presentationUsingVisualAids.ppt

Lecture5:UsingVisualAidsPresentationSkillsZUELOutline1.Whyvisualaids?2.Typesofvisualaids3.UsevisualaidseffectivelyZUEL1.Whyvisualaids?Howdowetakeininformationduringapresentation?ZUEL1.Whyvisualaids?AdvantagesofvisualaidsretentionClarifymeaningAddinterestRetentionGivesStructurePresentwithonlywords…addvisualaids…ZUEL1.Whyvisualaids?Apictureisworthathousandwords.Apictureisworthathousandwords.Whatcanbeusedasvisualaids?ZUELOutline1.Whyvisualaids?2.Typesofvisualaids3.UsevisualaidseffectivelyZUEL2.TypesofvisualaidsobjectsprosconsAddlifeandinteresttoosmall/toobigZUEL2.TypesofvisualaidsmodelsprosconsAgoodalternativetoobjectsSometimesunavailableZUEL2.Typesofvisualaidsdrawingspros•Toillustrateyourpointsexactly•InexpensiveTopic:Theproblemsfacedbypeoplewithdyslexia.Youcanpresentlikethis:theywillfacedwithdifficultywithspelling,phonologicalprocessing(themanipulationofsounds),and/orrapidvisual-verbalresponding.Butyoucanalsopresentitmoreeffectivelybydrawing.ZUEL2.TypesofvisualaidsGraphsprosagoodwaytosimplifyandclarifystatisticspiegraph•toshowPercentagesofawhole.•ToillustrateSimpledistributionpatternslinegraph•toshowhowSomethingchangesovertime.•goodforplottingdatathathaspeaks(ups)andvalleys(downs),orthatwasCollectedinaperiod.AgoodwaytoshowcomparisonsbetweentwoormoreItems.BargraphZUEL2.TypesofvisualaidsMorecharts!•flowchart•OrganizationchartSimpleprocessComplicatedprocess•Chart(topresentinformationthatyouraudiencemaywanttowritedown)ZUEL2.TypesofvisualaidsvideoprosconsVeryillustrativeGoodforretentionDistractattentionVideo13.3ZUEL2.TypesofvisualaidsThespeakerUseyourownbody•Coordinateyouractionswithyourwords•ControlthetimingAttention!Video13.4ZUELOutline1.Whyvisualaids?2.Typesofvisualaids3.UsevisualaidseffectivelyZUEL3.UsevisualaidseffectivelyPreparingvisualaidsPresentingvisualaidsVisualaidsarehelpfulindeed.Butiftheyareusedinappropriately,theycanconvertyourpresentationtonightmare,sotherearemanythingstopayattentionto.ZUEL3.UsevisualaidseffectivelyWhenpreparingvisualaids,weshould…1.keepthemsimple.2.makesurethattheycanbeseenclearly----makethemlargeenough.----usefontsthatareeasytoread(c.f.page335).----usecoloreffectively.3.choosetheappropriatetype.ZUEL3.UsevisualaidseffectivelyActivityOneUnclearfontsclearfontscrowdedspaceKeywordssentencesZUEL3.UsevisualaidseffectivelyLet’scomparethefollowingpresentationsandfindoutthesparklingpointsandtheshortcomings!PPTOnePPTTwoGroupBppt1.Clear.Contrast.Appropriateuseofpicturesppt1.toofancyfontsppt2.inappropriateuseofpictures.UnclearimageWhatcanwelearn?Whatshouldweavoid?•ActivitytwoZUEL3.UsevisualaidseffectivelyWhenpreparingvisualaids,weshould…1.keepthemsimple.2.makesurethattheycanbeseenclearly----makethemlargeenough.----usefontsthatareeasytoread(c.f.page335).----usecoloreffectively.3.choosetheappropriatetype.ZUEL3.UsevisualaidseffectivelyCanthisgraphconveyinformationeffectively?Tips:Apiegraphshouldhavenomorethaneightsegments!ZUEL3.Usevisualaidseffectively“ThereareonlyfourreasonsIcanimagineyouwouldwanttoshowsomeoneagraph(notachart,oradiagram,butagraphofnumbers):---Thingsaregoinggreat,look!---Thingsareadisaster,help!---Nothingmuchishappening.---Weneedtoworktogethertofigureoutwhatthedatameans.ZUEL3.UsevisualaidseffectivelyActivityTwoWhichkindofvisualaidswillyouchoosetoexplaineachofthefollowingtopics?a.HowtoperformtheHeimlichmaneuvertohelpachokingvictim.b.TheproportionofthegirlsthattakepartintheSuperGirlinHubei,Shanghai,Beijing,GuangdongandChangsha.c.Wheretowriteforinformationaboutstudentloans.d.Thewingpatternsofvariousspeciesofbutterflies.e.Howtochangeabicycletire.ZUEL3.UsevisualaidseffectivelyPreparingvisualaidsPresentingvisualaidsVisualaidsarehelpfulindeed.Butiftheyareusedinappropriately,theycanconvertyourpresentationtonightmare,sotherearemanythingstopayattentionto.ZUEL3.UsevisualaidseffectivelyWhenpresentingvisualaids,weshould…1.displayvisualaidsonlywhilediscussingthem.2.talktoyouaudience,nottoyourvisualaids.3.explainvisualaidsclearlyandconcisely.4.practicewithyourvisualaids.ZUELConclusion1.Visualaidscanhelpyouachieveyourobjectivesby__________________,____________,______________,and______________.2.Butyouhavetopayattentionto:Remember!•Visualaidsareonlyusedtosupportyourpresentation.•Theyarenotthemessage!addinginterestclarifyingmeaningsenhancingretentiongivingstructuresZUELTobecontinuedUsingPowerPoint!PowerPointgivesyouthetoolstoincorporateawiderangeofmaterialsandvisualaidsintoyourspeech!Assignment:MakeaPPTtointroduceyourmajor.IwanttoknowhowmuchyouknowaboutPPT.