Word

Meaning

  audience

  Group of listeners or spectators

  body language

  Communication through facial expressions, body movements, etc.

  chart

  Sheet of information in the form of a table, graph or diagram.

  diagram

  Graphic representation of a situation e.g. the results of an action.

  flip chart

  Pad of large paper sheets on a stand for presenting information.

  graph

  Diagram showing the relation between variable quantities.

  guidelines

  Advice or instructions given in order to guide or direct an action.

  handout

  Written information (report etc.) given to people at a presentation.

  key point

  Essential or main point.

  marker

  Pen with felt tip used for writing on a whiteboard.

  microphone

  Electrical instrument used to amplify the speaker’s voice.

  O.H.T.

  Overhead transparency : sheet of film with an image or printed information   for overhead   projector.

  objective

  What one wants to achieve;  aim

  outline

  Brief description or presentation.

  overhead projector

  Device that projects an O.H.T. onto a screen.

  overview

  Short presentation of the main points.

  pointer

  Rod or stick used to indicate things on a map, screen, etc.

  screen

  Flat, reflective blank surface on which films, slides, etc. are projected.

  signposting language

  Phrases used to help focus the audience’s attention on different parts of a presentation.

  slide

  Small photographic transparency.

  summarize

  Make a summary of the essential points; sum up.

  topic

  Subject of a discussion or talk.

  transparency

  Image or information printed on transparent plastic or film.

  visual aids

  Aids such as charts, slides, etc. used at a presentation.

  whiteboard

  Flat white board on which to write or draw with markers.