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Communications 135 - Lecture
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Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Visual aids should enhance your presentation
Communications 135 - Lecture
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Remember: You are the most important VA
Communications 135 - Lecture
Never let ANY visual aid become a greater part of the presentation than you, the speaker, are for your audience!
All nonverbal cues are part of your perception by the audience as a powerful enhancement (or visual aid) for your speech.
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Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
When should you use a visual aid?
Communications 135 - Lecture
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
When should you use a visual aid?
Communications 135 - Lecture
To clarify an idea or exemplify a concept.
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
When should you use a visual aid?
Communications 135 - Lecture
To clarify an idea or exemplify a concept.
To add visual interest to your presentation.
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
When should you use a visual aid?
Communications 135 - Lecture
To clarify an idea or exemplify a concept.
To add visual interest to your presentation.
To help your audience remember key points.
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
When should you use a visual aid?
Communications 135 - Lecture
To clarify an idea or exemplify a concept.
To add visual interest to your presentation.
To help your audience remember key points.
For additional credibility.
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
When should you use a visual aid?
Communications 135 - Lecture
To clarify an idea or exemplify a concept.
To add visual interest to your presentation.
To help your audience remember key points.
For additional credibility.
To add persuasiveness and pathos to your speech.
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Kinds of Visual Aids
Communications 135 - Lecture
Objects and Models
Pictures, Photos, and Drawings
Graphs and Charts
Slides, Video, and Multi-Media Presentations
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Kinds of Visual Aids
Communications 135 - Lecture
Objects
Small enough to handle and large enough for audience to see.
Models
To represent other objects too big or small to be easily seen by audience.
Models or Objects
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
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Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Kinds of Visual Aids
Communications 135 - Lecture
Photos and Pictures
Must be large enough.
Isolate object to show.
Don’t show extra images.
Photos can be expensive to “blow up” to viewable size and can have extraneous objects or items in the field of view.
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Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Kinds of Visual Aids
Communications 135 - Lecture
Photos and Pictures
Must be large enough.
Isolate object to show.
Don’t show extra images.
Drawings
Enlarge for easy viewing.
Put on Transparency or into a Power Point.
Photos can be expensive to “blow up” to viewable size and can have extraneous objects or items in the field of view.
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Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Kinds of Visual Aids
Communications 135 - Lecture
Photos and Pictures
Make clear & simple.
Isolate object to show.
Don’t show extra images.
Drawings
Enlarge for easy viewing.
Put on Transparency or into a Power Point.
Photos can be expensive to “blow up” to viewable size and can have extraneous objects or items in the field of view.
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Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Kinds of Visual Aids
Communications 135 - Lecture
Graphs
To represent numbers or to quantify an idea.
3 Types
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Kinds of Visual Aids
Communications 135 - Lecture
Graphs
To represent numbers or to quantify an idea.
3 Types
Pie – portion of a whole
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Kinds of Visual Aids
Communications 135 - Lecture
Graphs
To represent numbers or to quantify an idea.
3 Types
Pie – portion of a whole
Bar – for comparisons
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Kinds of Visual Aids
Communications 135 - Lecture
Graphs
To represent numbers or to quantify an idea.
3 Types
Pie – portion of a whole
Bar – for comparisons
Line – trends over time
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Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Presentation Choices
Communications 135 - Lecture
Posters
Blackboard
Flip Charts
Posters & Flip Charts
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
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Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Presentation Choices
Communications 135 - Lecture
Videos
Slides
Multi Media
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
Use only when essential
Keep short
Integrate into speech
Avoid low-resolution
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Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Presentation Choices
Communications 135 - Lecture
Computers
Power Point
PowerPoint/Computer Imaging
ADVANTAGES:
- professional in appearance
- evidence of preparation
- good for large or small group
- easy to integrate with classroom discussion
- animated
- up-to-date technology
- easy to update
DISADVANTAGES:
- require special equipment/facilities
- require initial training to create
- require significant time to create
- require basic graphics/composition skills
- can lead to decreased audience interaction if speaker focuses on the screen
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Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Communications 135 - Lecture
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Communications 135 - Lecture
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
TIPS FOR PREPARING VISUAL AIDS
Communications 135 - Lecture
Prepare in advance
Keep simple
Make large enough
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
TIPS FOR PRESENTING VISUAL AIDS
Communications 135 - Lecture
Display only while discussing
Talk to audience, not to visual aid
Explain clearly, concisely
Practice with visual aids
Preparation & Use of Visual Aids
Communications 135 - Lecture
Impact of visual aids will always depend upon the presentation as well as the initial preparation.
