What is a good document?
presenting similar features in a similar style.Keep these elements consistent throughout a document. Therefore, we should not mistaken consistent format as boring format.
The above is a slide from my group's presentation, as you can see, but it is in bullet form. This enables the audience to have an easier time reading our slides. Besides that, for key words we use different font colours.
Reeps (2006) also mention that adding graphics can help readers relate with much more ease to the text that we are presenting. Therefore, for this slide above, my group and I inserted a picture that is relevant to what the text is saying. Well, what Reeps(2006) says is very true, for our audience could understand better and remember the points of our presentation.
My individual presentation slides were more text heavy, although I did include images which are relevant to the topic and text that I am presenting.
According to Dabner(2005), text must be chosen carefully to coincide with the image. Judging my group and individual presentation slides, the images that we have chosen doesn't have any text in it as most are taken from books which are related to the slides. However,images with and without text contains different meaning. The images we chose are relevant to our text,same goes to my individual presentation.
What is good writing?
According to Peter&Roslyn(1996),there is a distinction between word forms while speaking and putting it into written text. Rothman(2005) also says that good technical writing includes everything specific and detail.
Nielsen(1997) even wrote that users do not actually read on the web, but just scan through, with only 16 per cent of user read word-by-word. When this is applied to presentation slides, it is best to use bullet form for points and to highlight the key words.
By comparing these slides, there is still improvement for both. As for my group slides, in future we can highlight more keywords. My individual presentation slides are more towards text heavy, therefore in future I should only write it by point form.
References
Dabner, D 2005, Design and Layout: Understanding and Using Graphics, Page One Limited, Singapore.
Nielsen, J 1997, How Users Read On The Web, viewed 25th April 2009,
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html
Putnis, P&Petelin,R 1996, 'Chapter 7: Writing to Communicate,' in Professional Communication: Principles and Applications, Prentice Hall, Sydner, p.223-263.
Reep, DC 2006,'Chapter 4: Principles of Document Design,' in Techinical Writing, 6th edn, Pearson Edu Inc, New York, p.173-190.
Rothman, S 2005, What Makes Good Scientific and Techinical Writing?, Associated Context, viewed 25th April 2009,
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/9447/error
According to Reep(2006), one must think of the document layout when preparing one. As document design simply refers to the physical appearance of a document, therefore it is important to select an appropriate design. Reep (2006) also said that readers not only read the printed words but also visual text.
According to Reep(2006),Consistency refers to
According to Dabner(2005), text must be chosen carefully to coincide with the image. Judging my group and individual presentation slides, the images that we have chosen doesn't have any text in it as most are taken from books which are related to the slides. However,images with and without text contains different meaning. The images we chose are relevant to our text,same goes to my individual presentation.
What is good writing?
According to Peter&Roslyn(1996),there is a distinction between word forms while speaking and putting it into written text. Rothman(2005) also says that good technical writing includes everything specific and detail.
Nielsen(1997) even wrote that users do not actually read on the web, but just scan through, with only 16 per cent of user read word-by-word. When this is applied to presentation slides, it is best to use bullet form for points and to highlight the key words.
By comparing these slides, there is still improvement for both. As for my group slides, in future we can highlight more keywords. My individual presentation slides are more towards text heavy, therefore in future I should only write it by point form.
References
Dabner, D 2005, Design and Layout: Understanding and Using Graphics, Page One Limited, Singapore.
Nielsen, J 1997, How Users Read On The Web, viewed 25th April 2009,
Putnis, P&Petelin,R 1996, 'Chapter 7: Writing to Communicate,' in Professional Communication: Principles and Applications, Prentice Hall, Sydner, p.223-263.
Reep, DC 2006,'Chapter 4: Principles of Document Design,' in Techinical Writing, 6th edn, Pearson Edu Inc, New York, p.173-190.
Rothman, S 2005, What Makes Good Scientific and Techinical Writing?, Associated Context, viewed 25th April 2009,
