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Transcript: Assets Simple Presentation Creating a Basic 5-Page Slide Deck Comment Objectives of the Presentation Overview of Structure The main objectives of any presentation include informing, persuading, and engaging the audience. Clear objectives guide the content, ensuring that the presentation fulfills its intended purpose effectively. A well-structured presentation typically includes an introduction, a main content section, and a conclusion. This format helps maintain clarity and provides a logical flow, making it easier for the audience to follow along. Defining Your Message Importance of Presentations Visual Hierarchy Presentations serve as powerful tools for sharing knowledge and persuading audiences. In business, education, and creative fields, effective presentations can significantly influence decision-making and foster collaboration. A clear core message is essential for guiding your presentation. Identify the main takeaway you wish your audience to remember, and ensure all content supports this message to foster understanding and retention. Design Principles Content Development Visual hierarchy guides the audience's attention through content. Using size, color, and layout strategically highlights key points while leading the viewer's eye naturally across slides. Establishing an effective hierarchy improves information retention and understanding. Design principles are crucial in creating effective presentations. Emphasizing simplicity, appropriate color choices, thoughtful typography, and effective visual hierarchy significantly enhances audience understanding and engagement. Organizing Information Introduction to Presentation Effective content development is crucial for a successful presentation, ensuring clarity in messaging and engagement with the audience. Key components include defining your core message, organizing information coherently, incorporating storytelling techniques, and maintaining audience engagement throughout. Organizing information logically enhances coherence and flow. Utilize outlines, bullet points, and hierarchical structures to guide your audience through the key themes and points in a systematic manner. Presentations play a crucial role in communication and are essential for effectively conveying ideas. Their ability to engage an audience and summarize complex information makes them invaluable in various settings. Simplicity in Design Typography Essentials Importance of Storytelling Engaging the Audience Simplicity focuses on reducing clutter to enhance message clarity. A clean design minimizes distractions, allowing the audience to concentrate on key information. Maintaining consistent styles across slides fosters cohesion and professionalism. Typography directly affects readability and comprehension. Selecting appropriate fonts and maintaining consistent sizes across slides ensure that text is legible from various distances. Aim for a combination of serif and sans-serif fonts for balance. Storytelling engages emotions and aids memory retention. By weaving narratives into your presentation, you create relatable contexts, making your message more impactful and memorable for the audience. Audience engagement is paramount for effective communication. Techniques such as asking questions, encouraging feedback, and incorporating interactive elements can significantly enhance participation and response. Effective Use of Color Color significantly impacts audience perception and emotional response. Utilizing a color palette that aligns with the presentation’s theme creates visual interest while also enhancing information retention. Balancing color contrasts ensures accessibility and clarity. Gaining Audience Engagement Handling Q&A Sessions Effective Slide Structure Engaging the audience involves interactivity and relevance. Utilize rhetorical questions, relatable anecdotes, and visual aids to maintain interest and encourage participation throughout the presentation. Anticipating potential questions allows for better preparation. Encourage audience participation by creating a welcoming atmosphere, addressing queries calmly, and providing clear, concise answers to foster trust and engagement. Integrating Graphics Tools and Resources Timing Management Slide structure is crucial for maintaining audience engagement and ensuring clarity in presentations. A well-designed slide deck supports the speaker's message while facilitating audience comprehension. Incorporating relevant graphics, such as images or diagrams, can aid comprehension and retention. Ensure that graphics complement the text rather than overwhelm it, preserving the slide's overall clarity. Image and Graphic Sources A well-designed presentation requires the right tools to create impactful slides and visuals. Utilizing appropriate software, templates, and resource sources can significantly enhance the overall quality of the presentation. Presentation Tips Effective timing is crucial in maintaining audience engagement. Allocate

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Transcript: 14th Week Consulting interns can be expensive Time and Money Personal Experience Preliminary Design Stage NFPA 101 and NFPA 13 New and Existing Education, Business, and Mercantile Definition of Project This app would be used to provide interns and recent graduates with an outline of guidelines for how to design and review designs of specific occupancies. With the given time frame, I will be writing the information that will go into the app Begin parametric study: Speak with my mentor and Jason to understand more about what critical variables I could concentrate on for this app. Choose those parameters and begin my study Gather information from NFPA 101 and NFPA 13 for new and existing education, business, and mercantile occupancies. By: Breanne Thompson Next Steps (Continued) Finish preparing for Draft of Analysis Pull together and discuss results of project Draw my conclusions and state future work needed Turn in Final Paper! 10th and 11th Week Turn in my parametric study Begin draft of analysis Map out the process of the app for the key elements 15th Week References Next Steps 7th Week Prepare for Final Presentation Summarize my draft of analysis into presentation Work on how to incorporate a live demonstration for my presentation App Development Background Information 8th-9th Week Continuous Process Objective-C for Apple products Java for Android products 6 months of studying Places to Learn: Codecademy, iOS Dev Center, Android Developers Training Hire App Developer will cost thousands Prepare Final Paper Dive into Shark Tank! 1. http://lifehacker.com/5401954/programmer-101-teach-yourself-how-to-code 2. http://www.bluecloudsolutions.com/blog/cost-develop-app/ 6th Week Background Presentation 12th-13th Week

