Tutorial 2: Creating A Storyboard

CREATING A STORYBOARD

This is where it all begins.  You have an idea or a topic that you need to present but where do you go from there. The first step is to understand what you are trying to communicate and what your intended message is. If you don't understand your message, no one will. Creating a storyboard will help ensure that you and your audience understand your intent.

LETS ERASE THE CONFUSION!

WHAT IS A STORYBOARD?
Once a concept or script is written for your presentation, the next step is to make a storyboard. A storyboard visually tells the story of your presentation panel by panel.

Your Storyboard Should Convey Some Of The Following Information:

• Opening
• Main Points
• Supporting Points
• Details - For Clarity
• Closing

WHY MAKE A STORYBOARD?
Creating a storyboard will help you plan your presentation out shot by shot. You can make changes to your storyboard before you start working on your presentation, instead of changing your mind later. You should be able to talk about your presentation and show your storyboard to other people to get feedback on your ideas.

There Are Several Reasons To Create A Storyboard:

• Provide A Means For Brainstorming
• Help The Audience Visualize What The Finished Product Will Look Like
• Sell Your Idea To The Audience
• Make It Easier To Plan How And What To Edit For The Final Presentation
• Cut Down On The Amount Of Time Needed To Edit A Project
• Keep Everyone On The "Same Page"
• Help Avoid Missing Out On Anything You Should Have Put In Your Presentation

HOW DO I MAKE A STORYBOARD?
Most commonly, storyboards are drawn in pen or pencil. If you don't like to draw you can also take photos, cut our pictures from magazines, or use a computer to make your storyboards. Keep in mind that your drawings don't have to be fancy! Really, you just want to spend a few minutes drawing each frame - use basic shapes, stick figures, and simple backgrounds. If you draw your storyboard frames on index cards, you could rearrange them to change up your story.

Make Sure Your Storyboard Contains:

• Any Media, Videos, or Music - You Want To Include In Your Presentation
• A Dramatic Opening
• A Logical Flow
• Anticipated Questions
• Sequence
• Verifiable Claims
• Attention Grabbers
• Descriptive Content

NOW WE HAVE  A CLEAR PLAN!

Work Cited:
http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/
http://www.sotherden.com/video101/storyboard.htm
http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/howto/Storyboard_Handout.pdf
http://elearning2.courses.ufl.edu/portal/site/9154eb6d-fdb4-4011-82c5-5b3ae4534d11/page/58a06e8d-d9f6-405b-b2b3-5847693c53c3 - Creating A Storyboard video

Excel Project

I really enjoyed doing this excel project. It was for an Exercise Program and the owner wanted to see how effective this program was and who was most effected by it. There were 502 participants and it was for 20mins. To most effectively display the info was to find the heart rates. 1.Max Heart Rate: this was to see what the limit was on how many heart beats could happen per minute according to their age. 2.Targeted Heart Rate: this is where the trainer wanted them to reach and it was calculated as 80% of the max heart rate. 3.Highest Heart Rate: the trainer wanted to see what their highest heart rate achieved was in the 20min interval. 4.Target Achieved: did their highest heart rate reach their targeted heart rate. 5.Percentile Increase of Heart Rate: by what percentage did their heart rate go up by from beginning to their highest heart rate achieved. Each point described above was a new column added to the spreadsheet. They all also had their own formulas. This was the first time I had ever done formulas in excel, so each step was learning something new. I love it!

The owner also wanted to find out how many males and how many females had reached their targeted heart rate and what the average increase was according to their ages. This was done with a Pivot Table. I had never worked with a pivot table before, so I was a little nervous. It just looked a little bit more complex during the lecture. However everything went smoothly, with looking back through my notes and fumbling through the Excel Bible. Below is a screen capture, which I also had never done before, from my pivot table containing the info about the average heart rate increase per male and per female according to the age demographic they fall in.