Multimodal Presentation

Here is the link to my multimodal presentation on dogs....Enjoy!

Multimodal Presentation

Assignment #3 Self -Assessing or Presentation of Information

Readability

• Is the typeface attractive and readable? I feel that the typeface is attractive and very readable. I feel like the fonts I chose were large enough to capture the audience as well as easy to read so the audience did not have to struggle trying to read the font.
• Are there any statistics or other data that would be easier to read in a chart, graph, or table? I didn't really include a whole lot of quantitative data, rather I included qualitative data. I think I could have used a picture of when I was comparing the number of puppy and adult dog teeth.
• Is high-contrast text, including boldface and all caps, brief enough to be legible? Yes, I kept each of the text very brief so the audience could read it easily. Also, when using capital letters, I feel it made it stand out more. Also, I rotated some of the text to capture the attention of the audience as well.

Images and Other Graphics

• What do images and other graphics contribute? Do they illustrate a concept? highlight an important point? show something that is difficult to describe in words alone? If the images and other graphics are only decorative, consider removing them. I feel that the images help to capture that attention of the audience as well as stress the point being made on each slide. Each picture on each slide relates to the content material that is being illustrated.
• Are images and other graphics the right size—big enough to read or to see the important detail? After looking at my multimodal presentation, I think the background/picture on slide nine could be changed or altered to a smaller size. I feel like between the font and the text, it is difficult to read.
• Do images have an obvious focus? Will readers see the part that matters? If not, consider if you can crop the image. Yes, the images have focus. Again, I would possibly crop the image on slide nine to just have the eyes of the dog be viewed and make the image smaller.
• Are the charts, graphs, maps, or other graphics clear and informative? Yes, if I were to redo the project, I would change the teeth pictures to actually show a real puppy mouth full of teeth versus an adult dog's mouth full of teeth. This would make it more lifelike opposed to animated.
• If color is used, is it appropriate to the audience and purpose? Does color direct emphasis where it belongs? Are too many colors used? Overall, on each slide, I tried to keep it to two to three colors so the slide colors would not distract the viewer. I feel that the colors added to the presentation, opposed to hindering the viewer from understanding the presentation.

Content Learning

• How do all the formal elements, pictorial as well as textual and symbolic, contribute to your emotional response or intellectual understanding of the concept?  I believe when all the formal elements are combined, it is a presentation that captures the audience's attention as well as informs them about dogs. Again, I chose a simple topic; however, I believe that there are a few new facts that each individual could learn. When images and text are use correctly together, it can make a phenomenal presentation which could be used to instruct students inside the classroom in regards to a specific topic. Also, it shows us the power that multimodal presentations can have if used correctly and created correctly.