The Use Of Visual Aids In Communication

Contrasting color enhance a sense of differentiation between different objects and surfaces. Different colors can be used to highlight key and safety features. It will also reduce the chances of mishaps. Different colors enable such people to see edges between surfaces and perceive depth and difference more easily. We can use bolder, Bigger and brighter colors to facilitate people with impaired visual acquity. Following objects in our environment facilitate such people : clocks and watches with large numbers, big button telephones and large print books and calendars. Magnifier can also help them to maximize the size of things for clear appearance. Secondly brighter objects makes the things easier to see. It is often easier to see things if people shine a light directly on to what they want to see. For example, use of torch or table lamp brighten the written text and facilitate reading. The amount of light to be

The specific audience of my visual presentation was my classmates. My audience is very unique because of the fact that they are all international students studying in the University of Arizona. Also, they all use internet and computer technologies for the purpose of education. This related to the topic I presented which makes both my audience and the argument very unique.

Some learn better through one sense than another. Some learn best through visual approaches, some through tactile approach and others through auditory approaches, on the other hand some learn through a combination of the two. The use of visual stimulation is essential to learning because it is necessary for understanding as imagery is what helps individuals comprehend and remember material (Stoffers 2011). Stoffers further points out that there are a variety of ways teachers can utilize visual aids in the classroom. The mode of presentation can vary from traditional chalkboards and whiteboards to bulletin boards to PowerPoint and even to new technologies like the interactive whiteboard (also referred to as the Smart board). Visual aids can improve learning up to 400% (Stein 2009). This means teachers must put careful thought into building interactive and effective visual aids to help their

A variety of communication media can be considered when planning to produce a presentation, for example verbal communication and written communication, each type of communication media has its advantages and limitations. When developing my presentation I decided to use both verbal and written communication, although both communication methods were used I had to ensure that they were used in the correct quantities. To keep my presentation engaging I tried to use as much visual representation as possible limiting the amount of text per slide. I chose to use PowerPoint because of its combination of written and verbal communication (not to mention the cost effectiveness of choosing PowerPoint and simplistic interface); the written aspects included the text on the slides, screenshots and images. The screenshots proved particularly useful as they was of the actual database used in the daily running of the Apprenticeships Store, once paired with the demonstration of inputting data into the database it ensured greater understanding due to more practical learning as opposed to theoretical learning. More detail was provided in my handouts ensuring I didn’t give too much information at once and this allowed the audience to document any supplementary information I said during the presentation, by speaking and interpreting what was on the slides ensured the presentation remained fluid and

A slideshow or power point presentation can create a visual representation for teaching about similarities and differences between adjectives used to describe people. Or showing pictures of characters in a novel will help the students put an image to a written discretion that may not have been able to create with word only. This can also be used for other aspect within a novel like a setting, plot, themes, and symbols to meet the language objectives and the core content objectives.

Scott McCloud’s graphic essay “Show & Tell” demonstrates how the relationship between pictures and words can be used to convey a message efficiently. By showing many visual examples of the different ways images and words can be used together, McCloud establishes that information is easier to interpret when paired with visual aid. By also pointing out that people are naturally inclined to show something visually as means of explaining, McCloud demonstrates his main point: the combination of words and images is very effective in conveying a message.

Read Ch. 10, “Using Visual Aids in Technical Communication,” of Technical Communication Process and Product.

Whether an artist sits at a work desk or steps up to an easel, they all have a common goal; to create a message. Some express their message through visual mediums and others through text. Each type has its pros and cons but certain messages are more accurately represented by a specific medium.

A simple example of this is the fact that Tabrizi utilizes three tables and thirteen figures to in the paper. This enables the reader to understand the information by just referring to the visual aids. A good example of this is Figure 4 on page 19 where Tabrizi uses a flow chart to visually explain his plan for educating community members about breast cancer screening. The visual aid helps get across his idea, which may seem more complicated and takes two pages to explain. Therefore, it is evident that Tabrizi uses visual aids in his thesis as a tool for explaining his

imagery and repetition, the listener can relate to the main message and have a deeper understanding

PowerPoint’s are widely used at Schools and Businesses during lectures in order to teach other people. The interactive method of teaching engages people, as it makes the speech accompanied with the PowerPoint more motivating. SMS Text messages in a business environment are quick and easy to use, and allow colleagues to talk to each other in a more informal way. Photo and video sharing is a very beneficial method of communicating messages. Photos and videos can be used to accompany presentations, or can be used in order to illustrate messages on behalf of a company, etc.

“Some images [visual and multimedia] are so iconic that they become part of our cultural memory.” (Pg.326). Take, as an example, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video—an ingenious idea, a powerful visual argument that is spreading ALS awareness nationwide. For the past few weeks, social media have been shown videos of people pouring icy water on themselves for the ALS Association. If, before the video, the image of people throwing icy water on themselves was associated with summer games--or with the hot weather-- now the same image belongs to the ALS Association.

Moreover, the use of pictographs can improve cross cultural communication. Pictograms is a visual language aim to establish the most important type of communication using visual language to transcending language barriers. For instance, it was stated, “Languages allow us to communicate with each other in a relatively effortless way because they rely on many types of conventions (e.g., morphological, syntactic, semantic, phonetic)” (Nakamura & Zeng-Treitler, 2012, p. 535). It is a language that enables the essential meaning to be understood visually at a glance, irrespective of differences of cultural or language.

Even before a young child can read or write they learn the alphabet as the beginning of interpreting the process of reading and writing. Equally a small child can generally recognise popular signs and symbols, such as the “M” for McDonalds or the Coke symbol before they can read. Just as society associates signs and symbols with various meanings, artists convey their thinking, beliefs and feelings to the audience through their works. This can be described as visual language or how images are used to communicate messages. This communication is vital to

Visual communication with graphs and charts usually reinforces written communication, and can in many case replace written communication altogether. As the adage goes “a picture is worth a thousand words,” such visual communication is more powerful than verbal and nonverbal communication on many occasions. Technological developments have made expressing visual communications much easier than