How to Present Visual Aids
Adding to presented type
the given
the supplied
the presented
the shown
the provided
the illustrated
…
What is visually presented
bar graph
bar graph and pie
broken line
cartogram
chart (s)
column graph
curve(s)
datum/data
diagram (s)
dotted line (s)
findings
figure(s)
statistic figures
flow chart (s)
graph(s)
horizontal/vertical axis (axes)
histogram
information
illustration (s)
line (s)
line graph
linear graph
map
numbers in columns/tables
results/outcomes
picture
pictorial
presentation
process
pie chart
pie chart and table
data scale
survey results
table data
table
…
Verbs to present visual aids
compare-s
contrast-s
demonstrate-s
denote-s
depict-s
delineate-s
describe-s
display-s
enumerate-s
exemplify -ies
express-es
figure-s
give-s
give-s data on /give-s information on/
juxtapose-s
indicates
illustrate-s
outline-s
portray-s
particularize-s
picture-s
present-s/present-s information about
provide-s
show-s /show-s data about
set-s forth
summarise-s
represents
…
The presented data in quantity and changeableness
the amount of…/
the full amount/
the comparable amount/
a large amount of work
considerable amount/
enormous / huge / large / tremendous amount / moderate amount / negligible / paltry / small amount /infinitesimal amount
comparative data…/ basic data / statistical data
the changes…/ main changes.
the comparison of…
the details of…
data on…/data about...
the differences…
the group of…
information on…
the number of… /
large / great number/ small number/
decreased / reduced number/
high number/ low number
the inverse proportion
the direct proportion
the quantity of…
the particulars of…
the percentages of…
the polarity of…
the proportion of…
the progression of…
the rates of…
the ratio of…/ direct ratio
the sum of…
the tendency to…
the trend of…/ trends
Note:
The General statement is the first or two restated sentences you write, which always deal with: what + where + when.
Examples:
The presentedbar charts show the proportion of male and female employees in arange of categories, divided into manual and non-manual occupations in Europe for the last two decades.
The diagrams present information on the percentages of teachers who have expressed their views on different problems they face when dealing with children in three Australian schools from 2001 to 2005.
The provided table and pie chart compare the data on employment and unemployment categories in energy producing sectors in America starting from 1945 and till 1995.
The supplied pie chart gives information on expenditures of 4 European countries on six consumer products namely Germany, Italy, Britain and France.
The supplied bar graph compares the number of male and female graduated in three developing countries while the table data presents the overall literacy rate in these countries.
The bar graph enumerates the money spent on different research projects while the column graph demonstrates the sources of the amount spent over a decade, commencing from 1981.
The two pie charts and the column graph in combination depict a picture of the crime in Australia from 2005 to 2015 and the percentage of young offenders during this period.