irstly, having visual aids and
resources prepared communicates a professional approach and creates a good
impression for the sales person and for the company. Secondly, visual aids
and resources help reinforce the information being given. One text
describes a visual aid as something used to enhance the credibility and
clarity of a message and supplement the verbal speech (O'Hair, Friedrich,
Wiemann & Wiemann 534). Visual aids are also often more effective as
persuasive tools than spoken words or text. For example, you could tell a
group of people that your company's product is at least 40 percent more
efficient than competing products. This may be somewhat persuasive.
Another way to present this same information involves supporting it with a
diagram. This diagram might show efficiency and have your product and
those of five other companies plotted. This graph will clearly show that
your product is better by a long way and way ahead of many other companies.
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