Presentation Aids

1. Presentation Aids Chapters 20-21

2. Chapter 20 “Using Presentation Aids in the Speech”

3. Presentation Aids include __________, ___________, ___________, __________, ___________, ___________, __________, ___________. • Each of these elements, used alone and in combination, help listeners to see _______________ among ___________ and _______________. • Presentation Aids can help listeners _________ and __________ information, _______________, ___________ information in a _______________ fashion and enhance an _________ of _____________.

4. 4 Functions of Presentation Aids • Help Listeners process and retain information: • Most people process and retain information best when they receive it in _____________________. • Research indicates that we remember only about ____ of what we hear, ____ of what we see and hear, and about _____ of what we see, hear, and actually do. • Messages that are reinforced ______ are often more believable.

5. 4 Functions of Presentation Aids 2. Promote Interest and Motivation • __________ Presentation aids draw audience members into a speech and _________ their interest. • They allow listeners to engage the __________of their brains-the hemisphere that plays an important role in ______________ such as _____________, _______, and ___________. • Seeing the ______ of an __________ laid out in front of them can make a significant difference in how _______________________________. • For ex. In an appeal for donations for the homeless, you might present a photo that graphically portrays homeless conditions.

6. 4Functions of Presentation Aids 3. Convey Information Concisely • Presentation aids facilitate ______ communication and __________. By expressing difficult ________ and ______ without lengthy explanations. • __________ can vividly represent an _______, a _______, or an ________ instantaneously. • ______________________ can be communicated more ________ and _________ through graphs and charts than through verbal description.

7. 4Functions of Presentation Aids 4. Lend a Professional Image • Quality visual aids demonstrate that _____ has gone into the presentation. It gives the impression that you approaching the presentation ___________ which increases your ___________ (ethos). • Of course, a bad presentation aid will have the __________ effect and ___________ getting your message across.

8. Types of Presentation Aids • A _______ can be any _____ or _______ object that captures the audience’s attention and __________ or _____________ key points. • A _________ is a ______________, __________ representation of an object. • ________ are ____________ representations of people, places, ideas, or objects produced on an opaque backing. • A __________, also called a _________________, explains how something works or how it is constructed or operated.

9. Types of Presentation Aids • A _____ is a representation of a ______ or a ______ of an area on a flat surface. • A ______ is a large, bold, two-dimensional design incorporating words, shapes, and, if desired, color, placed on an opaque backing. • A ______ represents numerical data in visual form. Four major Types include: • _________, ________, _________, and pictograms.

10. Types of Presentation Aids • An _________ is a short recording of sounds, music, or speech. • ______ use movies, television, and other recording segments to combine _____, _____, and __________ to illustrate key speech concepts. • ____________ combines several media into a ________________ (ex. Pictures, sounds, video, text, and data).

11. Chapter 21 “Designing Presentation Aids

12. Simplicity • Presentation aids that try to communicate too many messages will __________________ the audience. To communicate your points effectively, _________________. • The purpose of a presentation aid is to _____________________ or __________ what you say, not to _______ verbatim what you’ve already verbalized in your speech. • Rather than using _______________ that mirror your speech statements, present your points in short _______ or __________.

13. Simplicity • Minimize the _______________ you use in each presentation aid. The _______________ suggests that you use a maximum of 8 words _______ and 8 lines __________. • This will help your audience ______________ instead of reading your aid.

14. Continuity • The ___________________ dictates that you apply the same ______________ you make for one aid to all of the aids you display in a speech. Doing so will ensure that viewers don’t become ____________ by a jumble of unrelated ________________. • To help maintain continuity, keep the same choices for ___________________throughout the aid. (ex. Fonts, colors, styling)

15. Color • Using color can help listeners see ___________, __________, and _____________. • The skillful use of color can _______________ to key points, set the _______ for a presentation, and make things easier to see. • Colors can evoke _________________ in people, care must be taken as you design the aid so that you do not summon an ____________________. • For example: Unless you wish to remind your viewers of Halloween when giving a speech on Presidents day, do not use orange and black.

16. Tips for Using Color Effectively • Use _____, ______ colors to emphasize important points. • Use _____, _____ colors to de-emphasize less important areas of a presentation • Keep the __________ color ________ and avoid dark backgrounds. • Limit the number of colors you use to _________. • Be aware of templates provided by the software.