Writing visually, thinking visually 
One of the many projects that I’m chipping away at is a presentation that I’ll be giving next month. That presenation is forcing me to think and write visually. And that could be a good thing for my other writing, too.
My presentation style is somewhat different than the usual slides filled with bullet points and diagrams. I try to do as much as I can visually. My slides have few (if any) words. They’re mainly photos, which I use as a starting point for whatever I’m talking about at that time. I tell a story around the photos.
Doing it differently
Usually, I build an outline and then a script. Once the first draft of the script is finished, I start building the slides. This time around, though, I did things a little differently. I roughed out an outline, and then built the slides. Now, I’m writing the script. This has forced me to both think and write visually.
There’s no really compelling reason for why I did this. It just seemed like the way to do things. The problem is that I’m not the most visual person, and selecting the right stock photos for my slides was tough.
Working backwards from the visuals is proving to be a challenge, too. I really need to focus each part of the story I’m telling — in this case, that it’s possible to create quality content with Open Source software — and meld it with the slides. It’s an interesting challenge which at times I’m relishing and at others I dread.
Going forward, I’m going to try to adapt the techniques I’m using/learning/inventing to my other writing. I’ll let you know how it goes.
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