19. Libraries
in tough economic times

20. Avoid chart-junk

22. Librarian v Search Engine
Overall satisfaction with information provided
Source: Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources, OCLC, 2005
Librarian Search engine
48%
60%

23. Integrate image and text

24. Inserting clip art images
•In the Clip Art task pane, enter a search
term, for example: “balloon”
•Click Go
•Scroll through the thumbnails of images
until you find one you like.
•Click the image and it will appear
on the slide.
•Move and resize the image

25. Enter search term
4 steps to clip art
Click image
Scroll thumbnails
1
4
3
Image appears in slide
Click
Go
2

26. BUT
i.
AM.
NOT.
CREA-
TIVE.

27. 1. Contrast
4. Repetition
repetition
repitition
repitition
repitition
2. Alignment
3. Proximity
Just balance the

BIG
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28. Creativity!
makes
me feel
so small
1

29. Anyone can think in pictures.
Your brain already does.
2

30. 3
i. will.
rewire.
my.
creative.
circuits.

31. i. am. high. on. creative. thoughts.
4

33. Storyboard the low-tech way

34. Storyboard for this presentation

35. 3-step process
1
. brainstorm
2. chunk
3. Storyboard it

36. POWer!
Feel
the