SELF-MADE

A WORD ABOUT IMAGES

We live in a culture rich with images

Grew up on photographs, TV, Movies, Video, (We can’t escape the power of the visual image)

Most of us like to see the picture, not just hear a word

Some of the best communicators in history taught using the power of the metaphor and image (ex. Jesus Christ and His parables. Also Martin Luther King Jr. —”I have a dream” speech

WHY

Pictures stick

Remember pictures long after words have left us

We often remember the stories from a speech—they paint the picture inside of us

Most of us think in pictures (Ex. If I say the word: E l E P _ _ _ _ )

Pictures enable us to store huge volumes of information

The Old Phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words