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4. Improve Listener Engagement, Comprehension, and Memory Choosing the Right Visual Aid The Importance of Preparation The Value of Sensory Enhancements Preparing and Using Visual Aids > The Value of Sensory Enhancements Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/communications?campaign_content=book_189_section_81&campaign_term=Communications&utm_campaign=powerpoint& utm_medium=direct&utm_source=boundless

5. Listeners will be more engaged if you tailor your sensory enhancements to the audience and add value with pictures, graphs, and other visually appealing items. Sensory enhancements improve comprehension through the process of repeating the information both visually and audibly. The repetition of information through a sensory enhancement and in your speech will help the audience remember your presentation. Improve Listener Engagement, Comprehension, and Memory Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/communications/textbooks/boundless-communications-textbook/preparing-and-using-visual-aids-16/the-value-of-sensory- enhancements-81/improve-listener-engagement-comprehension-and-memory-309- 10674?campaign_content=book_189_section_81&campaign_term=Communications&utm_campaign=powerpoint&utm_medium=direct&utm_sour ce=boundless Visually appealing graphs help audience comprehension View on Boundless.com Preparing and Using Visual Aids > The Value of Sensory Enhancements

6. Visual aids should support, clarify, and amplify, not repeat what you are saying. In order to make sure that the intent of your visual aid is clear try to use only important or memorable words or phrases. It is important to consider if your visual can be seen and understood by the member of your audience who is farthest from the screen when choosing to use it. In order to do this test out your visual aids in different environments. Visual Communication relies on vision, and is primarily presented or expressed with two dimensional images. A visual message accompanying text has a greater power to inform, educate, or persuade a person or audience. Choosing the Right Visual Aid Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/communications/textbooks/boundless-communications-textbook/preparing-and-using-visual-aids-16/the-value-of-sensory- enhancements-81/choosing-the-right-visual-aid-310- 10673?campaign_content=book_189_section_81&campaign_term=Communications&utm_campaign=powerpoint&utm_medium=direct&utm_sour ce=boundless View on Boundless.com Preparing and Using Visual Aids > The Value of Sensory Enhancements

7. In preparing your visual aids, you should consider three important components: Are your visual aids appropriate for your audience? Are your visual aids easy to understand and easy to read or view? Do you know what is on your visual aids and can you present them effectively? When creating a visual aid, make sure to consider the knowledge base, demographic background, occupation, and values of your audience. Be sure to use text that is large enough (size 16 point font is a suggested minimum) and colors that do not conflict with one another. This ensures that words are legible. An essential component of using visual aids effectively is to prepare yourself in understanding what is on them and determining how you want to explain them. The Importance of Preparation Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com www.boundless.com/communications/textbooks/boundless-communications-textbook/preparing-and-using-visual-aids-16/the-value-of-sensory- enhancements-81/the-importance-of-preparation-311- 4197?campaign_content=book_189_section_81&campaign_term=Communications&utm_campaign=powerpoint&utm_medium=direct&utm_sourc e=boundless View on Boundless.com Preparing and Using Visual Aids > The Value of Sensory Enhancements

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9. Key terms demographic A characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender. engage To engross or hold the attention of (someone); to keep busy or occupied. Visual Communication The communication through visual aid and the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Preparing and Using Visual Aids

10. Visually appealing graphs help audience comprehension Graphs, images, and other sensory enhancements help the audience to better comprehend and remember a presentation. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia. "File:Carbon dioxide pressure-temperature phase diagram.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." CC BY-SA http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Carbon_dioxide_pressure-temperature_phase_diagram.svg&page=1 View on Boundless.comCC BY-SA http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Carbon_dioxide_pressure-temperature_phase_diagram.svg&page=1View on Boundless.com Preparing and Using Visual Aids

11. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Preparing and Using Visual Aids If a speaker is presenting to an audience of teenagers and young adults, which of the following sensory enhancements should they use to improve listener engagement? A) All of these answers. B) Anecdotes and examples C) Stories and quotes D) Pictures and colors

12. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.comwww.boundless.com Boundless - LO. "Boundless." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://www.boundless.com/CC BY-SA 3.0http://www.boundless.com/ Preparing and Using Visual Aids If a speaker is presenting to an audience of teenagers and young adults, which of the following sensory enhancements should they use to improve listener engagement? A) All of these answers. B) Anecdotes and examples C) Stories and quotes D) Pictures and colors

13. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Preparing and Using Visual Aids To make a presentation vivid and memorable, speakers should choose visual aids that A) are interactive and involve the audience. B) repeat main points in the presentation. C) can be distributed in hard copy to audience members. D) begin and end the presentation.

14. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.comwww.boundless.com Boundless - LO. "Boundless." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://www.boundless.com/CC BY-SA 3.0http://www.boundless.com/ Preparing and Using Visual Aids To make a presentation vivid and memorable, speakers should choose visual aids that A) are interactive and involve the audience. B) repeat main points in the presentation. C) can be distributed in hard copy to audience members. D) begin and end the presentation.

15. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Preparing and Using Visual Aids Of the following speeches, which one of the following used the most effective visual aid to capture the audience’s attention in the introduction of the speech: _______, Alopecia, The Public Porcelain Potty, or Making a Difference through the Special Olympics? A) Alopecia B) The Public Porcelain Potty C) Making a Difference through the Special Olympics D) The Causes of Homelessness

16. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.comwww.boundless.com Saylor OER. "Communication « Saylor.org – Free Online Courses Built by Professors." CC BY 3.0 http://www.saylor.org/majors/Communication/CC BY 3.0http://www.saylor.org/majors/Communication/ Preparing and Using Visual Aids Of the following speeches, which one of the following used the most effective visual aid to capture the audience’s attention in the introduction of the speech: _______, Alopecia, The Public Porcelain Potty, or Making a Difference through the Special Olympics? A) Alopecia B) The Public Porcelain Potty C) Making a Difference through the Special Olympics D) The Causes of Homelessness

17. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Preparing and Using Visual Aids A well-known speaker is considering using visual aids for a major presentation. Her main concern is making sure the audience can easily read and understand her visual aids. To accomplish her goal, the speaker should ensure that her visual aids A) appeal to the demographic background of the audience. B) can be easily explained in a few words. C) are directed toward primarily middle-aged and elderly listeners. D) contain large text and compatible colors.

18. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.comwww.boundless.com Boundless - LO. "Boundless." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://www.boundless.com/CC BY-SA 3.0http://www.boundless.com/ Preparing and Using Visual Aids A well-known speaker is considering using visual aids for a major presentation. Her main concern is making sure the audience can easily read and understand her visual aids. To accomplish her goal, the speaker should ensure that her visual aids A) appeal to the demographic background of the audience. B) can be easily explained in a few words. C) are directed toward primarily middle-aged and elderly listeners. D) contain large text and compatible colors.

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