1. Using Visual Aids

2. Advantages of using visual aids Clarity – make topic clearer by seeing helps audience understand statistics, shows how something works, makes it more vivid Interest – visual images causes interest Retention – Visual images stay longer than verbal ones

3. Kinds of Visual Aids Objects – the actual item you are talking about Models- the fake one, small scale Photographs Drawings- sketches Graphs – line, pie, bar

4. Kinds of Visual Aids Charts- summarizes large amounts of info Slides and Videotapes Computer- concentrated graphics- power points Transparencies The speaker

5. Tips for using visual aids Avoid using the chalkboard for visual aids Prepare Visual Aides in Advance Make sure visual aids are large enough Display visual aides where listeners can see them Avoid passing V. A’s among the audience

6. Tips for using visual aids Display V.A.’s only while discussing them Talk to your audience, not your visual aids Explain V.A.’s clearly and concisely Practice with you V. A’s