{"id":1133,"date":"2015-02-25T17:18:27","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T17:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/publicspeaking1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1133"},"modified":"2019-03-06T13:42:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T13:42:15","slug":"chapter-13-visual-aid-tips","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ivytechcomm101-publicspeaking-statewide\/chapter\/chapter-13-visual-aid-tips\/","title":{"raw":"Presentational Aids: Visual Aid Tips","rendered":"Presentational Aids: Visual Aid Tips"},"content":{"raw":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8bXYlP7oFlw<\/p>\r\n\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Table 13.1: Visual Aid Tips<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Select only visual aids that enhance or clarify your message.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Select visual aids that will have the greatest impact on your audience.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Speak to your audience not to your visual aid or the screen.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Reveal your visuals only when they are relevant to your current point, and take them away when they are no longer being talked about.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Practice with your visual aids and make sure all demonstrations work smoothly.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Design visuals so they can be understood within three seconds.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Keep your visuals as simple as possible while still conveying your message.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>When presenting text to your audience, give them time to read before you begin speaking again.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Be prepared to move on with your presentation should any of the visual aids falter or fail. 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