Transcript Outlines and Storyboards

Speak Project Storyboards
Notes on creating an outline,
organizing your notes, and building
your storyboard.
Outline your 3 sections (an outline is a written
plan that organizes information that you will
present). This is a sample outline.
PART I
A. Intro - Get their attention
B. Define Key Term(s)
C. Explain who it affects
D. Tell how common it is
PART II
E. Pro's (if any)
F. Con's
PART III
G. Solutions/Compromises
H. Your conclusion
Aligning Notes with Outline
• Code your notes to show where they fit in
your outline - Go back through the notes and
start figuring out where in your presentation
the different facts will appear. You might use
the letters above, color code the notes, or
some other method (some students even cut
apart the notes and put them back together).
Planning the Storyboard
• Once the outline is done, start planning the
actual Storyboard. A storyboard is a screen by
screen plan to show exactly how information
will be presented in short (5 second or less)
bursts. On a screen you will plan any text that
appears, images shown, sound effects played,
musical accompaniment, and voice-over
narration. (Narration is when you talk while
the images and/or text are shown on the
screen). Sample
Balance
• On your storyboard, plan a balance of
information. The most effective presentations
usually have most information presented by
voice with pictures and mood music in the
background and use text to reinforce key
points made.
Text
• Planning Text - THE MOST IMPORTANT part of
your presentation is the text (the text includes
all the words that you speak and/or type).
You must plan your entire script before you
are allowed to record. Do not plan more than
12 words on a blank screen at any one time.
Do not plan more than 4 words on top of a
picture at any time.
Music
• Planning music - think of the mood that you
want to capture and for now just write that in
the notes. For example, write "slow, gloomy
music" in the "Other Notes" section for as
many slides as that will last. Later you'll see
how we can find/create mood music and put it
in the story.
Sound Effects
• Planning Sound Effects - A sound effect is a
quick noise that is meant to sound like
something the audience would recognize.
These are good for catching attention, but
plan few of these. Too many sound effects are
distracting. We'll show you where to get
sound effect later.
Pictures
• Planning Pictures - We all know what a picture is and where
to find them, but that doesn't mean this part is easy. In
fact, most students complain that this is the hardest task of
all. But it doesn't need to be. The key is - DO NOT USE
YOUR TOPIC AS YOUR SEARCH TERM. Be more specific. If
your topic is "Depression", then don't plan to look for
pictures of depression. Plan to look for pictures that match
the specific word in the text. For example, if the current
fact you're presenting is "One symptom of depression is the
feeling of constantly being tired" then you plan a picture of
somebody sleeping or looking sleepy. Or plan creatively - a
picture of a cat lounging on a couch. You can find anything
on the internet, but you have to use good search criteria.
And then….
When you’ve completed your storyboard, you’re
ready to move on to building the actual
presentation.
Go to watch the “how-to” videos now.
http://www.hinsdale86.org/staff/smoore/speak/tut
orials/speak%20presentation%20tutorials.htm