Presentation Skills: Visual Aids

Speaking & Writing for Premed Students. Why use Visual Aids? Clarity, Interest & Retention, Variety, Delivery Skills, Credibility.

Why use Visual Aids?

Clarity Interest & Retention

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THERE WAS CONTENT?

Audiences remember more when you use well-designed slides

Types of Visual Aids

Choose a format that Is easily read

Color affects how fast

the audience can read

The color combination that is read most

quickly is black on yellow

Color combinations need to have contrast—

the one does not

Combinations of red, green, and brown are difficult for many people to read

Color affects the emotions of the audience

red or orange as your background color

Using a sentence-headline design quickly orients your audience

Headline | The sentence headline succinctly states

the main assertion of the slide

Exclude details that the audience does not need or cannot remember

Avoid filler information

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Avoid complex images

Charts and Graphs

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4 Important Design Concepts

Make it Big Keep it Simple

Make it Clear

Be Consistent

Plan

Do you really need it?

Does it enhance the meaning or impact of your speech?

Start with a rough draft

Be sure your visual aid is simple & big enough

Do not simply have an outline of what you will say

Limit the # of slides (1/minute)

Limit the animation!!

PowerPoint may supplement your demonstration, but may not BE the demonstration!

Prepare in advance and PRACTICE with your visuals!

Visual Aid Usage Guidelines

® Check out environment and equipment

® Refer to it only when showing it and show it only

when you refer to it (use blank slides)

® Use blank slides in your presentation

® Remember the power of the “B” key

® Do not read from the visual & do not talk to the

visual!

® Point out specifics

® Do not distribute handouts during speech

® Rehearse with your visuals!

Overview of

Team Presentation Assianment

® 30-35 minutes (i.e 6-7 mins/team member)

® 10 minutes for Q & A (audience will roleplay interest

groups-specialists (MDs & researchers), patients

and families, administrators and allied health

professions, & funding agencies )

® Intro/Background

® Body of presentation will be

divided among team members

® Conclusion

Speaker Responsibilities

® Body with transitions Conclusion/Q&A

between main points

® Conclusion

® Everyone must

use Visual Aids

Acting like a Team

Rehearse together & with visuals!

Q/A

® Develop list of possible questions and prepare

answers

® Ask for questions if none, be specific (Are there

any questions about the 3 recos’?)

® Use wait time

® Suggest questions (One of the most frequently

asked )

® Restate question

® Be sure to thank the audience and sumup

® “The ability to

communicate is everything.”

Lee lacocca

Former CEO, Chrysler Corporation