What are the advantages and drawbacks of using people as visual aids?

What will be an ideal response?

Advantages: speakers can demonstrate activities and enhance their credibility; appearance and
attire can help to reinforce a point; other people can be used to help demonstrate activities like self-
defense or massage. Disadvantages: unconventional dress can be distracting, using volunteers can
backfire, using other people can distract the listeners' attention from the speaker.

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