Visual Aids

Visual Aids Promote Attention, Comprehension, Retention 3 hours 3 days No VA 70% 10% W/ VA 85% 65%

Visual Aids Its just an AID - Not a Prop - Not Dominant Murphy was right 3. Practice for Real

Visual Aids Need: Credibility Legibility Flexibility

Visual Aids Need: Credibility Spell Correctly Neat Use

Visual Aids Need: Legibility Limit Text Letter Size Color Contrast

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Visual Aids Need: Legibility Limit Text Letter Size Color Contrast Upper and Lower Case

Visual Aids Need: Flexibility No Wallpaper Coordinated Timing Step Reveals

Visual Aids Need: Credibility Legibility Flexibility

DESIGN RULES FOR TEXT VISUALS YOU SHOULD USE ONLY FOUR TO SIX LINES OF TYPE BE SURE TO LIMIT EACH ENTRY TO NO MORE THAN FORTY CHARACTERS -IT IS BEST TO USE PHRASES RATHER THAN SENTENCES -USE UPPER- AND LOWERCASE TYPE, IT IS EASIER TO READ -A SIMPLE FONT IS EASIER TO READ AND DOES NOT DETRACT FROM YOUR PRESENTATION -BE AWARE OF THE IMPACT OF COLOR CONTRAST ON READIBILITY

DESIGN RULES FOR TEXT VISUALS 4 to 6 lines of type 40 characters per entry Phrases, not sentences Clear color contrasts Simple Fonts Upper- and Lowercase type

Visual Aids You control them They don’t control the speech