Visual cues or information that an individual sees can improve his/her understanding of the words that are spoken by another person. The brain of an individual uses visual cue from another person’s lip and face movements to help an individual interpret what he/she hear. Lack of visual cue will prevent a person from reaching his/her objective because it put much emphasis on the things that are being talked about. A clear picture will enhance the ability of an individual to understand what is being talked about. Additionally, a lack of visual cues will cause confusion because people will misinterpret what other people are talking about.
Where there is an absence of visual cues, visual aid can be used to pass the message. For example, the flip chart can be used to brief small groups. In many instances, a flip chart will help speakers to proceed through the material and convey information in an orderly manner. In many places, posters have been widely used to pass the appropriate information to the intended persons.
A visual cue cannot be replaced, regardless of how technology is sophisticated. The advantages of face-to-face contact include the facilitation of the transfer of tacit knowledge that cannot be gained through definable or written but through experience. A visual cue will enable a team member to easily learn about one another’s skills, background, area of expertise, and experiences. Lastly, the visual cue will build trust among team members.
Disadvantages of where there is no visual cue include the creation of unequal participation among team members; the visual cue in other organizations will be too costly since it requires team members to travel, and this can turn out to be too costly.