Saba Shahzadi discusses the importance and types of visual aids that can be used in presentations. Visual aids help illustrate complex concepts, reinforce ideas, enliven difficult subjects, and help audiences follow along. There are several types of visual aids including slides, photographs, diagrams, objects, whiteboards, and videos. Each type has advantages such as adding sensory dimensions or being interactive, but also disadvantages like technical problems or distracting from the presenter. Overall, visual aids are important presentation tools to improve audience comprehension when used appropriately.

1. Presenter
Saba Shahzadi
AIOU, Islamabad

3. DID YOU KNOW?
Upto 50% of
information is taken
in through the eyes.

4. HOW WE RECIEVE INFORMATION?

5. HOW MUCH WE RETAIN?

6. THE PURPOSE OF USING VISUAL AIDS
• Visual aids support your ideas and improve audience
comprehension of your presentation.
• Visual aids help illustrate complex ideas or concepts
and are helpful in reinforcing your idea

7. THE PURPOSE OF USING VISUAL AIDS
 Enliven a difficult/boring subject
• Make a presentation entertaining.
• Help the presenter to stick to the
intended plan.

8. WHY USE VISUAL AIDS IN
PRESENTATIONS? (continued)
 Present figures, graphs or charts
 Summarize key points
 Help audience follow passages or quotations

9. VISUAL AIDS

10. USING VISUAL AIDS

11. USING VISUAL AIDS

15. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS

16. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS

17. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS

18. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS
3) Photographs and prepared
diagrams/posters
• + used at the precise moment to illustrate
point
• + visible throughout presentation
• * consider how it should be displayed
• * may need a pointer

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20. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS
4) Objects/models
• + adds sensory
dimension to
presentation
• * consider cost and
benefit

21. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS
5) Whiteboards
• + Flexible and interactive
• + suits small group
• - Writing clearly can be slow
• - Back to the audience

22. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS
6) PowerPoint Slides
• + Colorful and
professional looking
• + Suits groups of
various sizes
• - hard to keep
audience attentive
• - technical problems
• - lighting issues

23. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS
7) Video clip
• + can show clips of specific
examples discussed
• + add another dimension to
presentation
• - possible technical problem

24. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS
8) Transparencies
• + can be prepared in advance
• + can add or create transparencies while
presenting
• - Lighting problem