Business Communication ch. 7,8,14,15
Rather than assign the speech to the Laboratory expert in Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), the company chose to use a communications professional to introduce the new technology to junior engineers. Why?
The expert might speak in overly complicated jargon for these junior employees.
Trudy needs to hire another Second Shift Supervisor. Where might she place an ad?
the local newspaper
Zoya is fearful of her first speech as a new manager to her employee group, but she has three months before her promotion is announced. What could she do to be less fearful?
Learn more about public speaking by joining a speaking group outside the company.
The screening team found 10 potential matches for the shipping manager, how might a phone interview help thin the list more?
A conversation can verify the claims made on the resume.
In his marketing job, Jonas creates and delivers a lot of presentations. He has a post-it above his desk with the three important things he wants to remember about every presentation he does. What does the post-it say?
Content! Organization! Delivery!
Tamika's boss told her that putting the speech together about the new time card system would take three elements to get everyone convinced. What three things could he be referring to in terms of composing her speech?
Credibility, Logic, Emotion
Amelia truly appreciated the paired speakers' sincerity as they moved around each other seemingly inspired by how their topic affected them as they spoke. When she later saw them use identical "choreography" for a completely different speech, how did she probably feel?
Deceived. Unlikely to trust the speakers because of their artificiality.
Norm heard about another company being sued for discrimination. He plans to use structured questions to ensure there can be no confusion from anyone. Which is an example from the interview team?
Each member reading from a pre-selected list of questions.
What is a way to tailor your resume for a specific job opening?
Look for the keywords in the job posting and change the language of your resume to match it.
Amin works as an advertising art director. He got his current position when a headhunter spotted the artwork he posted on his popular art blog and Instagram account. Which method did Amin use to develop his professional network?
He participated in online social media.
Helena works as a hiring manager at a grocery store chain. She receives hundreds of resumes each week for a variety of positions. While she reviews resumes she always takes note of an applicant's work experience, job related skills and education sections. What do these sections demonstrate?
If an applicant will be a good fit for the company.
What is the difference between a panel interview and a group interview?
In a panel interview, several interviewers meet with one interviewee. In a group interview, one interviewer presents to several interviewees.
A job advertisement says, "We're looking for people with boundless energy, intelligence, and an overwhelming need to achieve to join our team as we embark on the next chapter of our story." How does this help the company find good candidates?
It helps candidates determine fit.
Why do magicians often pull audience members on stage?
It increases audience engagement to have someone participate.
They say that newspapers are written at a fifth-grade reading level. Most fifth graders do not read the paper. What communication point is being made with this writing level?
It is important to use common language that is easily understood by the audience.
JT let classmates in his group projects deliver the presentation component. After college, he looked forward to full-time employment and never having to make a speech again. Will he be safe from speeches in his career?
No, impromptu speeches are a common occurrence.
A furniture factory requires its workers to do physically-demanding work. The company is in the process of hiring a new employee to join this assembly line. Given the current work environment does it make sense to use a personality test as part of the hiring process?
No, the primary KSAs of this position are not related to personality.
Daryl is excited to see an email confirmation of a formal job offer to Desks Inc. The salary is slightly higher than expected. Should Daryl formally accept?
No. It sounds like the company's offer is not complete. Benefits and job duties are not addressed.
Laila is training new call center associates and wants to ensure they understand the required opening and closing call sequences. What is a good technique for her class of 20 new associates.?
Partnered role play time with employees.
Stefania has a perfectly researched and written speech. While she might find it a bit intimidating to address so many people, she's sure it won't be that hard to read her carefully-crafted speech because the words are interesting. What is Stefania overlooking?
Practicing vocal variety
To avoid fear of public speaking, we should realize that________ .
Public speaking is merely an extension of speaking skills we already have.
While browsing a job posting website you see a retail management position for a clothing store that catches your eye. So far you only have management experience in a food retail setting, but you think you can make the change. How should you tweak your resume?
Select work experience that showcases your transferable skills.
Caleb wanted the employees to increase their donations to the company foundation. As he gave the annual report on foundation expenditures and benefits, he added uplifting background music in various places. What techniques of maintaining an audience's interest is Caleb using?
