Communication Aids and Strategies
Communication Aids and Strategies
Communication Aids and Strategies
AND STRATEGIES
CHAPTER FIVE
No good to show
oActual firearms
oLive Mammals
oIllegal substances and chemicals
oPictures of aborted fetuses
oNudity and
oVulgar scenes
• The goal of the visual aids is to enhance
the speech and develop sensationalism.
• Visual Aids make the discussion more
interesting in meetings and
presentations.(Tubbs and Moss, 2007)
Examples of visual aids are
Models and objects
Demonstrations
Illustrations (handouts, pictures,
work of art, tables and charts)
Audio visual (video tapes, slides,
films, audio tapes)
Computer graphics
• Woods (1997) in Researching and Developing
Support for Public Speeches suggests, “When
visual texts are used, certain guidelines apply.
As a general rule, a visual text should have no
more than six lines of words, should use phrases
more than sentences , and should use a simple
typeface. Color and variations type size can
be used to add emphasis to visual texts. This
applies to handouts, overhand transparencies,
and large visuals displayed at the front of the
room.’’
• Listeners will undergo visual overload to
speakers who use plenty of visuals and so it is
good to use the formula as proposed by
Cheryl Hamilton (1996, cited from Woods,
1997)