public speaking: chapter 14 presentation aids steven a. beebe & susan j. beebe

Public Speaking:Public Speaking:

Chapter 14Presentation

Aids

Steven A. Beebe & Susan J. Beebe

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- Aristotle- Aristotle

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10 Procrastinate, so you can prepare your aids in the 2:00am quiet of your home.

8 Distribute handouts so the audience will have paper for doodling and spitball ammunition during your speech.

9 Your speech will be much more entertaining if you don’t practice with your aid. That way there’s no telling what might happen!

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7 Don’t allow your buddy to throw you when you demonstrate the wrestling hold that made you the state champ!

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In a boring round of speeches, the suspense of waiting for a poster to fall off the easel can stimulate the audience.

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Pie graphs are available at your local bakery.

6 A photo circulating around the room may be more fun for the audience than your speech is.

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3 Darken the room for videos and slide shows so your classmates can take a much-needed nap.

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2 With a chart, the more lines is better, if your audience is confused - then your credibility has to go up!

Remember Murphy’s Law – “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong!”

The The ValueValue of Presentation Aids of Presentation Aids

• Audience understands ideas better.

• Audience remembers ideas more.

• Listeners can organize ideas better.

• Gain and maintain audience attention more effectively.

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• Display sequence of steps clearer.

• Help promote visual rhetoric:

“process of using images as an integrated element in the total communication effort.”

TypesTypes of Presentation Aids of Presentation Aids

Three-dimensional

• Models: good when actual objects are difficult or

impossible.

• People: good when assistance is needed to illustrate

a concept.

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Two-dimensional• Drawings

• Photographs

• Slides

• Maps, and

TypesTypes of Presentation Aids of Presentation Aids

Two-dimensional• Graphs.

Bar: for comparisons.

Pie: for distributions.

Line: for progressions.

Picture: for illustrations.

• Charts.

Types of Presentation Aids Types of Presentation Aids ToolsTools

Two-dimensional• Flipcharts.

• Chalkboards & whiteboards.

• Overhead transparencies.

• Computer-generated aids.

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Tips for two-dimensional, computer-generated aids:

• Use limited text.

• Use bullets & parallel structure.

• Use headings to summarize theme.

• Control PowerPoint images.

• Repeat visual elements.

• Choose appropriate & easy-to-see typefaces & fonts.

• Use high-contrast colors.

Appropriate and Easy-to-see Typefaces & Fonts

Which are appropriate, easy-to-see?

Use Limited Text

Maintain Consistency• With size.

• With color.

• With bullets.

• With fonts.

Consistency inSize, color, bullets, fonts.

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Use High-Contrast Colors• Some combinations

have low–contrast.

• Others have

high–contrast.

Which color combination

Is easier on your eyes?

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Types of Presentation AidsTypes of Presentation Aids

Audiovisual Aids• DVDs.

• CDs.

• Videotapes.

• iPods.

• Other MP3 players.

Guidelines for DevelopingGuidelines for DevelopingPresentation AidsPresentation Aids

• Make easy to see.

• Keep simple.

• Select right ones.

• Avoid dangerous or illegal ones.

Guidelines for UsingGuidelines for UsingPresentation AidsPresentation Aids

• Rehearse with your aid.

• Focus eye contact on audience,

not the aid.

• Explain the aid.

• Do not distribute the aid.

• Use animals with caution.

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• Manage handouts effectively.

Do not distribute during speech.

Tell listeners when to refer to handouts.

Number pages of handouts.

Prepare overheads to match.

Handouts can summarize

key ideas for audience

to remember.

Guidelines for UsingGuidelines for UsingPresentation AidsPresentation Aids

• Time the presentation aid appropriately.

Remove when finished referring to it.

Position it ahead of time.

Consider asking others to help

you with the viewing of the aid.

• Use technology effectively.

• Remember Murphy’s Law.