Exam 12: Visual Aids

Word tables can present a comparison of ideas or characteristics of different items.

Explain at least three purposes that effective visual aids should achieve.

Which visual aid is best to illustrate how the parts of a whole are distributed?

In APA format, each table is numbered separately and referred to as a (an)

An organization chart shows supervisory and direct reporting relationships within an organization.

Pictures, SmartArt.or clip art would be shown as figures or illustrations using a traditional style manual (HOW 12}.

Organization charts should be used only when they show the entire organization.

Which of the following is correct for the use of source notes for visual aids?

Up to ten areas can be compared in one multiple-bar graph.

A source note gives credit to the resource used for the illustration..

Describe two techniques that may be used to differentiate the lines for each variable in a multiple-line graph.

Sports Communications broadcasts basketball and football games for universities in three geographic regions--East, West, and North Central areas of the United States.Results of three annual listener surveys are shown in Table 1.The CEO has asked that you develop a report that identifies the number of listeners to see trends in growth or loss of listeners over the three-year period for each region.Use the data in Table 1 to construct a multiple-column chart (graph)that shows listener patterns for each region in thousands over the three-year period.Follow APA style to format the title and number of your graph.Assume that this is the second of four graphs to be included in the report. Table 1 Number of Listeners (in Thousands)for Radio Broadcasts of Basketball and Football

An effective visual aid in a written report should be easily understood without referring to the text material.

Describe a purpose of a map, a diagram, photograph or logo, and a graph in a report.

Which two of the following charts does not begin with zero at the bottom, extreme left?

Explain how the number and title of a table differs for APA and traditional (HOW)location and formatting.

Describe three ways that inaccurate visual aids can be misleading.

Select the most appropriate visual aid to illustrate each of the following.Give justification for each of your selections. a.Location of controls on a VCR remote b.Breakdown of nutrition facts for a serving of cereal c.Comparison of expenses for a volunteer organization during a year d.Comparison of weight loss/gain for four people during a six-month period e.Routing of an application for credit through an organization

Which of the following statements is NOT true of visual aids in business reports?

Name and explain a visual presentation aid that would be appropriate for a speaker to use during a presentation in which he or she wished to engage the audience in a brainstorming activity.