The textbook offers 5 guidelines for effectively preparing and using visual aids. Describe 4 of
these recommendations and provide examples of how to apply them. Each example should
discuss a different visual aid type or category.
What will be an ideal response?
Types of visual aids include audiovisual aids, computer-generated visuals, flip charts
and posters, handouts and objects, and markerboards and chalkboards. The guidelines are
these: strive for professionalism, strive for simplicity, strive for clarity, prepare for possible
problems, and focus on the audience during your presentation.
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A. face behavior B. face control C. face power D. facework
In Dell Hymes’s ethnography of communication, a speech community is
a. a group of people who share common a language b. the occasion when people talk c. specific speech activities d. the styles of speech used in specific situations e. the styles of speech characteristic of a community
The percentage of information in a speech that should appear on visual aids is approximately
______ -fourth(s). Fill in the blanks with correct word
In a report on the adverse effects of war on those in the armed forces, Newsweek (December 10, 2012) reported that "every month nearly 1,000 [veterans] attempt to take their own lives,"
adding, "That's more than three attempts every 90 minutes, at least one of them successful. Every time the credits roll in a movie, or the postgame show begins, another veteran is dead." Providing this interpretation of the overall numbers involved, Newsweek avoided descriptive statistics, since they would appear unwieldy. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.