TYPES OF PRESENTATION AIDS

By Sally Bold

What is Presentations Aids? Can help listeners to

To understand and remember the key points

To see relationships among the concept To evaluate complex ideas and data

quickly

Select an Appropriate Aid

Props and models Graphs Charts Videos Audio Multimedia

Prop

Can be inanimate or live object

Could capture the audience

Illustrate or emphasize the Key Points

Model

What is this? Use for what?

Three dimensional Scale size

representation of an object

Engineering Architecture Medicine And others

Chart

Visually represents data and their relationship to other data

Types Flowchart Diagram Table

Audio and Video

Audio VIdeo

Add interest to presentation

Illustrate ideas Types

Short recording Music Speech

Types Movie Television Other recording

instruments Also software programs

Multimedia

Combines stills, sound, video, text and data Make sure alert to audience before you show the tape

Reiterate the main points of audio or video clip once it’s over

Check all the material you are using is copyrighted

Project Overhead Transparencies It’s an image printed on transparent

sheet of acetate than can be viewed by projection.

Check the projector prior to use Stand side of the projector Use a pointer to indicate the specific or

a transparent Practice before you speech Use heavy paper, so it won’t move

during the speech

Prepare flip Chart

It’s simply a large (27-34inch) pad of paper n which a speaker can draw visual aids.

Progress through the speech

Simply flip through the next exhibit

You can draw while you talk

Use Posters

Size is a large 36x56inch paper board

Combination of data text and pictures

You can create posters by hand or generate them using presentation software

Rehearse well

Timing is critical You must rehearse the entire speech

at least twice Talk to your audience rather than

talking to screen Maintain Eye contact Practice till you become confident

Thank you