Monday, April 6, 2009
Interesting concept in chapter 11
One interesting concept I found in chapter 11 is using whiteboards and chalkboards as a visual aid. In that chapter it mentions how turning your back to the audience makes you look unprepared. I don’t see how turning your back to the audience to make a point makes you look unprepared. All you are doing is showing an example. If you are trying to show examples with arrows or lines I think it can be quite useful. I can see how the book says that turning your back to the audience may make you look unprepared but there are also some advantages in using whiteboards and chalkboards.
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I would have to disagree with you Niko because I find using chalkboards and white boards are very distracting. When a speaker turns his or her back to the audience, it makes seem like he or she is avoiding the audience and looking towards the board as a comfort zone. I believe that if you are going to use a chalkboard or white board, do it before hand and not during the speech. However, I do agree with you that using chalkboards and white boards have some advantages. Like flip charts, boards can be used to get a point across as well. However, I would definitely follow the book's advice and try not to use a chalkboard or white board.
ReplyDeleteI do think that for the most part writing on white boards and chalk boards can be distracting which is why chapter 11 suggests other visual aids. I do not necessarily think chalk/white boards make you look unprepared, however because writing is a little distracting for an audience and can bore or make some members lose focus, I also suggest that you do not write on the white board. However if you feel like you have mastered the concept whereas you can talk, present, and keep the audience engaged at all times I say feel free to do so. But since our powerpoints our mandatory for the next speech anyway, you probably will not put this concept to the test. Anyways, I think it is good that you found something in there that you disagreed with because most of the time people talk about a topic that they agree with so I was interested in your post.
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ReplyDeleteI also feel half & half about using chalkboards & whiteboards. I could see why the book would say that turning your book towards the audience makes you look unprepared. The book probably means that you are maybe trying to kill time, or stalling in some way to think about what to say. But that is only if your back is facing them for a long period of time. If you are doing it quickly to point out something then that should be perfectly fine. It probably just all depends on how people use chalkboards & whiteboards I guess.
haightetak
I never really thought of using whiteboards and chalkboards as visual aids because I thought it was too time consuming to write things on there for the audience to read. I never thought turning your back to the audience would make you look unprepared! I thought it would just send a vibe to the audience for them to not pay as much as attention because they’re unable to make eye contact with the speaker. I kind of wished you explained the advantages of how using whiteboards and chalkboards. I believe powerpoints are probably the most useful and best way of presentation media over whiteboards and chalkboards in my opinion.
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ReplyDeleteI'm sorry but I have to disagree with you. I believe that PowerPoint’s are the most useful source of visual aids. While giving a speech it is key to keep your focus on your audience. I understand what you mean when you say that writing on a whiteboard or chalkboard is not being unprepared, it is showing an example, but when you turn your back to an audience they tend to lose interest. Also, using whiteboards or chalkboards takes up time. It isn’t already prepared which can lead people to think that you are stalling for time. All in all, I don’t think that using a chalkboard or whiteboard is the best method of visual aids which is why the book gives other examples of types of visuals that you can use.
-Colie
Hey.
ReplyDeleteYou bring up a good point. If you are trying to get your point across how are you supposed to show them on the white or chalk board without turning your back. I guess they think you are already supposed to have your examples up on the board before you even start your presentation or somehow maneuver your body so you can write and face the audience. I don’t know how that is supposed to be possible but I guess it can be done. I also don’t think that using the white or chalk board would be even useful unless you are showing them a math problem maybe that is just how I see it. I think that pictures are more effective then writing on the board.