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Transcript: Real action and accountability Amnesty International Non-state actors/ Rebel Groups?? ...and what about men?? ignoring male rape victims? would rape exist without a man? Weapons of War: Rape UN as an Arena - NGO's - Discussion and dialogue Arena Instrument Actor Critical Thinking Weapons of War: Rape UN as an instrument UNSC Resolution 1820 (2008) UN as an Actor - UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict Weapons of War: Rape Problems with 1820 "Roles and Functions of International Organizations" "Sexual violence, when used as a tactic of war in order to deliberately target civilians or as a part of a widespread or systematic attack against civilian populations, can significantly exacerbate situations of armed conflict and may impede the restoration of international peace and security… effective steps to prevent and respond to such acts of sexual violence can significantly contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security" (UNSC Resolution 1820, p. 2)" http://www.stoprapenow.org/uploads/advocacyresources/1282164625.pdf Background Presentation- Kristin Mann Weapons of War: Rape Brief Insight - used to manipulate social control - destabilize communities - weaken ethnic groups and identities Examples: - Sudanese Militia - Rwanda Genocide - DRC Critical Thinking http://www.womenundersiegeproject.org/blog/entry/the-need-for-numbers-on-rape-in-warand-why-theyre-nearly-impossible-to-get Critical Thinking Increased Data Collection by international organizations - determine humanitarian responses - ensures justice and reparation - provides recognition and dignity

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Transcript: Death rate 2012: 12.84 deaths/1,000 population (World ranking: 22) Infant (Child Mortality) Total: 79.02 deaths/1,000 live births (world ranking: 10) HIV/AIDS (2) Appropriate Technology Landlocked country Great African Rift Valley system: East – Lake Malawi South – mountains, tropical palm-lined beaches Mainly a large plateau, with some hills Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa) Almost 1 million people have AIDS 60% of these are female Declining in urban areas, Rising in rural areas Leading cause of death amongst adults Contributes to the low life expectancy: 54.2 years 209th ranking (One of the lowest) 500,000 children have been orphaned due to AIDs Micro-finance Policy Framework and Strategies (Health SWAp) increasing the availability and accessibility of antenatal services; utilization of skilled health personnel during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period at all levels of the health system; strengthening the capacity of individuals and institutions to improve maternal and neonatal health; increasing the number of skilled health personnel; constructing and upgrading health facilities to offer essential health services particularly focusing on rural and underserved areas; and provision of ARVs and micronutrients during pregnancy. Geography of Malawi CCST 9004 Appropriate Technology for the Developing World Indicator 3: Literacy Rate of 15 – 24 year-olds According to the World Bank, microfinance is defined as: Microfinance is the provision of financial services to the entrepreneurial poor.This definition has two important features:it emphasizes a range of financial services—not just credit— and it emphasizes the entrepreneurial poor. Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education Appropriate Technology: SIRDAMAIZE 113 Population: 16,777,547 (estimated in July 2013) Population growth rate: 2.758% (2012 est.) (World ranking: 18) Age structure Children: 50% of total population HIV/AIDS Human Resources Education Poverty Food Insecurity Erratic Rainfall Patterns/Droughts Corruption Lack of Foreign Investment Languages Indicator 5: Proportion of seats held by women in National Parliaments Central Region: 1-9 (Yellow) *Capital: Lilongwe Northern Region: 10-15 (Red) Southern Region: 16-27 (Green) Lake Malawi (Blue) Land surface area 45,747 square miles Challenges: · shortage of qualified primary school teachers; · inadequate physical infrastructure; · poor retention of girls mainly from standard five to eight; · high disease burden due to HIV and AIDS consequently leadinto absenteeism, especially among girls who take care of the sick · Poverty levels are high in rural areas. Malawi – Climate/Agriculture Trading partners: South Africa, Zambia, China, US Challenges: · shortage of qualified primary school teachers; · inadequate physical infrastructure; · poor retention of girls mainly from standard five to eight; · high disease burden due to HIV and AIDS consequently leading to absenteeism especially among girls who take care of the sick; and · poor participation of school committees and their communities in school management. · Poverty levels are high in rural areas. 1 Doctor per 50,000 people Hinders the ability to deliver medical services to people in need Reason: Emigration Lack of access to education Aggravated by AIDS > 4 nurses are lost each month This also affects other sectors: Government Business Farmers Human Resources HIV/AIDS - Contemporary GDP: US $14.58 billion (2012 est.) (World ranking: 142) Labor force: agriculture: 90%; industry and services: 10% (2003 est.) Countries main income Agriculture Main crops: maize, tobacco, tea, sugar cane, groundnuts, cotton, wheat, coffee, and rice Industry: tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods Challenges: limited capacity in terms of human and material resources to facilitate adult literacy and continuing education; early marriages perpetuated by socioeconomic factors; socio–cultural factors that make people believe that men should be leaders while women are followers; and, poor learning environment which affects girls in primary and secondary schools e.g. sanitary facilities, long distances to education facilities, extra burden from domestic chores especially for adolescent girls resulting into high dropout rate. 1964: Independent from Britain Indicator 1: Maternal Mortality Ratio Malawi Demographics Problems - Outline Indicator 4: Share of Women in Wage Employment in the Non- Agriculture Sector measure of employment opportunities ( i.e equal proportions of men and women in formal employment) Yet, more women participate in the agriculture sector than in the formal wage employment especially in jobs that require professional qualifications. Due to: literacy levels, gender disparity and cultural values. Facts About the Product: Drought tolerant maize variant Able to mature under limited rainfall Suitable for marginal rainfall areas 136 days to mature Normally: 150 – 180 days Able to mature under limited rainfall Suitable for marginal rainfall areas

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