Oral Communication Quiz

Function of Presentation Aids

To assist with thinking
to encourage retention
to excite multiple senses
to engage the body
to simplify complexity

Varieties of Presentation Aids

Props
Pictures
Data

Preparing Presentation Aids

Clarity
Easy to Read
Face Audience
Trust Audience
Nail Timing

If Slides Go Wront

Handouts
Alternate Versions
PDF
Description of Slides

Informative Topics

Objects
People
Events
Processes
Concepts
Issues

Informative Strategies

Description
Definition
Explanation
Demonstration
Narration

Appeal

request made to another person with the intent of influencing them

Rhetoric

Study of speaking and writing influences people to do or think what they otherwise would not

Ethos

Appeal to Authority

Logos

Appeal to Reason

Pathos

Appeal to Emotion

Develop good Ethos

Know What you are Talking About
Common Sense
Be a good person
Demonstrate Concern