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How to Use Audiovisual PresentationAids

Sources

• Beebe and Beebe (2006). The Concise Public Speaking Handbook.

• Franklin and Clark (2001). Essentials of Speech Communication.

• The St. Martin’s Guide to Public Speaking (2003).

Audiovisual Aids

• Anything that audience members can see or hear (in addition to your speech) that helps them understand and remember your speech topic.

Audiovisual Aids

• Value in audiovisual aids

• Types of audiovisual aids

• Guidelines in preparing audiovisual aids

• Guidelines in delivering audiovisual aids

Value in Audiovisual Aids

• Audiovisual aids can enhance understanding and simplify a complex message.

• Facts and concepts are more likely to be learned / remembered if they are accompanied by visual cues.

Value in Audiovisual Aids

• Audiovisual aids can help keep an audience’s attention.

• Audiovisual aids can help illustrate a sequence of events or procedure.

Audiovisual Aids





Types of Audiovisual Aids

• The speaker sometimes becomes a visual aid when an explanation requires modeling.

-- Physical movement-- Clothing

The Speaker


• Any physical object can be a visual aid.

Physical Objects


• Use an assistant when a demonstration might cut into speech time or decrease interaction with audience.

Assistants


• Map: a visual representation of geography.

• Chart: any graphic representation that summarizes information and ideas.

• Graph: usually employed to show a quantitative relationship.

Maps, Charts & Graphs


• Use a drawing or photograph to depict what is being described orally.

Drawings and Photographs


• Use software programs to create tables, charts, and graphs.

• PowerPoint can help visualize text, illustrations and photographs.

Computer Technology & PowerPoint


• For audio aids consider CD’s.• Some presentations may benefit

from multiple audio aids.

Audio Aids

Audiovisual Aids





Guidelines for Preparing Audiovisual Aids

• Be sure that the audiovisual aid supports your point.

• Consider your audience analysis when deciding what audiovisual aids you will use.

• Make sure your audio aid is loud and clear.

• Make sure your visual aid is large enough to be seen.

Guidelines for Preparing Audiovisual Aids

• Make sure your visual aid is legible and easily understood.

• Follow the rules of contrast.– Use dark colors against light

backgrounds and light colors against dark backgrounds

• Keep the message of the audiovisual aid simple.

• Do not create the audiovisual aid while you speak.

Is this a good Visual Aid?

My Family

William and Allison at the cabin

Allison fishing

Summer 2009

William at the Twins game

QuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Audiovisual Aids





Guidelines for Delivering Audiovisual Aids

• Make sure your audiovisual aid is accessible to everyone in your audience.

• Control audience interaction with your audiovisual aid.

• Do not use the visual aid as an excuse to avoid looking at your audience.

Guidelines for Delivering Audiovisual Aids

• Remember the role that the audiovisual aid plays in your speech.

• Visual aids should be displayed only during the time that you are using them to make a point in your speech.

PowerPoint Contest

• 3 - 5 slides

• Whatever main points you want for an informative speech but explain how your visual works into your speech

Informative Speech on:

• Interlaken, Switzerland

• Cinque Terre, Italy

• Dingle Peninsula, Ireland

• Bayeux, France

• Salzburg, Austria

• Barcelona, Spain

• Bruges, Belgium

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