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Visual Aids Important note: navigate through this slide show using mouse clicks, do NOT use ‘pg Up’ or ‘PgDn’ on the bottom of the slide (this will cause you to miss many points of clarification).
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Visual Aids. Important note: navigate through this slide show using mouse clicks, do NOT use ‘pg Up’ or ‘PgDn’ on the bottom of the slide (this will cause you to miss many points of clarification). Visual Aids. Promote Attention, Comprehension, Retention. Visual Aids: Why we use them. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Visual AidsImportant note: navigate through this slide show using mouse clicks, do NOT use ‘pg Up’ or ‘PgDn’on the bottom of the slide (this will cause you to missmany points of clarification).
Visual Aids
Promote Attention, Comprehension, Retention
Visual Aids: Why we use them
Comprehension Retention
3 hours 3 days
after speech after speech
Without a VA 70% 10%
With a VA 85% 65%
Visual Aids
1. Its just an AID - Not a Prop
- Not Dominant
A visual aid is used in the body of a speech to promote understanding of a main point of content. It is not to be trivialized nor added as an after- thought in the conclusion.
Visual Aids
1. Its just an AID
2. Murphy’s Law is right
If anything can go wrong, it will, so plan ahead and always have a back-up plan, especially if using technology.
Visual Aids
1. Its just an AID
2. Murphy was right
3. Practice for Real
Practice manipulating the aidwhile delivering the speech, that way any trouble spots will come up in practice…
Visual Aids Need:
Credibility
Legibility
Flexibility
Visual Aids Need:
CredibilitySpell Correctly
Neatness Counts
Use Correctly
Think of it as a resume,Avoid clutter, have lots of “open space”
Know how to use and project it
Visual Aids Need:
Legibility
Limit Text
A good rule of thumb: nomore than 40 characters per line, no more than 6 lines per slide or poster
Visual Aids Need:
Legibility
Letter Size
For projection via PowerPoint or document camera, use 36 pt font for main headings and24 pt for subheads
For posters, letters should be 2”tall and ¼” wide for visibility
Visual Aids Need:
Legibility
Color Contrast
Use black lettering on acolored background; havesufficient contrast to ease visibility, the background should not be ‘busy’, distractingor overwhelming. Do not useblack on white or color on color
Visual Aids Need:
Legibility
Upper and Lower CaseLettering
Use normal capitalizationrules, as all capital letters are difficult to read. Themost distinctive parts ofletters are the upper partof lower-case letters.
OFFICIAL
OFFICIAL
official
official
What word is this?
Visual Aids Need:
Legibility
Limit TextLetter SizeColor ContrastUpper and Lower Case
Visual Aids Need:
Flexibility
No Wallpaper
An image or object remaining passively in the background is not a visual aid
Visual Aids Need:
Flexibility
Coordinated Timing
You should only show the part of the aid that is relevant at that moment; at all other times it is a distraction
Visual Aids Need:
Flexibility
Coordinated Timing: Posters
It is better to use several posters rather than a single one containing all points. Do not use a trifold board, it blocks the view from the sides and is impossible to focus on a single point.
Visual Aids Need:
Flexibility
Coordinated Timing: PowerPoint
It is better to use separate text boxes and step reveals on a single slide than to show all of the elements at once. It is also easier to manage, edit, and use.
Visual Aids Need:
FlexibilityCreating step reveals in PowerPoint
Use separate text and graphic boxes for each entry. Select ‘Slide Show’ from the main PPt menu, then custom animation. All boxes will be numbered, and you can arrange their sequence however you wish. Use simple entry/exit effects and control by mouse click, not auto-time.
Visual Aids Need:
Flexibility
No Wallpaper
Coordinated Timing
Step Reveals
Visual Aids Need:
Credibility
Legibility
Flexibility
Putting theory into practice:Compare the next two slides
DESIGN RULES FOR TEXT VISUALS
-YOU SHOULD USE ONLY FOUR TO SIX LINES OF TYPE-BE SURE TO LIMIT EACH ENTRY TO NO MORE THAN FORTY CHARACTERS-IT IS BEST TO USE PHRASES RATHER THAN SENTENCES-USE UPPER- AND LOWERCASE TYPE, IT IS EASIER TO READ-A SIMPLE FONT IS EASIER TO READ AND DOES NOT DETRACT FROM YOUR PRESENTATION-BE AWARE OF THE IMPACT OF COLOR CONTRAST ON READIBILITY
DESIGN RULES FOR TEXT VISUALS
Clear color contrasts
4 to 6 lines of type
40 characters per entry
Phrases, not sentences
Upper- and Lowercase type
Simple Fonts
Same content, greater effectiveness
Visual Aids You control them They don’t control the speech
