Chapter 21 Flashcards
Include objects, models, pictures, graphs, charts, video, audio, and multimedia used alone or in a combination within the context of a speech. Help listeners see relationships among concepts and elements, store and remember material, and critically examine key ideas
Presentation aids
A learning principle that suggests that we learn better from words and pictures than from words alone
Multimedia effect
The conveyance of meaning by integrating the visual with the verbal message
Visual rhetoric
Any live or inanimate object
Prop
A 3D, scale representation of something
Model
2D representations of people, places, ideas, or objects, including photographs, line drawings, diagrams, maps, and posters
Pictures
Explains how something works or how it is constructed or operated
Diagram
Represents numerical data in pictorial form
Graph
Uses points connected by lines to demonstrate how something changes or fluctuates in value
Line graph
Uses bars of varying length to compare quantities or magnitudes
Bar graph
Depicts the division of a whole
Pie graph
Uses picture symbols to illustrate relationships and trends
Pictogram
Visually organizes complex information into compact form
Chart
A diagram that shows step-by-step progression through a procedure, a relationship, or a process
Flowchart
Illustrates the organizational structure or chain of command in an organization
Organizational chart
A succinct display of comparative information or numerical data in rows or columns
Table
A short recording of sounds, music, or speech
Audio clip
Includes clips from movies, television, and other recording instruments
Video
Combines several media into a single production
Multimedia
An image printed on a clear sheet of acetate that can be viewed by projection
Overhead transparency
A large (27-34 inches) pad of paper on which a speaker can draw visual aids
Flip chart
Page-size items of information that is either impractical to give to the audience in another format or intended for audience members to keep after the presentation
Handout
