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Handouts and other Printed Materials <\/p>\n
Introduction<\/p>\n
Effective oral presentation skills are imperative in ensuring that the target audience understands the messages intended to be passed on. <\/p>\n
Care should be taken to ensure that they do not distort the meaning of the respective messages.<\/p>\n
Handouts and other forms of printing materials enable the audience to understand the messages accordingly. <\/p>\n
However, they should be given to the audience at the right time to ensure that they do not distract attention during oral presentations. <\/p>\n
As much as their design should be visually appealing, this should not undermine the ability to pass on information with ease. <\/p>\n
Handouts<\/p>\n
Basically, handouts contain an in depth analysis of the information contained in oral presentations. <\/p>\n
They help the audience to understand the subject under review. <\/p>\n
Further, they make the respective presentation both strong and memorable. Gatto (1990) indicates that handouts can be distracting during oral presentations. <\/p>\n
For this reason, they should be distributed at the end of the presentation. <\/p>\n
With regards to structure and design, handouts should be clean and neat. <\/p>\n
If possible, the developers of these should refrain from using fancy fonts and these can be distracting. <\/p>\n
In addition, too much information should not be included on a single page; rather information contained on each page should be simple and easy to understand. <\/p>\n
To ensure optimal results, information contained therein should correspond to the oral presentation. <\/p>\n
This also makes it easier for the audience to follow the presentation. <\/p>\n
To attain this, page numbers can be used. Furthermore, developers of handouts should leave some space for note taking (Cox, 2006). <\/p>\n
Flyers<\/p>\n
Flyers are handouts that provide more information about a product being evaluated in oral presentations. <\/p>\n
Pictures can be included in the flyer to make it more attractive. <\/p>\n
Nonetheless, the design of the respective flyer should be logical, coherent and meaningful. Pictures included should match the text and the product under review (Cox, 2006). <\/p>\n
The flyer should be simple to avoid distracting the audience. <\/p>\n
Colors should be chosen carefully and be reflective of the theme of the product or the text. <\/p>\n
Then, meaningful simple headings should be used. <\/p>\n
Graphics should not be used in the headings. <\/p>\n
Most importantly, the entire flyer should have information and no place should be left empty.<\/p>\n
Summary Sheet<\/p>\n
These comprise neatly folded pieces of paper with a summary of the speaker\u2019s presentation.<\/p>\n
Summaries are different and may include relevant facts, bulleted points underscoring the main quotes or time line of important events. <\/p>\n
Gurak and Dragga (1999) indicate that summary sheets should be limited to one page. <\/p>\n
Additional referencing material and contact information should be included in the summary sheet.<\/p>\n
Stickers<\/p>\n
These are not effective for presentations that are information based. <\/p>\n
Nonetheless, they are vital for politically based oral presentations or persuasive presentations.<\/p>\n
They make the speech memorable and audiences can always refer to them. <\/p>\n
In most cases, they contain the name of the speaker and the slogan that defines the speaker\u2019s speech. <\/p>\n
For a smaller audience, file folder stickers with a handwritten slogan are more cost effective.<\/p>\n
Poster<\/p>\n
This handout plays an instrumental role in enhancing understanding of the presentation. <\/p>\n
Usually, it explains where the speaker got the information. <\/p>\n
It can act as a conversation starter and trigger a debate of vital issues under review. <\/p>\n
Posters also advertise various works or products that the presenter talks about. <\/p>\n
Most importantly, Cox (2006) indicates that posters summarize the work or information that is presented orally.<\/p>\n
Banners<\/p>\n
These contain various forms of visual appeals and enable the audience to remember well what they see. <\/p>\n
In most cases, they are employed outdoors. <\/p>\n
As such, the material used needs to be resistant to harsh weather. <\/p>\n
In addition, the materials should be durable especially in cases where the banner needs to stay out for a long period of time after the presentation. <\/p>\n
According to Gatto (1990), lively colors need to be employed to attract and maintain the attention of the audience. <\/p>\n
This can be attained if colors are chosen well. <\/p>\n
Better results can further be attained if they are blended well with the background color. Background in this regard included the color of the environments. <\/p>\n
The color of the banner should sharply contrast with that of the environment to have optimal results. <\/p>\n
The size of the respective banner should also be large enough. <\/p>\n
This would allow or effective printing of the letters relaying vital information.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/p>\n
Handouts are effective in providing additional information than that contained in oral presentations.<\/p>\n
As identified, they need to be distributed after the presentation to avoid distracting the audience. Generally, information contained in banners should be relevant and consistent with that contained in presentations. <\/p>\n
Handouts should be neat and designed in a manner that does not compromise understanding by the audience. <\/p>\n
Handouts and printed materials and wide and varied and range from flyers, banners and posters to summary sheets and stickers. <\/p>\n
If used in an effective manner, these can be imperative in enhancing understanding and ensuring that the audience remember the messages contained therein.<\/p>\n
References<\/p>\n
Cox, M. (2006).What every student should know about preparing effective oral presentations. Boston, Allyn & Bacon<\/p>\n
Gatto, R. (1990).A practical guide to effective presentation: Its not just what you say, its how you say it that gets results. USA: GTA Press<\/p>\n
Gurak, L. & Dragga, S. (1999). Oral presentations for technical communication. USA: Longman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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