chap 5

• 1 The Good Old Boy is the experienced speaker who the audience is familiar with. He may have good information to give but is at times poorly delivered.
• The Entertainer on the other hand is the one who makes use of anecdotes or hilarious stories in delivering their message across. The downside of it however is the tendency to entertain the audience too much and forget the essence of the speech.
• The Academic is the speaker who keeps an eye on the precision of his presentation. These types of speakers usually follow an organized outline and deliver it as planned. But at times audience can find it boring and irrelevant.
• The Reader, as obvious in its name is the one who reads his script word for word. This could be a product of thorough preparation but can sometimes be very technical and the audience would feel bored.
• The Snail also true to its name, is a presenter who includes all minor details as if every detail can affect the whole message. Because of too much detail, he would lose track of time and may forget to include the more important points of the discussion,
• The Gadgeteer is the person who uses every gimmick and technique in the presentation. With too much visual aid, the speaker may lose sight of his message. Or the audience may find the gadgets and other material presented to be too informative they would not want to listen anymore
• Come prepared. You can never lose when you know exactly what to do in your speaking presentation. Refer back to the earlier discussion for the preparation guidelines.
• Get the set-up right. Set up all electronic devices before starting to talk. Do not do adjustments while you are discussing. It will distract listeners.
• Know your audience and adjust content accordingly. Analyzing the audience involves considering their level, preferences, and other factors that would influence the speaking activity. You do not want talking about child rearing, for example, to audience who are still unmarried
• Go easy on font, logos, and colors. Colors, fonts, and logos should not be over emphasized in the presentations. Make sure to make adjustments and follow the principles of balance, harmony, and proportion
• Make eye contact. Any presentation without eye contact is a dead presentation. No matter how articulate and knowledgeable one is about the topic, without eye contact, there is no audience connection; therefore, communication cannot just proceed flawlessly. Your sincerity is reflected in your eyes and through it, you can better persuade audience to agree or believe what you say.
• Be kind to questioners. Questions coming from the audience should be treated with respect, even the most trivial question. Sometimes, it is given by a participant just to build connection. In other cases, it is to clarify doubts. Even if you feel that the question is so simple, give the benefit of the doubt and just answer the question; it is the expected action
• Be kind to folks in the back. People staying at the back are usually the shy type. If you do not pay attention to them, all the more you will lose their connection. So consider them by modulating your voice and by not forgetting to look at them once in a while
• . Design slides for distance. Slides or any visual aid is supposed to reach the farthest distance. In your preparation, consider bigger fonts and colors that are clearly visible
• . Turn off cellphones. Cellphones are real distractors. Try to think what happens when you are in the middle of your discussion and your audience are so focused, then all of a sudden your phone rings
• Do not go crazy with the laser point/ the pointer. Aside from health

  issue that it can strain the eye, playing with laser pointer or being very

  restless about it will give the audience headache. Point and hold
• Video has become part of man's daily routine (Tiland, 2014). You see famous sayings on video through Facebook or you may look for some "How-to" in YouTube. In schools, students prefer lectures through videos where text, pictures, and people are alive. As Pearson, et al., (2008) agrees, videos make presentations more attractive as long as they are used for illustration and not as a replacement of the speaker
• Tell a story. A video is used to illustrate in order to make the audience understand better and more importantly, remember the message well. Therefore, if it does not tell a story, it is like not giving anything at all. You will be left to giving a story yourself in order to tell what your video conveys. When this happens, you are wasting time.
• Visualize. Present your ideas in symbols, especially those that are understood at first glance. Your illustrations should be symbols that are simple and globally accepted. Remember, your aim for a video presentation is for easy recognition and comprehension; do not tire your audience by giving them difficulty interpreting what your illustration conveys
• Turn up the sound. Music has stimulating effect in your clips. "Good sound design can help your film become easier to understand and attention to detail will further improve its impact." (Smarta, 2016).
• Spread the word. Decide what is your objective and think of how you can present this to the audience. Do you want to explain your service, communicate a milestone or attract visitors to your website? How you host and distribute the clip will determine whether it reaches the target audience and, ultimately, whether it will achieve the desired effect that makes a tangible difference to your brand.
• . If in doubt, ask an expert. It is never wrong to ask. When you feel you cannot make a good video, try asking an expert to do it for you. A good quality video can be a successful aid in having your ideas accepted but a poor one might make you regret as you watch your beautiful concept destroyed by the quality of your video presentation.
• PowerPoint presentation is outdated, survey would say that it continues to be the most accessible and utilized by many, both in the academe and business fields. Care in using is necessary as it can ruin a presentation when not used properly.
• Computer graphics has become a widely used, convenient tool for speech studies" as claimed by Denes (2005) who added that it has effectively improved man-machine interaction
• As defined by Hemmendinger (2018), computer graphics are images on computers for use in any medium. These images used in the graphic design of printed material are frequently produced on computers, or as still and moving images seen in comic strips and animations.
• Simple computer graphic programs like Microsoft Paint and PaintShop Pro are based on raster graphics
• while more sophisticated programs such as CorelDRAW, AutoCAD, and Adobe Illustrator use vector graphics
• Prezi. More sophisticated than PowerPoint, it allows movement and other effects on your slides
• Slidebean. These presentations need internet connection. With this type of presentation, users can add videos, charts, photos and other data. The application sorts and positions the text based on chosen format.
• Google Slides, Google slides have an edge over other presentations because it can embed all types of files. It enables users to edit and present online or offline. They can also be shared easily in the drive
• Blog. are pieces of web content that are updated frequently and allow for reader engagement in the form of blog comments and social media shares, likes, and follows. It is the aspect of being able to discuss the content being viewed by readers that really set blogs apart from traditional websites
• Vlog. A vlog is a form of blog for which the medium is video, and is a form of web television. Vlog entries often combine embedded video (or a video link) with supporting text, images, and other metadata. Entries can be recorded in one take or cut into multiple parts
• Multimodal Text: A Combination Of Presentation Types

  The Victoria State Government (2018) defines multimodal text as texts that combine two or more modes of communication including visual, oral, audio, gestural and spatial patterns of meaning