Tell some details of the mugging and the after effect the mugging had on the victim. Tell the audience the victim s first name. Statistics are only effective when used sparingly and with supporting stories because people remember stories. Visual Aids Visual Aids can be anything the audience can actually see which will help them to better understand the technical information you are presenting, and may be used in conjunction with similes, analogies, comparisons, or stories, or they may be used independently. The most effective visual aids involve more pictures and photos than words.
Pictures can convey a concept more quickly and more effectively than words can.
Also, visual aids which contain lots of words distract the viewer, because there is a tendency to read all of the words and ignore what is being said. Therefore, only show what you want the audience to focus on. This seems like an obvious statement, but I am shocked at the number of times I see a visual aid during a presentation which I cannot read or see because it is too small. This is the best way to help encourage information retention, especially with technical information. The rule of thumb in getting people to retain information is to repeat important information at least three times.