Types of Aids
A type of chart that uses slices to represent percentages of a whole.
Pie Chart
The use of this slide element allows the audience to focus all attention on the presenter.
Blank Slides
The non-text elements, like a picture or graph, used in your slides.
Using too much of this can overwhelm the audience and make your slides unreadable.
Text
When presenting, a presenter should focus on this instead of reading from slides.
Engage with the Audience
The most common type of Presentation aid. Used to explain depict or clarify.
Pictures
The use of an outline, notecards, or notation aids are all part of using?
Visual Cues
This type of software is used to create and display slideshows for presentations.
Presentation Software
Overusing this effect can be distracting rather than useful.
Animations/Transitions
This is the recommended number of main points per slide to avoid overwhelming the audience.
Three
Any physical object, living or inorganic, used to illustrate your main points.
Props
This technique helps maintain a steady pace by briefly stopping between points.
Pausing
To avoid technical/connectivity issues with a presentation, a presenter should always check this beforehand.
Wi-Fi Connection
Too much of this can clash with the text and make the presentation hard to interpret.
Bold Colors
To keep their speech and slides aligned, a presenter should practice this before presenting.
Timing
Includes audio and video clips with the aid of technology.
Multimedia
A presenter should always acknowledge and prepare for this predicament.
Equipment Failure
Embedding this into a slide helps make a presentation more engaging and dynamic.
Video
This occurs when the presenter overwhelms the audience with too many visuals and information.
"Information Overload"
Instead of just reading from the slide, a presenter should do this instead to keep their audience engaged.
Summarize the Content
This is a common visual aid tool that consists of slides with text, images, and animations.
Powerpoint Presentation
This is established when a presenter aligns their visual cues, speaking notes, and slide display time.
Rhythm
This is the ability to shift between many different objects of focus.
Hypercogntion
This issue occurs when presenters read directly from slides instead of engaging with the audience.
"Death by PowerPoint"
When explaining a complex topic, a presenter should do this instead of rushing through it.
Break it Down into Key Points