Types of Presentation Aids/Tools for Presentation/Visual Aids

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?

Three dimensional Scale size

representation of an object

USE FOR WHAT?

Engineering Architecture Medicine And others

Chart

Visually represents data and their relationship to other data

Types Flowchart Diagram Table

Audio and Video

AUDIO Add interest to

presentation Illustrate ideas Types

Short recording Music Speech

VIDEO

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