COMM108 Chapter 13

How does a speaker benefit from using a visual aid?

We remember more when we see and hear.

If you wanted to show the amount of money spent on defense for six different countries, which type of visual aid would probably be best?

a bar graph

Sheng wants to show the chain of command within the organization she is discussing. She wants to include hierarchy, who communicates with whom, and relationships between roles. This could be demonstrated best by using _______.

a flow chart

A flipchart is _______.

a large pad mounted on an easel

Harrison wants to show a human brain for his speech, but using an actual brain is impractical, difficult to obtain, and a biohazard. The most similar alternative is _______.

a model

If you wanted to show the way a university budget was distributed, which type of visual aid would probably be best?

a pie chart

Daria wants to show her audience where the kidneys, bladder, and liver are in the body. To do this most effectively she should use _______.

a simple drawing

Presentational aids _______.

all of the above

Showing the class the type of baseball used for little league teams is a type of visual aid known as _______.

an actual object

June is giving a speech on bird calls. What presentation could June use to help her audience understand three different types of bird calls?

an audio recording

Well-developed and well-presented computer-mediated visual aids greatly enhance _______.

audience perceptions of speaker credibility

Santos is using a YouTube video clip of a political debate in his speech. He is using a(n) _______.

audiovisual aid

The problem with handouts is that they _______.

can distract the audience away from your speech

_______ have become important enough to public speaking that they are essentially a form of supporting material.

presentational aids

Taren is giving a presentation on Japanese culture. Rather than just showing pictures of Japan and its people, she has shared samples of authentic Japanese cuisine with the audience. She is utilizing a(n) _______.

sensory aid

When designing a PowerPoint presentation you should _______.

use a font that is easy to read

One guideline for the effective use of presentational aids in a speech is _______.

use visual aids only if they contribute to the audience's understanding

Chalkboards are appropriate for use _______.

when what you want to show is very simple or short

Whiteboard and chalkboards are unique from the other performance aids discussed in the chapter because _______.

you can write on them while you are showing them

To create effective presentational aids, you should be sure that _______.

you only include information that you will emphasize in your speech

The number of presentational aids used should be limited because _______.

you want the focus to be on you, the speaker