SUPPORTING PRESENTATIONSCh. 16

Mrs. Curry

USING SUPPORT MATERIALS

Logical Proof: specific piece of verifiable information that supports a statement. Statistics Specific instances Testimonies

STATISTIC

An item of information that represents numerical data.

Statistics can be flawed even when they are from a reliable source because sometimes research is conducted by two different entities and their results can differ.

SPECIFIC INSTANCE

An account of an actual event or occurrence.

Example: speech about Heimlich maneuver Story about someone who saved someone who was choking by

using this technique

TESTIMONY

A direct quotation or summary of a quotation

Example: quote from expert or someone of authority

ETHICAL PROOF

A piece of supporting information that builds a speaker’s credibility on a topic.

PATHETIC PROOF

Support material that gives emotional appeal to a presentation.

USING VISUAL AIDS

Clarity Interest Retention Professionalism Presenter Support

Types of Visual Aids- Objects or models, pictorial reproductions, and pictorial symbols

ORAL STYLE

The way a presenter uses language to express ideas

Clarity- word choice, word meanings, word order Force- intensity or energy of your message (ex:

Baptist preacher) Beauty- visual image, emotional element, sound

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Simile Metaphor Personification (Hyperbole)

PARALLELISM

Arranging sentences so that words and phrases are similar in length and structure.

“I Have a Dream” “Let Freedom Ring”

ANTITHESIS

Pairing opposing words or ideas together.

“Sink or swim”

TRANSITIONS

Smooth transitions help your audience move effortlessly through your presentation. Clarifies the relationship between two thoughts Brings closure to the previous point before moving to the next point Alerts listener that you are changing points