Visual Aids Chapter 9

Advantages of Using Visual Aids

 1. Can make ideas clear and understandable

 2. Can make a speech more interesting

 3. Can help an audience remember facts and details

Types Visual Aids

Types of Visual Aids  1. Graphs

  Line Graph

  Bar Graph

  Pie Graph

Types of Using Visual Aids

 2. Drawings   Make good visual aids because they

can show points that would be hard to explain in words

  This map shows that half

of all Americans live in just 9 states—California, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.

Types of Using Visual Aids

 3. Photos   Photos can be powerful aids

  This photo of earth was taken from outer space by an American astronaut.

Types of Using Visual Aids

 4. Video   Short video clips could be added to a

speech to draw your audience in

  Clips should be short and not take up a lot of your speaking time

Types of Using Visual Aids

 5. Objects   Three-dimensional objects make good

visual aids, provided they are large enough for everyone in audience to see.

Types of Using Visual Aids

 6. PowerPoint Slides/Google Slides

  When using slides, make sure to have pictures

  Do not write all of your words on the slides

Preparing Visual Aids

Preparing Visual Aids  1. Choose visuals that truly support your speech

 2. Prepare far in advance

 3. Choose appropriate number of visuals

 4. Make visual aids simple and clear

Presenting Visual Aids

  1. Don’t display before your speech, choose the best time during the speech to show them   2. Never pass objects around to the audience   3. Don’t talk to your visual aids   4. Don’t let visuals distract from your message