What are the major advantages of using visual aids in your speeches?
Visual aids bring the speech more interest, making the message easy to retain. Visual aids can enhance almost every aspect of a speech. Look better prepared, more credible, more professional.
What kind of visual aids might you use in a speech?
1. Objects and Models
2. Photographs and Drawings
3. Graphs
4. Charts
5. Video
6. You the Speaker
7. Powerpoint
What factors should you consider when planning to use powerpoint in a speech?
1. Figure out when it will be used for your greatest advantage.
2. Don't use as a crutch
3. Bad pictures/videos can hurt
4. Don't forget about the audience
What guidelines are given in the chapter for preparing visual aids?
1. Prepare visual aids well in advance
2. Keep visual aids simple
3. Make sure large enough
4. Use limited text
5. Use fonts effectively
6. Use color effectively
7. Use images strategically
What guidelines are given in the chapter for presenting visual aids?
1. Display visual aids where listeners can see them.
2. Avoid passing visual aids among the audience.
3. Display visual aids only while discussing them.
4. Explain visual aids clearly and concisely
5. Talk to your audience not to powerpoint.
6. Practice w
Graph
A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns.
Line graph
A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space.
Pie graph
A graph that highlights segments of a circle to show simple distribution patterns.
Bar graph
A graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among two or more items.
Chart
A visual aid that summarizes a large block of information, usually in list form.
Font
A complete set of type of the same design.