Sample Visual Aids
Task 2: Creating Effective Powerpoint Slides
Task 3: Visualizing Data
Which visuals (a table, Pie Chart, Bar Chart, Line Graph) would make it easiest to see the following stories?
- Canada buys 20% of U.S exports.
- Undergraduate enrollment rises, but graduate enrollment declines.
- Open communication ranks number one in reasons to take a job.
Wrap-up:
1. "Consistency and predictability" over "Variability, awe or wonder"
2. "Purposeful" over "Decorative or artsy"
3. "Simplification" (visual aids should NOT stand by itself)
Helpful Resources:
Life After Death by Powerpoint (Don McMilan)
U of I PowerPoint Templates