Using Presentation Equipment Effectively

Overview/Description
 How do you maintain audience interest throughout a presentation? How can you underscore your message without repeating it over and over again? One answer to these questions lies in the effective use of equipment, both visual and nonvisual. In this course, you'll gain a solid background in the importance of the use of visual aids in enhancing the effectiveness of a presentation. You'll learn about the different kinds of visual media and associated graphic principles you can apply to make your presentations memorable and exciting. You'll also explore the nonvisual equipment you can use to create a smooth, effective delivery. Finally, you'll see how multimedia is playing an increasingly important role in a changing presentation world.

Target Audience
 Experienced business professionals and managers

Expected Duration
3.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

The Use of Visual Aids

  • recognize the benefits of using visual aids in presentations.
  • identify the reasons to use visual aids in presentations.
  • analyze presentation source material to choose the most appropriate visual format.
  • identify the methods of maintaining visual effectiveness in presentations.

    • The Fundamentals of Visual Presentation

  • recognize the benefits of fundamental principles of visual presentation.
  • identify the advantages of using various visual presentation media.
  • match the principles of presentation graphic design with descriptions.
  • identify the rules for the effective use of visual aids in presentations.

    • The Nonvisual Elements of Presentation

  • recognize the importance of considering the nonvisual elements of an effective presentation.
  • identify the ways to create an effective environment for a presentation.
  • choose the strategies for controlling the environment on the day of the presentation.
  • choose the tips for using nonvisual equipment.

    • Understanding Multimedia

  • recognize the benefits of understanding multimedia.
  • match the elements of multimedia to examples of presentation situations.
  • apply the proper sequence of steps in multimedia presentation design to examples of specific situations.
  • apply the multimedia rules to examples of presentation situations.

    • Course Number: COMM0323