SLIDESMANIA.COM CHAPTER THREE EFFECTIVE VISUAL AIDS BY: MULTAZIMAH BINTI MAT DAUD DPM 20023
SLIDESMANIA.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS At the end of this chapter, students should be able to: 3.0 Effective Visual Aids 3.1 Identify the concept of using visual aids. 3.1.1 Define visual aids 3.1.2 Describe the importance of using visual aids 3.2 Describe the different types of visual aids. 3.2.1 Identify the different types of visual aids a. PowerPoint b. White/blackboard or Electronic whiteboard c. Paper handouts d. Flip chart e. Films and Video f. Artifacts or props g. Prezi h. Facebook/Instagram Live i. Others
SLIDESMANIA.COM 3.1.1 Definition ✓ Visual aids a very powerful tool to enhance the impact of your presentations because not only focus attention, they reinforce your words. ✓ help clarify and contextualize your points for your audience. ✓ Whether you deliver your presentation in person or over the web, the goal is to clearly communicate with your audience. Presentation aids help achieve this goal. ✓ Visual aids also help a presenter stay on a predefined train of thought while presenting. ✓ The entire experience of presenting can be rather nerve-wracking. ✓ When our words fail us, a clear presentation aid can help fill in the gaps and help us be understood.
SLIDESMANIA.COM 3.1.2 Importance Of Visual Aids ✓ Save time and add interest ✓ Improve listener understanding ✓ Improve listener retention ✓ Allow for different learning styles ✓ Verbal and Visual Recall because it interesting and effective ✓ Allow the speaker to remember all the important points and stay on the track
SLIDESMANIA.COM 3.2.1 Types of visual aids a. PowerPoint b. White/Blackboard or Electronic Whiteboard c. Paper handouts d. Flip chart e. Films and Video f. Artifacts or props g. Prezi h. Facebook/Instagram Live i. Others
SLIDESMANIA.COM a. PowerPoint ❑ the most commonly used form of visual aid and can be used to liven up your presentation ❑ These can be created easily, one does not need to be some designing expert to prepare an amusing presentation. ❑ This very often proves detrimental, because people end up preparing presentations which are either filled with images or are just plain text Advantages ❑ Ease of use and preparation, a lot of information in a short period of time ❑ easy to create colorful, attractive designs using the standard templates and themes;. Disadvantages ❑ Reduces speaker/audience contact, can be over-done ❑ basic equipment required to present.
SLIDESMANIA.COM a. PowerPoint
SLIDESMANIA.COM a. PowerPoint Application ❑ Microsoft PowerPoint ❑ Canva ❑ Google slide ❑ Visme ❑ SlideDog ❑ Libre Office ❑ Slidebean ❑ Venngage ❑ Beautiful.ai
SLIDESMANIA.COM b. White/Black board/Electronic Whiteboard Advantages ❑ More teacher/students interaction ❑ More hands on activities / student participation ❑ More visual learnings for students Disadvantages ❑ Are difficult to read if handwriting is poor ❑ Are slow for detailed drawings ❑ Force presenter to turn away from the audience
SLIDESMANIA.COM c. Paper handouts ❑ Paper based resource used to support teaching and learning which can free students from excessive note taking or supplement information not easily available elsewhere. ❑ Use when the information is too detailed and your audience to have a full record of your findings. ❑ Handouts should not be a transcript of your presentation but a summary of the important points. Advantages ❑ provide background information or detailed information, ❑ outline the session with a series of bullet points ❑ produce a hard copy and easily referred by students ❑ gives audience something to take notes on Disadvantages ❑ Transcripts of lectures ❑ Can be distracting if handed too early
SLIDESMANIA.COM d. Flip charts ❑ can be prepared in advance and is portable ❑ it requires no power source and no technical expertise. ❑ ideal for collecting ideas and responses from the audience and are good for spontaneous summaries.
SLIDESMANIA.COM e. Films/Video ❑ Film and video can demonstrate motion and sound simultaneously. ❑ They are powerful tools for simplifying complex concepts, processes, and procedures. ❑ Perhaps no medium can beat these two at showing changes over time, giving impact to topics, and promoting commercial or political propaganda.
SLIDESMANIA.COM e. Films/Video Advantages ❑ Relatively inexpensive and portable. ❑ Facilitates note taking/brainstorming and helps focus attention on key points. ❑ Stimulates audience involvement. ❑ Used with normal room lighting so presenter maintains audience contact. ❑ Can be hung on the wall. Disadvantages ❑ Too small for large groups. ❑ Tendency to write too small. ❑ Paper may tear/markers bleed . ❑ Easily overused. ❑ Need wall space to hang
SLIDESMANIA.COM f. Artifacts or props ❑ An artifact is an object made by a human, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
SLIDESMANIA.COM f. Artifacts or props ❑ The word “prop” comes from the term “theatrical property”, which refers to objects used by actors in a play to add realism to the story and to help advance the narrative of the presentation. ❑ Anything can be used as a prop: a chair, a walking cane, a book, a painting etc.
SLIDESMANIA.COM f. Artifacts or props ❑ realistic, impressive ❑ cumbersome, difficult to see, unpredictable Advantages ❑ are effective for showing three dimensions Disadvantages ❑ are ineffective unless large enough for all to see.
SLIDESMANIA.COM g. Prezi ❑ a presentation tool that can be used as an alternative to traditional presentation programs, such as PowerPoint, which focuses predominantly on slides. ❑ Prezi utilizes a large canvas on which users can zoom in and out to specific parts to emphasize text, visual content and ideas. As well as supporting text and images, the Prezi platform supports the use of video.
SLIDESMANIA.COM h. Facebook Live ❑ Facebook Live is a feature for the live broadcast of user videos from the Facebook mobile app.
SLIDESMANIA.COM i. Instagram Live ❑ Instagram Live is a feature on Instagram Stories that allows users to stream video to followers and engage with them in real time. ❑ When users broadcast live video streams on their accounts, a ring highlights their profile picture in Instagram Stories to alert followers that they can view the live stream.
SLIDESMANIA.COM j. Others i. Charts and Graphs ❑ Charts and graphs are a form of presentation aid used to visually compare statistics and figures. These are some of the most used forms of visual aids in the business world. ❑ Listening to long strings of numbers can be a challenging task. Comparing long strings of numbers without reference can be near impossible. Overwhelmed with this type of data, most audience members will mentally check out. ❑ Comparing simple shapes or lines is an easier task for most people. ❑ Consider adding a chart like the one below as a presentation aid for your audience.
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