slide 1: TIPS FOR
EFFECTIVE
USE OF
visual aids
IN PRESENTATIONS
slide 2: VISUAL AIDS
CREATE
Carefully picked
impactful visual
aids will make
you and your
presentation
stand out
iconic
MOMENTS
slide 3: JUST LIKE
STOP SIGNS
DRIVERS FOR THE
NEED TO STOP
visually alert
to illustrate
USED IN
BUSINESS
PRESENTATIONS
VISUAL AIDS ARE
A POINT
slide 4: 3 REASONS
visual aids
FOR USING
TO MAKE A POINT CRYSTAL
CLEAR TO YOUR AUDIENCE
1
TO MAKE YOUR POINT
MEMORABLE
2
TO MAKE AN IMPACT SO THAT YOUR
AUDIENCE REMEMBERS YOU
3
slide 5: YOU ARE A
visual aid
Remember you are
one of your visual
aids
Your overall
style of delivery
including your
clothes has visual
impact.
slide 6: Consistency between what
is being said and what is
being seen is crucial to a
speakers credibility
MAKE SURE
message
THE VISUAL AID
SUPPORTS THE
slide 7: Visuals are sometimes
clearer than a spoken word
some complex information
will be much easier to
understand
VISUAL AIDS
ATTRACT
ATTENTION
SHED MORE
light ON A
GIVEN POINT
slide 9: MAKE
visible
YOUR
VISUAL AIDS
TO THE ENTIRE
AUDIENCE
Projecting an image people can’t see is as
senseless as speaking so softly people can’t hear
slide 10: LOOK
AT THE
AUDIENCE NOT
THE VISUAL
ALWAYS
eye contact
MAINTAIN
WITH YOUR
AUDIENCE
slide 11: PLACE IT TO ONE SIDE
SO THAT THE ENTIRE
AUDIENCE CAN SEE IT
AND YOU CAN MOVE
AWAY FROM IT AND
STILL FACE THE
AUDIENCE
slide 12: THEM
visuals
INTRODUCE
Never show your visuals
before you speak
audiences have a tendency
to quickly scan them and
tune out
BEFORE
SHOWING
slide 13: OVERUSE OF
VISUAL AIDS
CAN BE
hard
AN
TO
FOLLOW
Remember
to restrict the use
of Visual Aids to key
moments in your presentation
slide 14: USE
invisible
VISUALS
Your story should
paint a scene that
people can relate to
slide 15: practice
Practice until you are
confident that you can
handle without causing
undue distractions