visualization

(noun)

The act of transforming data and/or ideas into images.

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Examples of visualization in the following topics:

  • Choosing the Right Visual Aid

    • Avoid passing hard copies of your visual aids around to the audience.
    • Although computer generated and projected visual—and presentation—aids are commonly used, it is still important to understand how to use them or any other type of visual aids in your presentation.
    • There are many different types of visual aids.
    • Visual aids should support, clarify, and amplify, not repeat what you are saying.
    • In order to do this, test out your visual aids in different environments.

  • Visual Scorecards

    • The visual scorecard is a graphic analogy of the balanced scorecard framework and a key visual link between performance and strategy.
    • A balanced scorecard is the sum of all relevant inputs; the visual scorecard is the graphic representation of findings or results.
    • Visual scorecards make the data in balanced scorecards instantly readable.
    • The visual scorecard gives stakeholders a clear understanding that jargon and business-speak may not.
    • Produce a visual representation of a balanced scorecard for communication and meetings

  • The Role of the Visual Image

  • Contributing Factors to the Impact of the Visual Image

  • Visual Processing

    • Visual signals are processed in the brain through several different pathways.
    • Within the nerves, different axons carry different parts of the visual signal.
    • Once in the brain, visual information is processed in several places.
    • When visual signals leave the thalamus, they travel to the primary visual cortex at the rear of the brain.
    • From the visual cortex, the visual signals travel in two directions.

  • Utilizing Devices to Enhance Audience Understanding

    • Visual aids, microphones, video screens, and/or a podium can help enhance audience understanding.
    • Many people need the assistance of visual material to understand complicated topics.
    • Visual aids help the speaker reinforce the information provided in the speech to increase absorption and retention of the material.
    • Visual aids can include objects, models, handouts, graphs, charts, photos, and slide show presentations.
    • With visual aids, a speaker needs to make sure they adequately enhance the presentation without causing a distraction for the audience.

  • Communicating Statistics

    • Visual tools can be an effective way of incorporating statistics in your persuasive speech.
    • As a result, consider using visual tools such as tables, graphs, and maps to make statistics more understandable for your audience.
    • These visuals are often easier to understand than raw data.
    • Visual representations of quantitative information such as this map, which illustrates the prevalence of self-reported obesity among U.S. adults by state and territory, can make data more understandable for your audience.

  • The Do's of Using Visual Aids

    • Visual aids will also help to improve the attention span of audience members during the presentation.
    • An effective visual aid will include the following attributes:
    • Your visual aids should not detract from the content of your speech.
    • The decisions you make when you design your visual aids should be very deliberate.
    • If you add color to a visual aid, for example, use it for a clear purpose.

  • Visuals

    • Visual aids help us distill complex concepts into clean, elegant expressions that are easily grasped by the audience.
    • When delivering an effective presentation, very few tools are more effective than good visuals.
    • The evolution of communication is largely visual, with pictographs dating back thousands of years.
    • At the onset of communication, humans focused on visual representations of ideas.
    • Below is a list of visual aids you can consider, with a brief description of how they are best utilized:

  • The Importance of Preparation

    • In preparing your visual aids, you should consider three important components:
    • Are your visual aids easy to understand and easy to read or view?
    • Do you know what is on your visual aids and can you present them effectively?
    • Are your visual aids easy to understand and easy to read or view?
    • Do you know what is on your visual aids and can you present them effectively?