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Words, pictures and graphs
ICT P5 Term 2, Theme 4: pp. 66–69
GoalChoose words, pictures and graphs that help the audience understand without overloading a slide.
New words
visual · something you look at, such as a picture or graphoverload · to put too much on a slide so the audience gets lostmessage · the main idea that you want the audience to rememberdata · facts and numbers that you collect
Explanation
Each part of a presentation helps the story in a different way. Pictures and drawings show what something looks like and catch the eye. Graphs and charts are the best way to show numbers, because the audience sees the difference at once. Words explain and give names. Numbers give proof. A slide should have one main message. If you pack in too many words and pictures, the audience gets lost. Ask yourself for each item: Does it help my message? If not, take it away. Often a short title, one picture and one graph are enough. Review the graph you made last week: would it fit?
Type of information
How it helps the story
Example
Pictures and drawings
show how something looks
a drawing of a dripping tap
Graphs and charts
show numbers clearly
a bar graph of water used
Words and numbers
explain and prove
‘One tap wastes 20 glasses a day’
Worked examples
Karim’s slide has a title, a drawing of a dripping tap and one sentence: ‘One tap wastes 20 glasses of water in a day.’ He adds a bar graph with 20 glasses for one tap and 40 for two taps. The audience sees the idea in five seconds.
Another slide has 60 words, four pictures and three graphs. People look at the slide and cannot hear what the speaker says. This slide overloads the audience. Less is more.
Mariam checks each item on her slide: Does it help my message? The clip-art star does not, so she removes it. Her slide is clearer and faster to read.
Class activity
Plan a slide. Choose an issue (for example saving water). On paper draw one slide with: a short title; one picture or drawing; one small graph made from invented numbers; and one sentence with a number. Ask yourself for each item, ‘Does it help my message?’ and cross out anything extra. Swap slides with a partner. Check that the slide has one main message and tell your partner what you find appealing.
Practice
1
Which is best for showing numbers on a slide?
A graph or chart.
2
What question do you ask about each item on a slide?
Does it help my message?
3
What happens if you put too much on a slide?
The audience gets lost and cannot follow the speaker.
4
One tap wastes 20 glasses a day. How many glasses do three taps waste?
