1. Using Visual Aids

2. Why use it? More professional; better prepared Conquering stage fright
Build up confidence

3. Types of visual aids

4. Objects and models
Photographs and drawings
Graphs
Charts
Video
The speaker
PPT

6. TIPS FOR PREPARING VISUAL AIDS

7. Keep visual aids simple
PPT: no more than 6 lines; fewer with pictures
Separate the points

8. Make sure visual aids are large enough
PPT: 44 for title; 36 for subtitle; 28 for other texts

9. Use fonts that are easy to read

10. Use color effectively

11. Tips for presenting visual aids

12. Display visual aids where listeners can see them
Explain visual aids
Avoid passing visual aids among the audience
Display visual aids only while discussing them
Talk to the audience, not to the visual aids
Practice with your visual aids
Check the room and equipment
Develop a backup plan

13. Practice Decide how to use visual aids to explain the following:
Where to obtain information about study abroad
The amount of money spent each year on public education by China, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States.
The wing patterns of various species of butterflies
How to change a car tire.
The changes in global atmospheric temperature from to the present.