Chapter 14: Using Visual Ads

Guidelines 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 your visual aid 6. Practice with your visual aids 7. Check the room and equipment

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 with your visual aids. 7. Check the room and equipment.

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 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

Kinds of Visual Aids

1. Objects and models 2. Photographs and drawings 3. Graphs 4. Charts 5. Video 6. The speaker

Presentation Technology

1. Pluses and minuses of presentation technology 2. Planning to use presentation technology

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

Guidelines for Preparing Visual Aids

1. Prepare visual aids well in advance 2. Keep visual aids simple 3. Make sure visual aids are large enough 4. Use a limited amount of text 5. Use fonts effectively 6. Use color effectively 7. Use images strategically

What are the major advantages of using visual aids in your speeches?

they heighten audience interest, shift attention away from the speaker, and give the speaker greater confidence in the presentation as a whole.