In your opinion, which of the following types of visual content is useful for an
audience within the range of your age (e.g., 18–22 years old), how about the older
ones (e.g., 35-40 years old)?
For me, for an audience within the range of 18-22 years old, one of the types of
visual content which the speaker should use is the Animated GIFs because it is very
useful and suit for those ages. Just like me, a 19 year old student would prefer
presentations that consist of graphics which is more appealing, interesting and attractive
because through this, I will not get bored and pay more attention to the presentation of
the speaker. As what the article have stated “Animated GIFs usually create more impact
than photographs.”
In terms of audiences within the range of 35– 40 audiences, I will choose the
photographs. In my point of view, it is more suited for the speaker to use this type of
visual because it would help them with their presentation and accommodate the
audience to understand more deeply the topic or what the speaker is trying to inform
and rely to them because photographs can simplify complex learning matter and
make contents stick in the learner‘s mind with the help of meaningful and relevant
photographs.
What are the pros and cons of using Animated GIFs versus still images or
photographs?
There are a lot of pros in using the Animated GIFs such as it is small in terms of
size of the file compared to others, professional looking images, and it is effective and
used in conveying meaning and message much better , eliciting emotions and explain
processes just like videos. However, we cannot deny the fact that animated GIFs have
also cons such as it is limited in terms of color pattern, it is impossible to edit it once it is
already made into actual GIFs and there are GIFs which relied dependently on the
internet. What if there is a problem in the internet connection or actually do not have a