{"id":17168,"date":"2017-07-11T12:32:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T17:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=17168"},"modified":"2022-09-27T09:00:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T14:00:18","slug":"the-importance-of-visual-presentations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/the-importance-of-visual-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Visual Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/blog\/media\/NEW-PaperDirect-4-1.png\" alt=\"The Importance of Visual Presentations-PaperDirect\" class=\"wp-image-17169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/NEW-PaperDirect-4-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/NEW-PaperDirect-4-1-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/NEW-PaperDirect-4-1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all the various forms of online communication at our fingertips, it can be very tempting for a manager to simply convey new tasks, methods, or ideas through an email or text chat. If you\u2019re one of those employers who might be overlooking the importance of visual presentations, then you\u2019re missing out on a chance to utilize one of a manager\u2019s most effective presentation tools. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next time you\u2019ve got a new assignment or a change in policy, here are some reasons to consider getting your team in the same room and walk them through a visual presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Add Some Visual Pizazz<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any manager knows that when you send an email, most of your team won\u2019t read it word for word. With a visual presentation, you\u2019ve not only got a captive audience, but you have the opportunity to make the information stick with graphs, pictures, and bright colors.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Help Visual Learners<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of your employees fall into one of three major categories of learning: hands-on, aural, and visual. In other words, when you whip up a visual presentation, you\u2019re appealing to members of your team who learn through both seeing (visual) and listening (aural) to the information. Toss in some audience participation (hands-on), and you\u2019re engaging with all three.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Get Everyone on the Same Page<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By encouraging your team to interact with the material in a group setting, you can make sure that everyone is getting the information they need to succeed in the workplace. As a manager, it\u2019s reassuring to know that you\u2019ve gotten your message across to the whole team efficiently and effectively. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Ask-Questions-During-Presentations.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19448\" width=\"393\" height=\"131\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Give Your Team a Chance to Ask Questions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure that everyone on the team is properly grasping a topic, encourage them to ask questions. This tactic helps guarantee that you\u2019re explaining things clearly to your people. Not only that, but a question-and-answer session can help get your team talking and thinking about the assignment at hand which raises the chances that they\u2019ll absorb the information.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Explain Complex Ideas Simply<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve heard the expression, \u201cA picture is worth a thousand words.\u201d That absolutely applies when you\u2019re trying to explain complex new ideas to your team. A short video or a few slides with strong images can sometimes explain those complexities better than an email ever could. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/stationery\/presentations\/report-covers\/cornerstone-embossed-diecut-report-covers#x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/cornerstone-embossed-diecut-report-covers-001.gif\" alt=\"cornerstone report cover for presentations\" class=\"wp-image-19451\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Let PaperDirect Tell Your Story<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it\u2019s time to bring your &#8216;A&#8217; game and make your point with confidence, it\u2019s time to whip up a visual presentation. At PaperDirect, helping you make the most of these opportunities is our life\u2019s work. We have an&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/presentations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">entire suite of supplies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will help you make your next visual presentation pop. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/stationery\/business-stationery\/plain-papers\">Papers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/stationery\/business-stationery\/envelopes\">envelopes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/stationery\/presentations\/report-covers\">report covers<\/a>, and so much more are at your fingertips when you enlist PaperDirect to help with your next visual presentation. <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and let one of our experts help make your next visual presentation a hit.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With all the various forms of online communication at our fingertips, it can be very tempting for a manager to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":17169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[480,479,481],"class_list":["post-17168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-designing-business-communication","tag-business-presentations","tag-visual-presentations","tag-workplace-communications"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17168"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17168"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19452,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17168\/revisions\/19452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}