For visual aids to be truly effective, they need to be clear, simple and help with clarity, attention and retention.
| Note | Symbol Key: | Interpretation |
| ! = |
SUPERIOR |
Your visual aid really aided us in understanding the point you were on; it made a complex idea much easier grasp. |
| + = |
EFFECTIVE |
Your visual aid aided us in understanding the point you were on. |
| + = |
PROBLEMATIC |
Your visual aid did not work as well as it should have. Was it revealed when used and then put away? Did you use it in your speech and call attention to it? Was it clear and simple; was there too much text? |
| – = |
DETRIMENTAL |
Your visual aid as presented was actually "noise" that competed for our attention. It did not help with clarity, attention or retention. |
| Ø = |
MISSING | It was an important part of this speech to try and use a visual aid, but you had none. This is a requirement of for the next speech also. |