Module 2

Communication Aids and Strategies Using Tools of Technology

Technology has already become a part of human interaction and of life itself. You use
technology in all levels of communication. You use it to communicate with your loved ones,
friends, and acquaintances. You also use it in school to learn and to convey your message. In
conveying your message to the world, technology is no doubt a great tool to help enhance your
presentation. In this module, you will learn the basics of using tools of technology in order to
communicate.

Unit 1: Preparing Multimedia Presentation

At the end of the Module, you should be able to:
1. apply concepts of communication aids and strategies using tools of
technology

ENGAGE YOURSELF!

1. Watch the video “The world’s worst research presentation” downloaded from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGqp4-bZQY For OBL, check attachment; for CBL
check Module 2 folder, module 2 unit 1 file name on your OTG.

What makes the research presentation “the world’s worst”?

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According to the conclusion of the video, what are the important factors that you should
consider when preparing for a presentation?
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EXPLORE (DIVE IN!)

In today’s digital society, communication is mediated using technology. For communication to

be more effective, it is imperative to know how technology works, what purposes it can serve
and how it can be used efficiently and effectively used to achieve specific goals in the
communication process.

Zahra Hosseini (2013) gave a comprehensive discussion on how to design effective multimedia
presentations. Read her article (check attachment)
EXPLAIN (GET THE HANG OF IT!)
Let us now prepare one multimedia presentation. Pecha Kucha is an example of a multimedia
presentation. It is a 20-slide power point presentation which moves automatically to each
succeeding slide every after 20 seconds. This presentation is very helpful to keep track of the
time.

The following are technical guidelines on how to make a pecha kucha presentation. These steps
are downloaded from https://wabisabilearning.com/blogs/technology-integration/how-to-make-
great-presentations-with-pecha-kucha

Guidelines for Your Power point Templates

The process of setting up a template is quite simple and here are the steps to tell you how to get
started. The rest of the creativity is up to you.
1. Open PowerPoint. In slide view, right-click on the first slide on the left and
select Layout and Blank. This creates a blank canvas.
2. Right-click again on the slide and select Duplicate. This creates another slide just like it.
3. Since the Duplicate command is already in PowerPoint’s memory, use the shortcut Ctrl-
Y to repeat the duplicate (or just right-click duplicate again) 18 more times, for a total of 20
blank slides.
4. Use Ctrl-A to Select all slides in the left, and then go to Animation, advance slide and set
it to 20 seconds.
5. You can also select transition styles and speed here. Just don’t choose Dissolve—the
simplest is the best. Maybe nothing more than a simple fade.

ELABORATE (ON MY OWN NOW)

To concretize the concepts presented in the previous page, watch the attached tutorial
video (for OBL); check module 2 folder, module 1, unit 1 fifth video file name.

EVALUATE: (GET TESTED!)

Prepare to make a Pecha Kucha. Instead of the 20 slides with 20 seconds per slide format
though, you will create a modified shorter version of 10 slides with 20 seconds per slide reducing
the time from 6 minutes and 40 seconds to 3 minutes and 20 seconds.

Choose a relevant topic related to your discipline that you can present in a persuasive speech. For
example, you can talk about one’s moral obligations such as taking care of the environment or
taking part in social reform movements (Philosophy), the social media has become more powerful
than traditional media (BA Communication), online learning is better than traditional schooling
(Education), Reading effectively helps with depression (Psychology), etc. Then make a story pitch.

Simplified Story Pitch. Before you prepare a Pecha Kucha, prepare a simplified Story Pitch. A
Story Pitch will help you develop and organize the flow of your presentation. Fill out the table below.
This will not be graded but this will guide you in the output that you will be turning in in the next
module.

PROGRAM ADVERTISEMENT SIMPLIFIED STORY PITCH

TIME/ SLIDE NUMBER CONTENT TO BE IMAGES/ TEXT TO BE
DELIVERED PLACED
 What will you say in each What figures or pictures will
slide? Give short descriptions you place? Give short
(in phrases or short descriptions in words or
sentences). phrases) Make sure to give
proper citation or credits at
the end of video or slide

00 – 0:20/ Slide1 Introduction

0:21-0:40/ Slide 2

0:41-1:00/ Slide 3

1:01-1:20/ Slide 4

1:21-1:40/ Slide 5

1:41-2:00/ Slide 6

2:01-2:20/ Slide 7

2:21-2:40/ Slide 8

2:41-3:00/ Slide 9

3:01-3:20/ Slide 10
Conclusion