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Presentation aids

Presentation aids. From Speak Up! An illustrated guide to public speaking by Douglas Fraleigh and Joseph s. Tuman. What?. A presentation aid is anything beyond your spoken words that you employ to help the members of your audience understand and remember your presentation. Why?.

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Presentation aids

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  1. Presentation aids From Speak Up! An illustrated guide to public speaking by Douglas Fraleigh and Joseph s. Tuman

  2. What? • A presentation aid is anything beyond your spoken words that you employ to help the members of your audience understand and remember your presentation.

  3. Why? • Presentation aids can . . . • make your speech more interesting. • simplify a complex topic. • help your audience remember you.

  4. Types • Speaker • Assistants • Objects • Visual Images • Maps

  5. Types • Photographs and Drawings • Diagrams • Graphs (line, bar or pie) • Lists, tables and other text-based visuals • Audio and visual

  6. Guidelines • Make sure your aids support your points • Keep your aids simple and clear • Simplicity • Size • Contrast

  7. Guidelines • Test Legibility • Rehearse with your presentation aid • BE PREPARED TO SPEAK WITHOUT AIDS

  8. During Speech • Make sure everyone can see and hear your aids • Control audience interaction with your aids • Maintain eye contact with audience, NOT your aid

  9. Review • 1. What are the three key reasons for using presentation aids in a speech? • 2. Describe at least seven types of presentation aids you might use in a speech.

  10. Review • 3. What four things does a speaker need to keep in mind when delivering a speech with presentation aids? • 4. Are all presentation aids visual aids? What other senses might a good presentation aid engage?

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