Video Presentations and Visual Aids

1. Video Presentations and Visual Aids By Nathan Neyman

2. Why are Visual Aids Great? • Simple to create • Help audience understand presentation • Enhance audience interest

3. Business Presentations • Successfully persuaded 67% of audience • Meetings were 28% shorter • Increase persuasiveness by 43% • Presenters are perceived as more professional, better prepared, and more interesting

4. Transparencies Inexpensive Easy to produce Simple to update Electronic Presentations Computer projectors Notebook computers Slides or video Types of Visual Aids

5. Giving an Electronic Presentation • Check colors for accuracy • Keep special effects simple • Disable screen savers and energy-saving automatic shutdown features • Be seen and heard

6. Preparing Visual Aids • Avoid using too many visual aids • Keep visual aids clear and simple • Stick with the same color scheme and background • Ensure that your visual aids are readable before presenting them

7. Using Visual Aids • Make sure equipment is in working order and that you know how to operate it • Adjust the projector and focus the image • Avoid the keystoning effect • Avoid walking in front of the projected image • Prepare for potential problems

8. Making a Video Presentation • Practice gazing into the camera • Wear blue & avoid contrasting colors • Wear Makeup • Sit or stand straight • Look directly into the camera • Sit as still as possible • Use color printouts rather than projector

9. Operating a Video Camera • Control the noise level • Check camera batteries • Use a tripod • Zoom in on the visual • Minimize movement • Frame the person in the camera

10. Questions?

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