Homenetwork Marcie Hull
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Technology - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band Public Feed
Tech Slide
For my tech slide, I decided to make my slide simple. From the research that I did, I learned that making the text of your slide big will help you catch the attention of the audience and will make the text clearer and easier to read to the audience. I also learned that making the text contrast from the colors of the background helps the text stand out.That's why I decided to bold and colored my text black because I wanted my text to stand out from the background.The things that I learned helped create my one slide.
Slide About Me
I made this slide to reflect who I am and what I care about. I chose a theater because it fills the space and the image bleeds off the page. Another thing the websites said was to have it be visual, so I made my font big and made it pop out. I chose the cursive font because it is very elegant and catches the eye. I chose the Shakespeare quote because that is one of my favorite quotes for him. I feel like I can really relate to this quote, and I also put it on my slide to reflect my love of literature. Thank you for listening
Tech Slide
What I changed
Usually in past presentations, I have made my slides “Boring” as Ms. Hull would say. But thanks to her constructive criticism I have tried using some new things such as different colored words to make the presentation more attractive , I highlighted important topics and included pictures. I also gave some of my sentences colored borders.
Slide Presentation
I’m going to be talking about my process of making my slide. In the beginning, I looked up some ways on how to make it look more presentable and professional than how I would usually make one. The websites said to keep the slide simple, use space, bleed the pictures, make the text big, and to give the slide a theme. I chose the theme: yellow because the picture that I chose matched it. Since the petals of the flowers are opened, I used a quote that reflected on open mindedness. I put the picture in the corner for the bleeding effect. I also chose this quote because I think that I’m an open minded person. I tried to make the text on the slide as big as I could so that it was easy to read and stood out to the audience. I also tried to keep the slide simple so that it wasn’t too overwhelming and that it focusing on the main point.
Ways to Make a Good Slide
So here is my slide. There are many reasons why I chose to make my slide look like this. First, I chose this background for three reasons. First because of the symmetry. Symmetry is not only appealing to the eye, but it also makes your slide look more interesting and professional. Secondly, I really am interested in nature, so instead of writing that out, I put in an image of a tree to resemble that. Finally, I like the colors present on the picture, so again instead of writing my favorite colors, which creates more words, I could pick an image that have those colors.
Also. I put a heart in my thing for two reasons. First I put it to the side for the bleeding effect. We all know the other half of the heart, so I can have more blank space by only putting half of it. Secondly, I like to believe that I am a kind hearted person, so the heart is there to represent that. With adding a picture, it eliminates the need for words.
Finally, I used a quote that really represented my mentality towards life. I firmly believe that if you do things in life that are given to you, you won’t get far or enjoy the life that you have. But, if you challenge yourself throughout your life, you will benefit and thank yourself in the future. Again, instead of writing all of that out, I put a quote that gets that message across. I also made the font pretty big that way you guys can read it and I made the text color light, that way it was a color contrast and easily visible.
Overall, with all of the research I did, the websites Ms. Hull provided, and my basic knowledge of how to make a good slide, I was able to make, what I believe to be, a good slide that really shows who I am.
One Slide Assignment
For my one slide project, I kept the slide simple and open. I put a few key things on the slide that are important to me. I didn't want to crown the slide or make it hard to understand so I only put a few key things from my identity. I made my name in a big font, in a color that contrasts with my background. This makes it easy to read at a single glance. On the Presentation Zen website one of the many things that I learned was to make your presentation visual. This way, it makes it more interesting and the readers won't be overloaded with words and information. Instead of writing my actual date of birth I put a picture of my zodiac sign. Also, instead of writing that volleyball was one of my interests, I put a picture of a volleyball. From these pictures on my slide you guys can infer that I am an Aries and that I play volleyball and enjoy it. My pictures have designs on them that make them stand out and easy to notice at a glance.
