Research Guides: Public Speaking: CSI 1111: Create & Find Visuals

Tools to Create Images

Sutori
Create and explore interactive timelines and stories.
Infogr.am
Freemium tool which offers access to a wide variety of graphs, charts and maps as well as the ability to upload pictures and videos to create infographics.
Piktochart
Freemium tool which allows users to create professional-grade infographics, using templates
Wordle -- Beautiful Word Clouds
Wordle is a free tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide.
Timeline js
Create timeline with some pre-made templates, incorporating media from Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo, Vine, Google Maps, Wikipedia, SoundCloud, etc.

Why Visual Aids?

Question: What value lies in incorporating visual aids in your speeches?

Answer: Visual aids can clarify information for the audience, and help you, as the presenter, focus on the topic at hand.

Visual aids make your presentation a little more interesting for the audience; they break up the monotony. Visual aids can also help you as the presenter feel more at ease and help you when you're drawing a blank.

Find Images (Artwork & Photographs)

Unsplash
Contains stock photography, permitting users to "copy, modify, distribute and use the photos for free, including commercial purposes, without asking permission from or providing attribution to the photographer or Unsplash.”
Flickr
Flickr is a good photo management and sharing application. Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, allowing you to use the images freely.
Pixabay
Find high quality public domain images, including photographs, vectors, and art illustrations.
UNESCO Photobank
Find contemporary and historical photographs classified into categories: education, science, social science, culture, and communication. Photographs taken at UNESCO headquarters and in field offices worldwide dating back to 1945.
Digital Public Library of America
Find images from America's libraries, archives, and museums.

AP Images [via EBSCOhost] This link opens in a new window
Contains U.S. and international photos, from 1826 to present. Also includes graphics, charts, and timelines.