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How To Use Visual Communication and Why It Matters

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TechSmith, 2022

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Lizzy Smiley

What is visual communication?

Visual communication is the practice of using visual elements to communicate information or ideas. Types of visual communication include animated GIFs, screenshots, videos, pie charts, infographics, and slide deck presentations.

Getting your message across in a clear, concise way can be difficult with words alone. By incorporating visuals, you can save a lot of back and forth due to confusion. Today I want to walk you through how to improve your visual communication.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• How to use good visual communication
• Why is visual communication important?
• What are examples of visual communication?

TechSmith’s research shows that using visual content, such as short videos and static images, vs. text alone, saves time and improves performance.