Lesson 5 GE 4 Purposive Communication
Lesson 5 GE 4 Purposive Communication
Lesson 5 GE 4 Purposive Communication
What to achieve?
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
create a multimedia presentation showcasing one’s culture; and
convey ideas through oral audio-visual, and/or web-based presentations for different
target audiences in local and global settings using appropriate registers
What to ponder?
Watch the video “The world’s worst presentation” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGqp4-
bZQY).
Answer the following questions:
1. What are your impressions about the research presentation?
2. What makes the presentation the worst?
3. In what ways can the presentation be improved?
What to learn?
In today digital society, communication is mediated using technology. For
communication to be more effective, it is imperative to know how technology works, purposes it
can serve and how it can be used efficiently and effectively used to achieve specific goals in the
communication process. In preparing multimedia presentations for various communication
purposes, it is important to consider the following:
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c) In general non-profit educational use of online materials for a lecture qualifies as
“fair use” but it is better to ask the author’s permission to use such material.
d) Always have full bibliographic references for all citations.
1. Organize the information.
a) List the main points.
b) Have only one main idea per slide.
c) Present ideas in logical order.
d) Place important information near the top.
2. Check the technical issue.
a) Contrast
- Dark text on a light background
- White text on a dark background
b) Use only one design and color scheme throughout the slide presentation
c) Avoid clutter
d) Avoid patterned and textured backgrounds
e) Use large font size (minimum 24 pts.)
f) Use font that are easy to read. Don’t use fancy fonts.
g) Don’t use more than two types of fonts.
h) Avoid too much text. Don’t use the presentation as your notes.
i) Use no more than 3 or 4 bullets per slide.
3. Be creative
a) Use transitions and animation to add interest
b) But don’t overdo it!
What to do?
Make a Pecha Kucha presentation showcasing your culture.
Present this Pecha Kucha in class.
What to learn?
How to make a Pecha Kucha presentation
1. Open the powerpoint. Select blank layout or simply press CTRL N or Command N.
2. Duplicate the blank slides. Make sure that you have 20 blank slides.
3. Select all the slides (you can use CTRL A). Make sure to remove the check mark on the
“on mouse click” then modify the transition speed to 20 seconds.
4. Insert and resize the images.
5. After saving the Pecha Kucha presentation, check the speed of transition. Make sure
that the saved speed for all slides is 20 seconds.
6. Practice your narration with the Pecha Kucha presentation. You can record your
narration in the power point presentation.
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*Watch how to make a Pecha Kucha presentation at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=19zxNTpNMLo