Dos and don'ts for visual aids. Can you see the difference???

1. Visual Aids

5. What is the problem
with the next slide?

6. Do you recognize this?
• Slides with multiple paragraphs of text have
shown to significantly decrease the attention
of the audience, and thus the effectiveness of
getting your message across.
• Since we can not read and listen at the same
time, this basically tell us to read directly of
the slides and stop listening to you.

7. Let your slides b r e a t h e.

8. Do NOT us your slide as a manuscript
This is a manuscript This is a manuscript
This is a manuscript This is a manuscript
This is a manuscript This is a manuscript
This is a manuscript This is a manuscript
This is a manuscript This is a manuscript
This is a manuscript This is a manuscript
This is a manuscript This is a manuscript
This is a manuscript This is a manuscript
This is a manuscript This is a manuscript
This is a manuscript This is a manuscript
This is a manuscript This is a manuscript
This is
visually
engaging

9. Consider . . .
breaking up your bullet points onto separate slides
Instead of writing everything on one slide like this
Instead of writing everything on one slide like this
Instead of writing everything on one slide like this
Instead of writing everything on one slide like this
Slide 1
Break it up
Slide 3
Break it up
Slide 4
Break it up
Slide 2
Break it up

10. Let’s look at an example . . .

11. Supercar Concept
Fact about the Classic Car
Versatility needs speed. That’s why the Classic Car offers a maximum
load capacity of 850 liters. With room for two golf bags and cases. It
delivers V8 Twin Turbo at 307hp and fuel consumption ranging from
12.2 to 25
Exterior advantage of the Classic Car
The exterior of the Classis Car combines the dynamic road-hugging
focus of a coupe, delivering comfort in flat free tires, speed by its
aerodynamics, handing by its new light weight material and visual
perfection with Xenon lights and beautiful air intake and reduced fuel.

12. One of the problems,
you’ve got 2 messages.
Let’s move one of them

13. Supercar Exterior
Exterior advantage of the Classic Car
The exterior of the Classis Car combines the dynamic road-
hugging focus of a coupe, delivering comfort in flat free tires,
speed by its aerodynamics, handing by its new light weight
material and visual perfection with Xenon lights and beautiful air
intake and reduced fuel.

14. Still, your audience can not
listen and read at the same time
Let’s shorten it more

15. Supercar Exterior
Visual perfection
Aerodynamic
Flat free tires
Xenon lights
Air intake
Reduced fuel

16. What did we learn:
Avoid too much text

17. What is the problem
with the next slide?

20. What was that slide’s
primary message?
Look at it one more time

22. Does the next slide
capture the message?

23. One billion people
Lack access to clean drinking water

24. I like the next slide even better,
do you?

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One billion people
Lack access to clean drinking water

26. What did we learn:
One idea, one slide

27. What is the problem
with the next slide?

28. Same Sex
Touch
Cultures have
different
rules about
same-sex
touch.

29. Using too many
Fonts is confusing
looks
Messy and cluttered
And . . .

30. lacks
professionalism

31. Notice how the next slide is
easier to read

32. Same Sex
Touch
Cultures
have
different
rules
about
same-sex
touch.

33. Font choice can convey a mood
What mood do you want to convey?

34. Who would you rather go to
for financial advice?
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Financial Consultant
Amari Green, CPA
Financial
Consultant
Amari Green, CPA
Financial Consultant
Amari Green, CPA
Financial Consultant
Amari Green,
CPA
Financial
Consultant
Amari Green, CPA
Financial Consultant

35. What did we learn:
Use professional looking fonts
Limit your fonts (3 or less)
Use your fonts consistently

36. One more thing about fonts
no fonts smaller than 24 point
Just because you can read it (on your
screen) does not mean your audience can

37. What is the problem
with the next slide?

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Nonverbal Communication
Laughter and smiling are signs of
happiness across all cultures.

39. Did you say,
I can’t read that!

40. What happens if we increase
the contrast?

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Nonverbal Communication
Laughter and smiling are signs of
happiness across all cultures.

42. Much better.
What about color choices?

44. What did we learn:
Use high contrast
Select a suitable color scheme

45. Hint: start early
While this took you very
little time to go though
I spent more than
3 hours on it today

46. Type of Visual Aids
• Objects & Models
• Images
• Graphs
• Charts
• Photographs & Drawings
– Avoid clip art

47. Tips for Using Visual Aids
• Use a blank screen if needed
–Don’t let 1st slide give intro away
• Maintain eye contact
• Speak to your audience
• NOT your slide
• Stand to the side
• Be sure all can see