"This week we began studying presentation design. I had no idea..."
I had no idea that presentation design was even a thing people studied. I didn't know there were so many books and resources devoted to designing engaging presentations. This kind of blew my mind!
I loved all of the readings and slides we went through, because design is something I am a big fan of. I have always been interested in creating things that are engaging for others, whether that's a lesson for my students, a presentation I'm giving or a party I'm planning. Aesthetics have to be pleasing to me.
I love to create lessons for my students, so when I do that I upload them to Teachers Pay Teachers on occasion. Creating engaging and eye catching covers is big for marketing, just like these readings have showed us. I went from making covers like this from my first product:
To making things like this:
I'll be honest and say that the second one looks a lot better than the first. When I was reading and going through the assignments for this week I noticed that those were some things that I did, because they catch the eye of the audience more.
Even in my classroom we talk about making things look visually appealing. We have an Agriculture fair at my school every year, so they have to bring presentation boards (similar to a science fair board). My students know that they want their presentation to look appealing to the audience so they take the time to make their board look good, with the content of the project to be given orally.
Pig Project
Chicken Project
For third graders to really grasp that, I was impressed. Their boards captured the attention of many fair goers, which gave them the opportunity to talk about their project.
It's important to contribute time and energy into the aesthetics of your presentations so your audience is engaged and takes something away from the presentation. I'm happy to see that there are many resources out there teaching presenters so that we can make visually appealing presentations.
Marissa, I'm so impressed by your understanding of design and how you use it to make your lessons more attractive on TPT and how you encourage your 3rd graders to apply design principles to their own presentations.
ReplyDeleteI, too, did not realize that presentation design was a subject taught by professionals. I just thought some people were good presenters because they were talented in speech and design. It's motivating to know that with this new knowledge and resources we've been given, anyone can learn to be a great presenter and designer of presentations.
Marissa, I was in the dark about the study of presentation design as well! I am very intrigued by the concept and have even checked out a few of the books mentioned in our readings. Like Terry, I'm impressed with your TPT products and the natural design knowledge that you acquired through the process of creating products.
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