The document discusses the use of visual aids when presenting. It defines visual aids as mediums like overhead projectors, computer projectors, flipcharts and whiteboards that are used to get a message across. Visual aids are beneficial as they assist in preparation, highlight key points, increase audience retention and stimulate the brain. The document provides tips for creating effective visual aid slides in PowerPoint or other programs, such as using one idea per slide and sans serif fonts. It also offers advice for setting up, practicing with and performing effectively with visual aids.

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
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
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