Effective Use of Visual Aids in Presentations: Design, Selection, and Application, Study notes of History of Education

Download Effective Use of Visual Aids in Presentations: Design, Selection, and Application and more Study notes History of Education in PDF only on Docsity! Overview Importance of visual aids Appropriate use of visual aids Visual aid design Using visual aids Visual aids Almost anything you can use to get your point across. Types of visual aids Body Objects (real and models) Computer slides Posters/flip charts Photographs Writing boards Importance of visual aids Seize the viewer’s attention and focus on major points. Translate words into meaning . Gets your point across. People are visual-minded. We retain 20% of what we hear 50% of what we see and hear When are visual aids appropriate? When they look professional. When the presentation lends itself to visual aids. When the audience lacks basic understanding. Basics in using visual aids Don’t let visual aid distract from presentation. Audience must be able to see visual aid . Don’t read! Have enough to go around (photos, models). Handle materials and operate equipment properly and smoothly. Characteristics of good presentation design Attracts audience. Provides structure and organization. Visual aid design principles Simplicity Unity Organization Balance Emphasis Readability Accuracy Clarity Visual aid design principles Simplicity – fewer elements. Unity – pages have “harmony.” Visual aid design principles Emphasis – use… Animation Color Underlining Bold type Arrows ☺Bullets Visual aid design principles Readability – Use numbers or bullets. Avoid italics. Always use upper/lowercase. Pay attention to letter size. Keystoning Keystoning appears when the projector lens is not perpendicular to the screen or deck. The distorted image appears as a wedge shape. To correct the keystone effect, tilt the screen toward the projector on the end displaying the smallest part of the wedge. PowerPoint tips File formats Photos: .jpg Video: QuickTime, mpeg, m4v Audio: .wav, mp3 Animation: animated .gif files G / fraphics photos or PowerPoint 72 dpi (dots per inch) for TV and computer screens. May want higher dpi (150-300) if slides will be printed. Low-quality prints if scanned at lower dpi. PowerPoint tips Backgrounds Templates Pictures (from file or your choice) PowerPoint tips Hyperlinks Custom animation AutoShapes AutoShapes Word Art Saving as Web pages Posters Tips to Rev Up PowerPoint Use the Slide Master for consistency. Create your own templates. Choose the Design Template (*.pot). Nudge objects (use CTRL key). Choose your background based on the room’s lighting. Find free photos. Tips to Rev Up PowerPoint Use Autoshapes to highlight a point or related text. Create a “questions” slide with hyperlinks to topics. Recolor graphics. Remove sound icons from your slide. If you use a sound automatically, drag the icon off the slide to hide it. Tips to Rev Up PowerPoint Colors Arrange colors from dark to light. Red should be handled with care (very influential color). Certain color combinations should be avoided (red/green, brown/green, blue/black, and blue/purple). Use contrasting colors for text Dark text on light background Light text on dark background NEVER use red text on dark green or dark blue background. Red and green tend to vibrate Background colors suggest SPECIFIC emotions stimulates interaction connotes finality calming, conservative passion, competition