What makes them good

1. Short, meaningful information: it doesn’t have paragraphs of text that compete with the spoken presentation
2. Something that the audience can relate to–something appealing

Engages the audience
Strong relationship between the presentation materials and the supporting AV: keeps the focus on the central message
Reliability: help convey believability, doesn’t detract from content of presentation
Strong relationship between form and function: the materials suit the topic and help to make it more accessible

What our guidelines are

Using the tool as it was intended
Manipulating tool to do what YOU want it to do, not what it tells you to do
Facts: diagrams, charts, data in appropriate (easily understood) formats
Simplicity: ease of understanding–form and content match
Sound, if appropriate
Video, if appropriate
Creativity–creates connection to the presentation
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