TYPES OF PRESENTATION AIDS By Sally Bold
Dec 07, 2014
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