One Slide About Londyn
I made my slide the way I did because it was what felt most natural to me. I started out with just the silhouette and the wording in the top left corner because that was something I knew I definitely wanted to do when the project was introduced to us. I added the paint splatters because I like how abstract paint splatters seem even if they are controlled. I also added paint splatters because it my research, I found that color is very eye catching and my original idea was just black and white with a lot of negative space so, the bright colored paint splotches added contrast. I came up with the idea of a silhouette because I didn’t want there to be too many colors for the audience to focus on. The girl is seen reading while lying down on her stomach and I picked this specific silhouette because this was the most relatable image to me. I love reading and when I am reading I normally find myself in this position. In addition to the silhouette and the paint splatters, there are words in the upper right hand corner that I think sum who I am up in less than twenty words. From the top, the words read as my birthday, my name and a sentence I thought up to describe everything about me. I was born November 3, 2002 and on that day I got my name, Londyn Monét. Over time, I became “the little girl with big dreams and a powerful mind” because I was curious about everything and interested in learning all I could while always pushing myself to go above and beyond even when it wasn’t required. Since I was a child, I’ve had crazy dreams of being trained at every profession under the sun. Now, I know I want to be a self-made billionaire to be able to help others all around the world. Can you say big dreams?
I placed everything the way I did after taking in the advice Ms.Hull gave and after doing more research on how to create an eye-catching slide. The silhouette of the girl bleeds off the slide because it makes the image appear bigger and more appealing to the audience. The paint splatters, as I mentioned before, add contrast to an otherwise black and white slide. The few words on the slide get straight to the point of telling you what the slide is about and supposed to represent; me.
One Slide about Brooklin
Hello everyone
This is my "all about me" slide
I choose to do star bullet points for each characteristic about myself because it shows creativity and it isn’t like other presentations. I choose to do bullet points because I wanted to show that I can't be easily defined by one statement. I stated only 3 bullet points because it shows simplicity and people can quickly read it and direct their attention back to me. This could be called the 1-6-6 rule. Certain words are in a different color. I did this so people can scan the slide and the important words or points can be easily noticed. I used sleek and modern fonts so my slide could be taken seriously, but still be different and pleasing to look at. I choose to use a close up picture, so you can know exactly what or in this case who the slide is about. I also used the bleeding effect, so the image spills off the screen. I used the colors blue, white and yellow because they are bright and energetic. The color blue is calming and the color yellow catches attention. I also only used those colors because I’m not looking for my slide to be a rainbow. I don’t want my slide to be so distracting that people divert their attention from me.
Overall, this is me! Thank you for listening!
Presentation/Script
Hi, my name is Preston and my favorite hobby is photograhpy. I started taking photos as a hobby since the age of 12. Every time I put my hands on a camera, I feel calm and at peace. I developed the hobby of taking photos ever since my brother bought me a camera for my 12th birthday. The love for photography grew when I signed up for Instagram. It was really a good format because I could share with people the photos I took and take pride for my accomplishments.
I chose this photo because I really liked the beauty of the picture. It follows through my quote that pictures are stories I can’t describe. In addition, I thought that the horizon was really eye-catching and beautiful. In addition, the veritcal lines help lead audiences’ eyes to the main attraction, the horizon. Furthermore, I believe that the variety of colors is another reason why I chose this photo. The different colors help catch people’s eyes and grabs attention. I really enjoyed making this presentation. Thank you guys for taking the time to listen!
Indiya's slide
Today I’m going to be talking about how I made this one slide about me. My slides theme is dance because I have been dancing since the age of two and it’s been a big part of my life. Dancing has always been something that I loved and enjoyed doing. Which is why I choose my theme to be dancing(My me magazine was about dance).
Over the course of the few weeks, I’ve learned about how to make a somewhat good slide. With using many resources online such as presentation zen, youtube, and zachholman. I learned many things but I could only incorporate so many into my slide. The most important things that I came across and incorporated into my slide were huge text, contrasting colors, and fewer words. Another was to use as less space as possible and to bleed and basically bleeding is when you cut some of the picture out of the slide.
In the beginning, I thought about the image I’d be using because it needed to represent me in a way and catch people’s eyes. Then I thought about what I could say to which would match my picture. At this point, I stopped to think “Would this catch someone’s eye on a highway and be able to go straight back to driving?” I got a few opinions and they said it would catch your eye. At this point, I was almost finished my draft. I lastly enter my name into the slide and moved around my words. I put my slide on presentation and looked at it for like five minutes. I remembered that I should bleed which Mrs.Hull also told us about. Then I changed the color of my font and also the type of font because my white background and black font didn’t look very nice so I went for a brighter look and choose blue but neon blue because it’s one of my favorite colors. Lastly, I intended to use the rule of three’s but I don’t think I did it right. This is actually one of the things I would fix if I had more time because I think it could have been better.
