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Creative Concepts – Make a Presentation

Introduction

This topic intends emphasizes the importance of creativity and aesthetics in the presentation of qualitative data to an audience. In particular, this topic introduces seven varieties of diagrams commonly used in PowerPoint-styled presentations.

This topic is related to “21st Century Skills” listed on this site as Technique 13. Creativity is one of the “4Cs” of 21st Century Skills.

Summary

Each diagram type introduced in this topic enhance communication of qualitative data presented to an audience.The seven types of diagrams presented in this topic are:

1. List
2. Process
3. Cycle
4. Hierarchy
5. Pyramid
6. Relationship
7. Matrix

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Material for Instructing this topic

• Instructor Presentation
• Technique.15.1.PG
• Basic Rubric
• Creativity Rubric

Supplemental Material

• Technique 15 JobAidReference (pdf)
• Technique 15 DiagramTemplates (pdf)
• Technique 15 DiagramTemplates (PPTx)
• Technique 05 How to Cite Sources

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