Visual Aids

Advantages

• Strengthen clarity of the message• Increase interest• Aid listener’s retention• Enhance speaker’s credibility• Can improve persuasiveness

Kinds of Visual Aids

• Objects• Models• Photographs• Drawings• Graphs (line, bar, pie)• Charts• Slides, transparancies• Videotapes• Yourself

Tips for Using Visual Aids

• Avoid the chalkboard• Prepare them in advance• Make sure it is large enough• Display it where it can be seen• Avoid passing visual aids among audience• Display only when discussing• Talk to audience, not the visual aid• Explain visual aids clearly & concisely• Practice with the visual aid when

rehearsing