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COMPUTER-GENERATED PRESENTATION AIDS TIPS & CAVEATS Tips from Public Communication (2007) by Paul Nelson, Judy Pearson, and Scott Titsworth (McGraw-Hill)

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER TITLE STYLE L EARNING S TYLES Auditory learning Visual learning Kinesthetic learning Effective learning (and teaching) involves all three.

T OP 10 T IPS AND C AVEATS 1.Don’t use too many slides. 4

T OP 10 T IPS AND C AVEATS 2. The major purpose of any visual aid is to help make a subject clear, to build audience interest, and to reinforce the message. Visual aids should not be the focal point of the speech, nor should they be the reason for the speech. But they can be of great help in insuring that your audience understands your information. Raymond Ross has compiled some useful information of his own on visual aids, as well as culled some information from Edgar Dale, an expert in audio-visual aids. The information is presented here. Visual aids can generally be classified in three ways. Visual aids that allow the audience to do or experience something: these are the most concrete types, and usually the most interesting. Allowing theaudience to do something might include dramatized experiences, contrived experiences, and direct purposeful experiences. Visual aids that allow the audience to see something: this type is less concrete than doing, but is more appropriate in some situations. Types might include demonstrations, study trips, exhibits, educational television, motion pictures, still pictures, or recordings. 5

T OP 10 T IPS AND C AVEATS 2.Don’t put too much on a slide. 6

T OP 10 T IPS AND C AVEATS 3.Use a large type font. 3. Use a large type font. (28 point) 7

T OP 10 T IPS AND C AVEATS 4.Select colors with contrast. 8

T OP 10 T IPS AND C AVEATS 5.Avoid unnecessary images and effects. 9

T OP 10 T IPS AND C AVEATS 6.Have a backup plan. 10

T OP 10 T IPS AND C AVEATS 7.Do not read slides to the audience. 11

T OP 10 T IPS AND C AVEATS 8.Do not use the computer as an anchor. 12

T OP 10 T IPS AND C AVEATS 9.Use blank slides to hide your presentation. 14

T OP 10 T IPS AND C AVEATS Let’s have a drum roll here, please… Practice. 15

T OP 10 T IPS AND C AVEATS Thank you for your attention! Do you have any questions? 16