Chapter 14

Monday, October 28

Chapter 14

Reminders and Preview

Work Time

Flawed Visual Aids

Chapter 14

Learning Objectives

Announcements

Agenda

• Visual Aid due Monday, October 28 @ 11:59 (Blackboard)
• Draft Outline due Wednesday, October 30 @ 11:59 (Blackboard)
• Chapters 6 and 14 due Sunday, November 3 @ 11:59 (Blackboard)
• Final Outline due Sunday, November 3 @ 11:59 (Blackboard)

Announcements

Learning Objectives

Explain the major advantages of using visual aids in a speech.

Identify the types of visual aids available for use in speeches.

Apply the guidelines given in the chapter for preparing and presenting visual aids.

Pages 246-263 in The Art of Public Speaking

14 Using Visual Aids

Retention

Strengthens your audience's memory of your content

Credibility

Demonstrates that you took time to find a credible aid

Interest

Catches the audience's attention and help them pay attention

Clarity

Helps explain ideas that might be too complicated otherwise

Visual Aid Advantages

Display with presentation technology

Avoid passing

Enlarge for Audience

Photos and Drawings

Show statistical trends and patterns

Graphs

Bar Graph

Uses vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons​

Highlights segments of circle to show distribution patterns​

Uses one or more lines to show changes over time​

Pie Graph

Line graph

• Summarize large blocks of information, usually as a list​
• Helps listeners visualize information​
• Show steps and process​
• Keep simple and clear​

Charts

Example from past student

• Keep short​
• Cue to start of clip​
• Integrate smoothly​
• Avoid low-resolution​

Video

• Use body to demonstrate procedure​
• Practice to coordinate words and actions​

Speaker

• Prepare well in advance​
• Keep simple​
• Make large enough​
• Limit text​
• Use fonts effectively ​
• Use color effectively​
• Use images strategically ​

Preparing Visual Aids

• Display where listeners can see​
• Avoid passing​
• Display only when discussing​
• Explain clearly and concisely​
• Talk to audience, not to visual aid​
• Practice with visual aids​
• Check room and equipment​

Presenting Visual Aids

• Submit visual aid as a PowerPoint to Blackboard with your final outline​
• Blank slides when not showing visual aid​
• Visual aid on separate slide​

Follow the next three slides' format on PowerPoint to ensure you are formatting your visual aids properly

Submitting Visual Aids

Hanson, M. (2024, July 15). Student Loan Debt Statistics. Education Data. https://educationdata.org/student- loan-debt-statistics

Flawed Visual Aids

• The following slides are examples of bad visual aids​
• Identify the following for each:​
• Type of visual aid​
• Topic​
• Flaws​
• Can be in the content or the presentation​

Chapters 6 and 14

Draft Outline

Visual Aid

Work Time

• Speeches start next week!
• Make sure you know your speech date
• Let me know if you make any changes to your visual aid before your presentation

• Visual Aid due Monday, October 28 @ 11:59 (Blackboard)
• Draft Outline due Wednesday, October 30 @ 11:59 (Blackboard)
• Chapters 6 and 14 due Sunday, November 3 @ 11:59 (Blackboard)
• Final Outline due Sunday, November 3 @ 11:59 (Blackboard)

Preview

Reminders