chapter10 presentation aids

advantages:*Helps Audience:Increase understanding. •Make speeches more memorable. •Add variety and interest to a speech.*Helps the speaker:Establish the authenticity of their words. •Enhances credibility. •Helps improve delivery skills

disadvantages:*audience: May cause distractions. •Distribute handouts •Pass around objects •May confuse listeners. •Blurry images •Unclear graphs •Overloaded slides.*speaker: Damage credibility •Sloppy info •Inaccurate info •Can be distracting •Can reduce eye contact •Risks uncooperative equipment.

traditional media:Flip chart •Chalk and marker board •Posters •Handouts •Transparencies, projections and slides •Video and audio resources

new media:Power Point •Prezi •Keynote

Presentation aids are supplementary materials used to enhance the effectiveness and clarity of a presentation. Whether visual, auditory, or a combination of the two, they give your audience direct sensory contact with your message

Types of presentations aids

People :Speaker is a presentation aid. Your body, grooming, actions, gestures, voice, and facial expressions, are important considerations

Objects and models:Can gain attention, increase understanding, add authenticity. Objects exemplify concepts. Must be portable. Keep out of sight when not talking about it. Can also cause distractions. Inanimate objects are better than living things.Models are replicas of the objects

Graphics

sketches

maps

charts

graphs

textual material

principles of design:simplicity, balance, visibility,emphasis