Exam 20: Selecting Presentation Aids

Jennifer was giving a speech about date rape and wanted to use the statistic, "66% of all college women experience date rape while they are in college." To best demonstrate this figure, she can use all ofthe following EXCEPT

Although interesting and dramatic, _____ fonts should be used sparingly because they are hard to read.

Most public-speaking teachers encourage frequent use of chalkboards and whiteboards.

A_______ is a pictorial representation of statistical data.

Receivers better retain material they get via both audio and video "channels" of communication.

When illustrating how data is distributed in a given category or area with a presentation aid, your audience will most readily understand the information with

Alexis is using photographs of her recent trip to Greece in her informative speech about Modern Greek culture. How can she BEST incorporate her photos into the presentation?

______ are a type of visual aid that shows relationships between two or more variables.

Using a dark background with lighter-colored words can have an unpleasant effect and make the words difficult to see.

Most designers agree that you should NOT use more than two fonts on a single visual aid.

How can you BEST use people as presentation aids in a speech?

What is one advantage of using presentation aids?

Which of the following is NOT a primary consideration when selecting a presentation aid?

______ are a type of visual that consists of flat areas of varying lengths used to represent information.

Anna is giving a speech on the basic functions of the Electoral College. As the presentation gets under way, she cannot figure out how to advance to her first slide, and ends up not using her visual aid.What guideline for selecting the right presentation aid was violated?

Clip art consists of images that are either in printed form or stored as electronic images in a computer file.

Which type of fonts should you use for titles?

When you use models as presentation aids, you should make sure they are large enough to be seen by all audience members.

Most audiences, especially those in the corporate world, expect a speaker to use computer-generated presentation aids.

Using the same background color on all visuals and no more than two colors for words will help unify your presentation.