Visual Aids

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Visual Aids
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Advantages

• Strengthen clarity of the message
• Increase interest
• Aid listeners retention
• Enhance speakers credibility
• Can improve persuasiveness

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Kinds of Visual Aids

• Objects
• Models
• Photographs
• Drawings
• Graphs (line, bar, pie)
• Charts
• Slides, transparancies
• Videotapes
• Yourself

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Tips for Using Visual Aids

• Avoid the chalkboard
• Prepare them in advance
• Make sure it is large enough
• Display it where it can be seen
• Avoid passing visual aids among audience
• Display only when discussing
• Talk to audience, not the visual aid
• Explain visual aids clearly concisely
• Practice with the visual aid when rehearsing