1. Presentation Skills: 30 Minute Webinar Series Visual Aids That Work For and Against You

2. Interact and Learn! Download the Handouts and PowerPoint Chat with the Instructor Chat with Each Other Ask Questions – Make Comments Learn Something That You’ll Immediately Apply

3. What We’ll Cover in 30 Minutes Common Mistakes to Avoid 10 Tips for Using Visual Aids Should You Just Keep It Simple? Cranking It Up a Notch!

4. Minimize Audience “Reading”

5. One Main Point

6. Two Minutes Per Slide

7. Balance Consistency and Variety

8. Consider Other Visual Aids

9. Don’t Allow Your Visuals to Take Center Stage

10. PowerPoint Presentations

11. The Question & Answer Slide

12. The Acknowledgements Slide

13. 10 Tips for Using Visual Aids

14. Use Visual Aids Sparingly

15. Make them visible to the entire audience

16. Talk to the audience; not to the aid

17. Avoid laser pointers

18. Explain the content of the aid when you first show it

19. When you finish with the aid, remove it, cover it, or turn it off

20. Limit the amount of material on any one aid

21. Avoid clip art from well-known sources

22. Be prepared to give your presentation without your visual aids

23. Two Occasions When NOT to Use PowerPoint

24. Should You Just Keep It Simple?

25. If You Keep It Simple - MUST DO’s Write Clearly Use an Outline Form Be Brief Prepare Visuals in Advance

26. Cranking Your Visuals “Up a Notch” Presentation Cling Sheets

27. Video and Audio Clips

28. Presentation Skills 30 Minute Webinar Series Thursday, September 15 th at 11:30 am Keeping the Same Old Materials and Information Fresh for Everyone…Including You