1. Reminder
If you have not completed your learning goals chart, please do so know. Give yourself a score, note what went well and set an improvement goal.
Reminder that if you have not given a speech these must be done by appointment with Mrs. Schlichtemeier before or after school prior to September 15th!

2. Visual Aids: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Speech

3. Objectives Learn what can be used as a visual aid
Identify key components to good VAs
Identify what to avoid when creating VAs
Look at examples from past invention speeches

4. The Purpose of a VA
To explain, describe or demonstrate something that is not easily explained in words.

5. What is a Visual Aid (VA)?
Poster
Prop
Technology (PowerPoint/Keynote, Prezi)

6. Keys to Good VAs
Good color combos (dark writing on light background, vice versa)
Good flow (top to bottom, left to right)
Simple
Large enough to see (eliminate white space)

7. Keys to Good VAs Visual not Verbal (limit your words) Proofread!
When you do use writing, have easy to read font
Posters: don’t hand write, use printed text or stencils
Font should be 90 point or larger on posters

8. Bad VAs Too Busy No flow Funky fonts, sloppy handwriting
Changing in backgrounds (PowerPoint)
Changing colors
Typos

9. Revealing Information
If you want to reveal info a little at a time:
Use a PowerPoint
Use multiple posters
Use reveals or add ons

10. Presenting with VAs Don’t write your speech on your VA
Don’t talk to your VA
If they fall (poster) and you still need it, pick it up. If not leave it.
If it’s not working, have a back up (technology).

11. For this assignment…
You must have a minimum of one poster/prop or a multimedia presentation.
If you are doing a PowerPoint have 1 slide for every seconds roughly
A title slide
A slide to explain/show the product
A slide to list price and where I can buy it

12. Examples