ABSTRACT
Technically oriented speakers often begin work on their presentations by making their visual aids. Perhaps this is because the visual aids are the easiest part of the talk to improve. With just a little effort, you can make a striking difference in your presentation. Nevertheless, preparation of your visual aids should be done after you have carefully planned what you want to tell your audience. In this chapter we will discuss four aspects of visual aids:
What should and should not be in a visual aid• Types of visual aids• Designing and preparing visual aids• Using visual aids•
WHAT SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT BE IN A VISUAL AID
The visual aid is not the main event; the role of the visual aid is to illustrate or emphasize what you say. It is not necessary (or even desirable) to have a visual aid for every point you make. If there are too many visuals, they lose their impact and nothing is emphasized. It seems as though you are just flashing through the deck, and it becomes easy for the audience to drift away.
