The speech buddy videos for chapter eleven were reviewing some of the good techniques on how to use presentation media, like PowerPoint, in a speech. Knowing what to use and what not to use in presentation media helps to make what you are trying to say more clear to the audience. If used incorrectly, it will only make the audience more confused. It is important to use large letters in PowerPoint, since it isn't a paper that someone will be holding in their hand, but will be viewing from the back of the room. It's also important to use as little as possible on each slide. If a slide is cluttered it will leave the viewer overwhelmed and make him or her lose interest in the topic being discussed.
The second speech buddy video also included a small example of both good and bad presentation media. The slides on the first example were simple and added some visual aid to the audience. The second example had the slides with bad color combinations and cluttered slides that didn't help make the topic more clear for the audience at all, but instead made the speech more confusing and distracted the audience.
These are all extremely helpful tips on how to properly use media like PowerPoint in a speech. The size of the lettering is something I thought about when I was planning my speech and PowerPoint. It makes a lot of sense to enlarge the font for people sitting further from the screen as well as people who do not have the best vision. I can also see the advantages of using less material on slides as opposed to cluttering them with information or pictures. I think that a good middle-ground is one picture per slide with about 20 words or less in text.
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