Label Printers and Presentation Visuals
Industrial Labeling > Presentation Visuals

Presentation visuals can be made in a variety of ways, some of which involve label printers. However, let's start by discussing what a presentation visual is.

When we think of presentations we typically think of PowerPoint or overhead slides. However flip charts are still commony used because, in some situations they offer a number of advantages. This page discusses visuals that are a part of a flip chart presentation.

The advantage of flip charts is that they can be used anywhere--no electricty is needed, nor is a projector needed. You can use flips charts on the floor of a manufacturing facility or at a remote Boy Scout camp. Flips charts can be used in corporate budget meetings and local PTO meetings. They are flexible and versatile.

Six tips for creating great flip charts

1. Organize your materials. Know what important points need to be presented, and what thoughts and ideas you want to communicate to your audience. Make sure your individual flip charts, as well as the entire series of flip charts, flows in a manner that is orderly and understandable to your audience.

2. Design your flipchart on your computer. Experiment with the layout, graphics and text to achieve the desired results. Print 8-1/2 x 11 pages and practice with those before making the full size printouts.

3. Use your Poster Printer to print in readable colors. Color will grab the audience's eye and focus their attention to your presentation. To enhance your flip chart use a colored marker or labeler to add accent, but don't overdo it, keep it simple by using only two or three colors. A poster printer makes monochrome pages--lettering and graphics in one color on a different color background. Use a label printer to highlight important ares with different color text, graphics and backgrounds.

4. Keep your flipchart pages simple. Don't distract your audience with too much information on one page. Each page should be used to make a single point. Remember that a flipchart is a visual aid to your presentation, it should not be your entire presentation.

Use your flip chart as a aid to help you remember the points you want to discuss. Be sure that all of the key points of your presentation are prominently included on your flip chart pages.

5. Make letters bold and large. The recommended minimum height is 2 inches tall. The larger the audience for your presentation, the larger the lettering and graphics should be (as well as the page size). Leave plenty of white space on each page of your flip chart. Your flip chart needs to be readable by every member of your audience.

6. Reprint pages that need to be updated or changed. If you make a mistake or need to update a flipchart with new information, most poster printers (we are familiar with the Varitronics ProImage line of poster printers) print flipcharts so quickly and inexpensively that making replacements is not a problem.