Types of Presentation

Aids/
Tools for Presentation/
Visual Aids

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?

Three dimensional
Scale size
representation of an
object

USE FOR WHAT?

Engineering
Architecture
Medicine
And others

Chart
Visually represents
data and their
relationship to
other data
Types

Flowchart
Diagram
Table

Audio and Video

AUDIO

Add interest to
presentation
Illustrate ideas
Types
Short recording
Music
Speech

VIDEO

Types
Movie
Television
Other recording

instruments
Also software programs

Multimedia
Combines stills, sound, video, text
Make
and
datasure alert to audience before

you show the tape

Reiterate the main points of audio or
video clip once its over
Check all the material you are using
is copyrighted

Project Overhead
Transparencies
Its

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 wont move
during the speech

Prepare flip Chart

Its 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