Public Speaking Presentation Aids Unit Quiz(AT)

Question 1

What are the types of visual aids?

Answer 1

1. Yourself - Dress nice/professional
2. Objects
3. Models
4. Charts - word, bar, line graphs, pie, flipchart
5. Pictorial representations - pictures, maps, drawings, photographs.
6. Projections - DVDs, films, overhead projector, power point/ data projector
7. Handouts

Question 2

What are the guidelines for using visual aids?

Answer 2

1. Plan carefully
2. Consider the audience’s needs.
3. Show the aids only when talking about them
4. Displays aids so everyone can see them.
5. Talk to your audience
6. Don’t pass objects around the audience.
7. Give a speech!
8. Keep visual aids neat, and colorful
9. Have a plan in case the technology fails.
10. Strive for simplicity

Question 3

What is the 8 by 8 Rule?

Answer 3

Don’t use more than 8 words on a line or more than 8 lines on a slide.