signposts for your audience and highlight your main points. Visual aids serve as signposts for your audience and highlight your main points.

Professional appearance is critical to your audience’s perceptions of your credibility and acceptance of your message.

All Aids have a Product Name or use a tag line that introduces your product/idea and Catches Customer’s attention

Text Full sentences are not necessary – use fragments no more than 3 to 4 main points or facts Fragments = 5-7 words Always include product name, company name, contact info if necessary Standard fonts are recommended – Arial, Times New Roman, Tahoma, Helvetica

Color: No more than 2-3 colors should be used too much color can be distracting If use dark backgrounds, use light or bright text (white or yellow) If use light backgrounds, use darker text (blue or black). If you have a corporate color, use the color dictated by the company.

Create your sales flyer Do not use Internet Explorer Go to www.canva.com/ Select Education Sign up with Google – Use your @mymps.us account Your role – select student Invite members – skip this as can be done later Pick the Layouts that show “Free” in the right bottom corner Change Elements, text, and background – add lines, icons Use Logos, pictures etc. Some available in Mrs. Vetter Shared Drive/Outbox/Window Display Folder Share with your instructor at cvetter@mymps.us – set as can edit Download as jpg and hand into the appropriate hour in-box as your name.jpg