COMMUNICATION
AIDS
GE 5:PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION
WHAT IS
COMMUNICATION
AIDS?
GE 5:PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION AIDS
• Also referred as Augmentative and Alternative
Communication(AAC)
• Huge range of techniques which support or
replace spoken communication”
GE 5:PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION AIDS
• A communication aids are visual support used
to make presentation interesting and effective.
IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNICATION AIDS • Improve clarity of
information being
conveyed.
• Enhance retention of
message.
• Add variety and
interest to presentation.
• Enhance credibility of
the speaker.
TWO TYPES OF AAC System
Unaided Aided
Communication Communication
Aided Communication
• The use of additional equipment.
• Use of low and high-tech methods.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH-TECH
LOW -TECH HIGH-TECH
Requires something external to Complex electronic/technology
the person using it that is either to support strategies typically
non-electronic or a very simple “high” cost equipment.
electronic device.
e.g. erase board,clip e.g.video cameras,computers,
board,binders,photos,folders,hi complex voice output
ghlight tape
Unaided Communication
• Does not use additional eqiupment.
• Use of body, language, gesture,
vocalization or sign language.
Using Traditional Visual and Audio Media
Overhead Flip Chart White Boards or Video
Transparencies Chalkboards
Document Handouts Models Sound recordings
Camera
Overhead Transparencies
Transparencies are clear acetate pages
displayed by an overhead projector
during a speech.
Flip Chart
A large pad paper that rests on an
easel allowing the speaker to record
text or drawings with markers during
the speech.
White Boards/Black
Boards
A blackboard is a hard and smooth board with a dark surface on
which you can write and draw using chalk while whiteboard is a
board with a smooth, white surface on which you can write and
draw using dry-erasable pens.
Document Camera
Is a projector device that uses a video
camera to capture and display images,
including 3D visual materials.
Video
An electronic recording of moving
images.
Handouts
Are sheet of paper containing relevant
information that some speaker use in
conjunction with the other
presentation media.
Models
A copy of an object, usually built to
scale that represents the object in
detail and useful for describing and
explaining scientific topics.
Sound Recording
Sounds like visual images,can
stimulate mental images, triggering
the imagination and setting a mood.
Technology-Based Communication Aids
Text Social Media Video Email
Messaging Conferencing
Video Power Point
Presentation Presentation
Text messaging
An electronic communication sent and
received by mobile phone.
Social Media/Networks
It refers to the means of interactions among
people in which they create, share, and/or
exchange information and ideas in virtual
communities and networks.
Video Conferencing
Video conferencing is live, visual connection
between two or more remote parties over the
internet that simulates a face-to-face meeting.
Email
messages distributed by electronic means
from one computer user to one or more
recipients via a network.
PowerPoint
Presentation
is a presentation created on software from
Microsoft that allows users to add audio,
visual and audio/visual features to a
presentation.
Video Presentation
A video presentation is a digital
presentation that uses video to
communicate a message.
Tips in Presenting Information with
the Use of Technology
• Keep it simple
• Emphasize your key ideas.
• Show what you can’t say
• Use close up shots and other
images.
• Keep the number of images you
present manageable
• Combine variety of coherence.
• Use large lettering.
Strategies using tools of technology
1. Identify your target audience
2. Focus on your objective
3. Be relevant
4. Be clear and concise
5. Things to keep in mind
6. Be consistent to the points you
make.
THAT'S A
WRAP!
