Giving Presentations
How to Use Visual Aids
vrijdag 26 juli 2013
How to Use Visual Aids
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How to Use Visual Aids
• Introducing Visuals
• Commenting on Visuals
• Change and Development
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Introducing Visuals
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Introducing Visuals
• Visuals are:
• Highly memorable
• Reduce the amount of talking
• Used to speak for you
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Types of Visuals
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Types of Visuals
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Diagrams
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Introducing Visuals
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Introducing Visuals
• If you don’t know the different types of visual,
simply say:
• Have/Take a look at this.
• As you can see here … and here … .
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Commenting on Visuals
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Commenting on Visuals
• Use visuals for situations, developments,
events and processes that would take a long
time to explain.
• Good visuals speak for themselves and
require little or no description.
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Commenting on Visuals
vrijdag 26 juli 2013
Commenting on Visuals
• You often need to draw attention to one or
more key points before you discuss in more
detail:
• Highlights Which part of the visual
are most significant?
• Comments Why?
• Interpretations What conclusions can you
draw?
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Commenting on Visuals
vrijdag 26 juli 2013
Commenting on Visuals
• Highlighting Important Information
• I’d like to look at …
• I’d like us to focus our attention on …
• I’d like you to think about…
• I’d like to point out …
• I’d like to draw your attention to …
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Commenting on Visuals
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Commenting on Visuals
• Commenting on Important Information
• As you can see, there …
• If you look at it more closely, you’ll …
• However you try to explain it, this is very
bad news.
• Whatever the reason for this, the
underlying trend is obvious.
• Whichever way you look at it, these are
some of our best results ever.
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Commenting on Visuals
vrijdag 26 juli 2013
Commenting on Visuals
• Interpreting Important Information
• I’m sure the conclusions to be drawn from
this are …
• I’m sure the lesson to be learned from this
is …
• I’m sure the implications of this are clear to
all of us.
• I’m sure the significance of this is …
• I’m sure the message here is …
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Change and Development
vrijdag 26 juli 2013
Change and Development
• Vocabulary to talk about changes and
developments:
increase decrease shoot up plunge
rise fall take off slump
fluctuate recover pick up stabilize
level off remain peak hit a low
bottom out grow expand shrink
decline
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Change and Development
vrijdag 26 juli 2013
Change and Development
• Vocabulary to talk about the scale or the speed
of the change and to comment on its
significance:
substantial rapid encouraging
slight spectacular disastrous
moderate disappointing steady
enormous
a(n) ……………… increase
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Change and Development
vrijdag 26 juli 2013
Change and Development
• Except in complex technical and scientific
presentations, you don’t quote precise figures.
• Include important figures in a separate
handout or report at the beginning or end of
the presentation.
• When describing detailed visual aids, mention
overall trends and approximate figures.
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Questions?
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Presentations: Visual aids

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    Giving Presentations How toUse Visual Aids vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    How to UseVisual Aids vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    How to UseVisual Aids • Introducing Visuals • Commenting on Visuals • Change and Development vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    Introducing Visuals • Visualsare: • Highly memorable • Reduce the amount of talking • Used to speak for you vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    Types of Visuals 0 50,0 100,0 150,0 200,0 1stQtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr East West North 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Graphs Charts Diagrams vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    Types of Visuals 0 50,0 100,0 150,0 200,0 1stQtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr East West North 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Graphs Charts Diagrams vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    Introducing Visuals • Ifyou don’t know the different types of visual, simply say: • Have/Take a look at this. • As you can see here … and here … . vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    Commenting on Visuals •Use visuals for situations, developments, events and processes that would take a long time to explain. • Good visuals speak for themselves and require little or no description. vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    Commenting on Visuals •You often need to draw attention to one or more key points before you discuss in more detail: • Highlights Which part of the visual are most significant? • Comments Why? • Interpretations What conclusions can you draw? vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    Commenting on Visuals •Highlighting Important Information • I’d like to look at … • I’d like us to focus our attention on … • I’d like you to think about… • I’d like to point out … • I’d like to draw your attention to … vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    Commenting on Visuals •Commenting on Important Information • As you can see, there … • If you look at it more closely, you’ll … • However you try to explain it, this is very bad news. • Whatever the reason for this, the underlying trend is obvious. • Whichever way you look at it, these are some of our best results ever. vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    Commenting on Visuals •Interpreting Important Information • I’m sure the conclusions to be drawn from this are … • I’m sure the lesson to be learned from this is … • I’m sure the implications of this are clear to all of us. • I’m sure the significance of this is … • I’m sure the message here is … vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    Change and Development •Vocabulary to talk about changes and developments: increase decrease shoot up plunge rise fall take off slump fluctuate recover pick up stabilize level off remain peak hit a low bottom out grow expand shrink decline vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    Change and Development •Vocabulary to talk about the scale or the speed of the change and to comment on its significance: substantial rapid encouraging slight spectacular disastrous moderate disappointing steady enormous a(n) ……………… increase vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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    Change and Development •Except in complex technical and scientific presentations, you don’t quote precise figures. • Include important figures in a separate handout or report at the beginning or end of the presentation. • When describing detailed visual aids, mention overall trends and approximate figures. vrijdag 26 juli 2013
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