Advantages & Disadvantages

Flip Charts/Posters

ADVANTAGES:

- easy and inexpensive to make and update

- portable and transportable

- left in view of the audience

- good for interaction with the audience

DISADVANTAGES:

- unsuitable for large groups

- anxiety-provoking for facilitator with poor handwriting or poor spelling

Slides

ADVANTAGES:

- professional in appearance

- good for large groups

DISADVANTAGES:

- formal and impersonal

- shown in the dark

- not good for discussion and interaction

- more difficult to update than other visual aids

- require special equipment

Videos

ADVANTAGES:

- professional in appearance

- good for large or small groups

DISADVANTAGES:

- more expansive than other visual aids

- requires special equipment

- not good for discussion and interaction

- require accurate cueing

Overhead Transparencies

ADVANTAGES:

- good for large gropus

- easy to create

- easy to transport

- provide an informal atmosphere

- open to interaction with groups

- easy to update

DISADVANTAGES:

- impermanent; they yellow with age

- require less common equipment

Samples, Examples, and Mock-Ups

ADVANTAGES:

- real-world/authentic

- three dimensional

- sometimes inexpensive and readily available

- experience may be tactile/auditory as well as visual

DISADANTAGES:

- sometimes difficult or impossible to acquire

- often difficult to handle or distribute

- require storage space

- usually out of natural environment