Visual Aids and Its Types

Types of visual aids

1. USES OF VISUAL AIDS AND THEIR TYPES Presenter Saba Shahzadi AIOU, Islamabad

2. DID YOU KNOW? Upto 50% of information is taken in through the eyes.

3. HOW WE RECIEVE INFORMATION?

4. HOW MUCH WE RETAIN?

5. THE PURPOSE OF USING VISUAL AIDS Visual aids support your ideas and improve audience comprehension of your presentation. Visual aids help illustrate complex ideas or concepts and are helpful in reinforcing your idea

6. THE PURPOSE OF USING VISUAL AIDS Enliven a difficult/boring subject Make a presentation entertaining. Help the presenter to stick to the intended plan.

7. WHY USE VISUAL AIDS IN PRESENTATIONS? (continued) Present figures, graphs or charts Summarize key points Help audience follow passages or quotations

8. VISUAL AIDS

9. USING VISUAL AIDS

10. USING VISUAL AIDS

11. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS

12. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS

13. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS

14. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS 3) Photographs and prepared diagrams/posters + used at the precise moment to illustrate point + visible throughout presentation * consider how it should be displayed * may need a pointer

15. Continue…. poster Diagram P hotograph

16. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS 4) Objects/models + adds sensory dimension to presentation * consider cost and benefit

17. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS 5) Whiteboards + Flexible and interactive + suits small group - Writing clearly can be slow - Back to the audience

18. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS 6) PowerPoint Slides + Colorful and professional looking + Suits groups of various sizes - hard to keep audience attentive - technical problems - lighting issues

19. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS 7) Video clip + can show clips of specific examples discussed + add another dimension to presentation - possible technical problem

20. TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS 8) Transparencies + can be prepared in advance + can add or create transparencies while presenting - Lighting problem