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Using
Visual Aids as Notes
(c) 1997 LJL Seminars
Simple visual aids can serve as your notes when
speaking. Carefully select your titles. These titles
alone can serve as "triggers" to what you want to say
next. If you know your subject well amd have rehearsed
your presentation, your visual aids should be all you
need to "jog" your memory. If you forget something
that's okay; the audience would never know.
Using visual aids has 4 important advantages
* You don't have to worry about what you're going to say
next - Your next visual aid has your next major idea on
it. Use effective titles which properly capture the main
message of the visual aid.
* Visual aids allow to move around the room -
inexpienced speakers don't want to move around. Movement
helps you to relax and adds energy to your
presentations. Movement also allows the listeners to
follow you and pay closer attention to you.
* You can have good eye contact with your audience - You
can look at your audience all the time, except when you
look briefly at your visual aid. That's okay since the
audience will also look at your visuals aid. This will
help them see your message as well as hear your message.
* Your Audience feel comfortable knowing you're on your
planned track - Well designed visual aids show that you
have a plan and have properly prepared and you are
following your plan.
Your visual aids don't don't have to be only word
charts; they can include diagrams, pictures and graphs.
NOTE: When you use visual aids, always introduce your
visual aid before you actual show the visual aid.
Rehearse your presentation with your actual visual aids.
It is very important that you are very familiar with
your visual aids. Make sure your message and visual aids
match. There is nothing worse than showing a visual aid
which does not go along with what your are saying.
Practice using different transition phrases. For
example: "Now that we have seen the ... let's look at
..."
My next point deals with ....
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- Lenny Laskowski
- Lenny Laskowski is an international professional speaker and the author
of the book, No Sweat Presentations - The Painless Way to Successful Speaking and several
other publications. Lenny is also available for hire to speak to your organization,
college or association. Lenny also provides in-house seminars and workshops. Why not
contact Lenny today for your next function or event. Lenny can be found at his Web site, http://www.ljlseminars.com/ or can be contacted by
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