Analyzing Visual Communication

In her book Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, Nancy Duarte (2008) says, “As communicators, learning to create visual stories that connect with our audience is becoming imperative – especially in light of global competitive pressure” (Duarte, 2008, p. xviii). Visual storytelling effectively blends text with other design elements including images, charts, graphs, white/empty space, and more.

Instructions

After reading Chapter 5: Basic Document Design (pp. 107-131) in MacRae’s Business and Professional Writing: A Basic Guide and watching Nancy Duarte’s “5 Rules for Creating Effective Presentations,” visit Slideshare.net (Links to an external site.). Slideshare is the world’s largest professional content sharing community and contains presentations on a wide variety of topics. Browse Slideshare and identify one deck of “effective” slides applying the design rules in Chapter 5 and in Duarte’s video. Identify one deck of “ineffective” slides based on the same design criteria.

On the Module 5 Discussion Forum, complete the following:

1. Post a link to the “effective” Slideshare presentation.

2. Below this link, explain how the effective presentation embodies Duarte’s 5 rules. Explain why the effective presentation applies MacRae’s concepts in Chapter 5: Basic Document Design.

3. Post a link to the “ineffective” Slideshare presentation.

4. Below this link, explain how the ineffective presentation defies Duarte’s 5 rules. Explain how the ineffective presentation ignores or misuses MacRae’s concepts in Chapter 5: Basic Document Design.

Duarte Design’s Five Rules for Presentations by Nancy Duarte:

In her book

Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations

, Nancy

Duarte (2008) says, “As

communicators, learning to create visual stories that connect

with our audience is becoming imperative

especially in light of global competitive

pressure” (Duarte, 2008, p. xviii). Visual storytelling effectively blends text with other

design elements in

cluding images, charts, graphs, white/empty space, and more.

Instructions

After reading Chapter 5: Basic Document Design (pp. 107

131) in MacRae’s

Business

and Professional Writing: A Basic Guide

and watching Nancy Duarte’s “5 Rules for

Creating Effective

Presentations,” visit

Slideshare.net

(Links

to

an

external

site.)

.

Slideshare is the world’s largest professional content sharing community and contains

presentations on a wide variety of topics.

Browse Slideshare and identify one deck of

“effective” slides applying the design rules in Chapter 5 and in Duarte’s video. Identify

one deck of “ineffective” slides based on the same design criteria.

On the Module 5 Discussion Forum, complete the followi

ng:

1.

Post a link to the “effective” Slideshare presentation.

2.

Below this link, explain how the effective presentation embodies Duarte’s 5 rules.

Explain why the effective presentation applies MacRae’s concepts in Chapter 5:

Basic Document Design.

3.

Post a link to the “ineffective” Slideshare presentation.

4.

Below this link, explain how the ineffective presentation defies Duarte’s 5 rules.

Explain how the ineffective presentation ignores or misuses MacRae’s concepts in

Chapter 5: Basic Document Design.

Duarte Design’s Five Rules for Presentations by Nancy Duarte

:

In her book Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, Nancy

Duarte (2008) says, “As communicators, learning to create visual stories that connect

with our audience is becoming imperative – especially in light of global competitive

pressure” (Duarte, 2008, p. xviii). Visual storytelling effectively blends text with other

design elements including images, charts, graphs, white/empty space, and more.

Instructions

After reading Chapter 5: Basic Document Design (pp. 107-131) in MacRae’s Business

and Professional Writing: A Basic Guide and watching Nancy Duarte’s “5 Rules for

Creating Effective Presentations,” visit Slideshare.net (Links to an external site.).

Slideshare is the world’s largest professional content sharing community and contains

presentations on a wide variety of topics. Browse Slideshare and identify one deck of

“effective” slides applying the design rules in Chapter 5 and in Duarte’s video. Identify

one deck of “ineffective” slides based on the same design criteria.

On the Module 5 Discussion Forum, complete the following:

1. Post a link to the “effective” Slideshare presentation.

2. Below this link, explain how the effective presentation embodies Duarte’s 5 rules.

Explain why the effective presentation applies MacRae’s concepts in Chapter 5:

Basic Document Design.

3. Post a link to the “ineffective” Slideshare presentation.

4. Below this link, explain how the ineffective presentation defies Duarte’s 5 rules.

Explain how the ineffective presentation ignores or misuses MacRae’s concepts in

Chapter 5: Basic Document Design.

Duarte Design’s Five Rules for Presentations by Nancy Duarte:

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