Sunday, March 25, 2012
Week 9 Question 3
I thought that the idea of using a paper handout to show ideas was a really cool idea to me! To give the audience the web address of something you are speaking about or to show a smaller diagram of what you are speaking about. I have had a couple people hand out things during speeches and they have been very successful in doing so. It gave the audience just enough information to read over without being distracting from the speaker. I agree when they say that you have to be careful about when you distribute it. It can make a speech very awkward if done at the wrong time. You need to think about when the audience will need the information and you definitely don't want a dull lag of quiet time while you pass them out. The book says that it's better to give the handouts at the end of a speech so the audience isn't distracted. I believe that if done so properly, I may be able to give them out during a speech.
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I didn't think that hand outs were a good idea, but I didn't really think about information that they can bring home like you mentioned for like web addresses. As the books says you have to be very careful how, when, where you do the handouts, but I think if you are just handing out the information after the presentation it should be good. In my mind it seemed like a distraction, however people who are genuinely interested in your topic will want to look up more information, and since you provided that information they can act upon their desire for knowledge. I might have to rethink my position on handouts!
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