Overhead

1. Overhead Projectors,
PowerPoint and Other Visual
Aids

2. Visual Aids
 What are Visual Aids?
 Why do we use Visual Aids?
 How do we use Visual Aids?
 Using PowerPoint and Other Programs
 Summarize and conclude

3. What are Visual Aids?
 Medium of getting your message across
 Overhead Projectors
 Computer Projectors
 Flipcharts
 Whiteboards

4. Why Do We Use Visual Aids?
 Assists in preparation
 Highlights Key Points
 Increases Audience Retention
 Stimulate the Brain

5. Comparison
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Without Visual
Aids
With Visual Aids
Speakers Goals
Achieved
Audience
Consensus
Reached

6. How Do we use Visual Aids?
 Remember: “Your The Star”
 Minimize To Maximize
 Set-Up the Show
 Practice & Performance

7. Creating Slides
 One Idea Per Slide
 Six Lines Per Slide
 Six Words Per Line
 Heading to be at Least 36 Font
 Points to be at least 28 Font
 All Fonts Should be Sans Serif

8. Adding Impact to Slides
 Try Adding Different Colours
 Try Adding Pictures

9. Setting up your Visual Aid
 “Know The Aid”
 See the Screen
 Position at an Angle for use
 Test the Visual Aid
 Have a “Plan B”

10. Practice
 The 5 P’s
 “Walk the Talk”

11. Performance
 Talk to the Audience not to the Screen
 Don’t Point, Use a Pointer
 Hide future points
 Use frames to Stop Light Spillage
 Turn off when your on

12. PowerPoint
 All the Same rules apply plus
 Don’t use timers
 Minimize use of slide transitions
 Have a Backup & Test