Looking for an effective conclusion, the speaker might want to remind his audience of the main point of his persuasion which was to promote reducing, reusing, and recycling waste. His conclusion would also be aimed at telling his audience what they might do to vitalize the effort. | Looking for an effective conclusion the speaker might want to remind his audience of the main point of his persuasion which was to promote reducing reusing and recycling waste. His conclusion would also be aimed at telling his audience what they might do to vitalize the effort. So rather than rely on words alone he prepared this graphic to display as he concluded REDUCE BUY GOODS IN BULK. IT TAKES MORE MATERIAL TO PACKAGE PRODUCTS IN SMALL QUANTITIES. READ MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS ONLINE. REUSE INSTEAD OF PLASTIC UTENSILS OR PAPER PLATES USE THE REAL THING. DONATE CLOTHES TOYS AND OTHER DISPOSABLES TO THE NEEDY INSTEAD OF THROWING THEM AWAY. BRING YOUR OWN CLOTH SACKS TO THE GROCERY STORE INSTEAD OF USING PLASTIC BAGS. RECYCLE ALWAYS BUY PRODUCTS MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS GARBAGE BAGS GREETING CARDS AND STATIONERY. PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY RECYCLING BY SORTING CANS BOTTLES AND OTHER WASTE. Other Types of Visual Aids Today s technology makes it incredibly easy to produce colorful transparencies or PowerPoint slides. But even if you don t have the advantage of the overhead projector or computer projection capabilities you can still use poster boards models flip charts photographs costumes demonstrations samples video clips handouts 61 Writing FOR Persuasive Speaking express yourself Whatever visual aid you use you are only limited by your creativity and the following important guide lines 1. Limit transparencies or other aids. You want them to have impact so save them for the most important points. A common rule is one visual for each two minutes of speaking time. 2. Emphasize the visual impact. Use more graphics and fewer words. 3. Use at least 20-point font for text. 4. Use only 3-5 colors in a visual aid. 5. Do not read directly from your visuals use them to supplement your speaking. We remember 20 of what we hear and 50 of what we hear and see. The college application and visual aids It s no accident that many college applications request
