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Effective Visual Aids for Speeches

Visual aids can help illustrate concepts for a speech on media violence. While showing violent acts themselves would not be appropriate, statistics on media violence could be made more understandable through visual representations like graphs. Different types of visual aids include bar graphs, pie graphs, flowcharts, drawings, photographs, objects, and the presenter themselves. When creating visual aids, common mistakes to avoid include having too much text, too many words per line, excessive use of capital letters, tight spacing, too much artwork, too many colors, too many different typefaces, and overuse of italics and underlining.

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Effective Visual Aids for Speeches

Visual aids can help illustrate concepts for a speech on media violence. While showing violent acts themselves would not be appropriate, statistics on media violence could be made more understandable through visual representations like graphs. Different types of visual aids include bar graphs, pie graphs, flowcharts, drawings, photographs, objects, and the presenter themselves. When creating visual aids, common mistakes to avoid include having too much text, too many words per line, excessive use of capital letters, tight spacing, too much artwork, too many colors, too many different typefaces, and overuse of italics and underlining.

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A picture is worth a thousand words.

What are visual aids?

Hows it going, ----------? Well, Im getting frustrated. Why is that? Well, were suppose to think about using visual aids with this speech. But I cant think of anything that I could use. Well, whats your topic? Im giving a speech on the effects of media violence, but I dont see any sense in showing any acts of violence. No, but there are lots of other things you could show. Like what? Well, Ill bet that you have statistics about the amount of violence. Sure. Well, wouldnt the class understand them better if you showed them the statistics? But wouldn't showing statistics be just as boring as giving them?

What are the types of visual aids?

Graphs

help audiences understand and retain statistical data.


Line graph- a visual consisting of lines that show trends.

Bar graph- a visual that contrasts two or more sets of data by means of parallel rectangles of varying lengths.

Pie graph- a circle showing a given whole that is divided into component wedges.

Pictorial graph- a visual that dramatizes statistical data by means of pictorial forms.

Flowchart- a diagram that shows step-by-step progression through a procedure or system.

Information chart- text material arranged as a series of key points.

What else can you use as visuals?

Drawings-they make good visual aids because they can illustrate points that would be hard to explain in words.

Models- is a representation of an object. One advantage of a model is that you can move it around.

Photographs- they have high degree of realism, they are excellent for proving points.

Objects- the objects you are talking about make good visual aids if they are large enough to be seen and small enough to carry around you.

Yourself On occasion, you can become your own best visual aid.

What are the media for visual aids?

Electronic Presentation involves visual aids that are powered by a computer

Marker board- they are so common and rather dull as presentation media.

Flipchart- is a giant writing pad whose pages are glued or wired together at the top.

How to Avoid Eight Design Mistakes

Mistake 1: Too much text.

Mistake 2: Too many words per line.

Mistake 3: Overuse of all capital letters.

Mistake 4: Too tight spacing.

Mistake 5: Excessive artwork.

Mistake 6: Too many colors.

Mistake 7: Too many different typefaces.

Mistake 8: Use of italics and underlining for emphasis.

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