Support

Supporting materials  is vital for  making the presentation effective. It  clarifies the  speaker  ideas  makes  the presentation more  illuminating as well  as interesting and leaves relatively permanent  impact on the mind of listeners, the visual  aids like  diagrams charts tables or pictures that make  points  more quickly  and clearly than  words  are to  be used  through  supporting material. These supporting materials are as follows:

1.White  Boards : White  boards  are easy  and economical  means  of presenting the  information. But  they are not portable  therefore  they can  be used  at permanent  place.  Moreover  writing  on black  board consumes time.

2.Handouts : Handouts  provides  a permanent  records of the  ideas  presented  and reduces   listener s need  to take   notes.  These  handouts should  be circulated at  the end  of the  presentation. This is done to  avoid  any distraction   of attention of  the audience.

3.Flip Charts: Flip  charts  consists  of a large  pad of  papers  revealing  various  presentations  attached  to an  easel. These  charts  are  easy and economical  to use. Moreover  these  are portable. But they  are difficult to prepare and are  relatively fragile  as they becomes  shady  after being  handled in presentation.  For making flip  charts  effective.

a.The easel should be placed  away  from direct  light  otherwise the reflection will make it too  difficult to read.

b.While  writing  on these  charts  letters  should  be magnified to at  least  four  times  than  normal so that they  are readable.

c.There  should  be used  of more   than one  color.