Presentations

Visual aids

• • Introduction
• • Company history
• • New products
• • Questions and Answers

• Clear visual aids¹ are a great way to make/have an impact on your audience. Using PowerPoint® slides or other presentation software can create a very effective presentation.
• You should keep slides simple with just a few words or images on each one. Be sure to use a clear font which is easy to read.
• Think about your key points² for each area and try to write these in just a few words on the slide. You might want to use bullet points to help the audience follow your argument³.
• If you are presenting numbers or data, pie charts, bar charts or graphs are often the clearest way to present them.
• Using pictures or animations can help bring the presentation to life⁴ and make it more memorable, but too many can be confusing and distracting.

¹ pictures, charts, films etc
² main points (We can also talk about key issues, key areas, key elements and key questions.)
³ understand your reasons or explanation
⁴ make more interesting and lively