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Visual Aids for presentations

Visual Aids for presentations. A brief guide. Visual Aids for Presentations. Two main types Overhead Projector Presentation software. Features of both. OHP Simple and robust Widely available Presentation software Less widely available – needs a computer Flexible

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Visual Aids for presentations

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  1. Visual Aids for presentations A brief guide

  2. Visual Aids for Presentations • Two main types • Overhead Projector • Presentation software

  3. Features of both • OHP • Simple and robust • Widely available • Presentation software • Less widely available – needs a computer • Flexible • Easy to change or tailor presentation to different audiences

  4. Features • Face the audience and display material • Easy and Quick to prepare • Can use slides as notes.

  5. Planning • Aims of presentation • Information to be included • Layout of slides • Keep your audience in mind • Timing/number of slides. • Aim for 2 - 5 min. per slide

  6. Content • Slides are best used for • Highlighting key points as single words or short phrases • Illustrating material in the form of charts or diagrams eg. drawings of equipment, organisation charts or spider diagrams • Summarising numeric data (in graphical form)

  7. Design • Title page: Title slightly above centre • Make quick and easy to read • Use large lettering (20 point minimum) • 8 words/line, 8 lines maximum per slide • Keep diagrams clear, large and simple • Use colour for highlighting • Even if using OHP, use PowerPoint to create slides • Default fonts are of a good size.

  8. The presentation • Check the equipment beforehand • Face your audience • Use a pen or mouse to point • Stand where the audience can see the screen

  9. Some things to avoid • Using more than four colours • Using more than two typefaces • Slides full of text (especially with small lettering) • complex diagrams

  10. Acknowledgement Based on “A guide to the use of the overhead projector” by Gareth Jones of ASDU, University of Teesside

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