Senses
Jerritt called before his interview to verify the location of the wheelchair ramp, which job below could Jerrit be rejected for due to his wheelchair?
Stocking clerk
Which is the best title for a speech to the Cashiers Association meeting?
Three Steps to Cashier Accuracy
Which best describes a résumé?
a professional autobiography in outline form that shows your education, work experience, job-related skills, accomplishments, and more
Twelve candidates appear to good matches for a call center job where outbound calls are placed from the computer and a computer script is followed when someone answers. Once they answer the phone, they have to do some data entry about the client. According to their resumes, all the candidates are qualified. What else could be used to find the best candidate of the twelve applicants?
a typing test since this job involves computer work.
Saji was exploring the Themes menu for a presentation she just started working on. She found one she really liked, but wanted to look at the next one just to check it out. Nope, she still likes the previous one better. What's the quickest way to get it back?
click Ctrl+Z and the cool theme will be restored
Emilia is creating a presentation to use in training new hires. She has just started working on a Title and Content slide that defines key terms used in their store. Suddenly, she gets a great idea to make it into a kind of quiz game with the terms in one text box and the definitions in another, so her trainees will have to work together to try to match each term with the right definition. In order to fit this idea into the slide she's already started, she should ________.
click on any corner of the existing text box to resize it to half the slide width. Then she can copy and paste a new one next to it
Kyra is creating a sales presentation about holiday furniture sales in Google Slides. Since she'll be delivering the presentation in May, she wants to make a little visual joke about the fact that it's barely even warm outside and she's talking about chestnuts roasting on an open fire. What's the MOST efficient series of steps for her to follow?
click on the Image button in the toolbar, choose "search the web," type "Christmas in summer" in the search bar, choose an image, click Insert
Tonya's presentation has a slide that includes a large section of an Excel spreadsheet. To keep her on track while she's delivering the slides, she wants to add some bullet points to sum up the spreadsheet. How
click on the Insert menu and then choose Text Box
A manager from another store uploaded to OneDrive a picture of a really cool display for Angela to use in her presentation to her regional manager. What are the steps for Angela to get the photo into her presentation quickly and easily?
click on the Insert menu; choose Online Pictures; choose OneDrive from the pulldown menu; click on the folder the photo is in; click on the photo
Kasey and Samuel are working together on a project. Kasey created a cool collage by arranging several staff photos and turning them into a single image by using the Group command. Samuel wants to use just one of those photos for a slide he's working on. What should he do?
click on the grouped image, click the Arrange pulldown menu, and click Ungroup. If he's being thoughtful, he should remember to regroup the image as it was once he has the photo he needs
Zoe wants to be sure her company's logo is in the center of her title slide. What should she do?
click on the logo image, click on the Arrange pulldown menu, and click Center
Which of the following is NOT a way to add a new blank slide?
click the File menu and then click New
Maddie and Mary have been working on their presentation for a while when they decide to change slide themes. They will need to resize a few text boxes to accommodate the theme graphics. How should they do that?
click within the text boxes and then drag the anchor squares until they have the size and shape they want
Which of the following will be most beneficial to help you grow your professional network?
connect with your parents' friends as network contacts
Which of the following can career quizzes help you do?
create a list of your skills and match your skills to job types that use those skills
Which of the following are transferable skills?
customer service skills problem-solving and adaptability accepting constructive criticism
Chaz created a presentation about new packaging designs before she got the final art of the packages themselves. She chose a mostly yellow theme for her presentation because it looked fresh and springy. Now that the final art has arrived, it looks really flat and faded against the yellow background. Chaz is in a bit of a panic. How would you advise her to proceed?
don't panic! Your theme probably comes in a few other colors, and one of them is bound to look good with the packaging. If not, you can just delete the theme and have a plain presentation that highlights the packaging
Enzo is just starting a presentation in Google Slides. He wants to choose a theme that will really get his team excited. Finding a theme will be ________.
easy; there are lots of themes to choose from, and it's easy to "test-drive" themes to see which one he'll like best
Nestor's English is very good, but it's not his first language. He's working on a presentation to introduce a new executive fashion line for spring. He wants to talk about the uniqueness of some of the pieces in the line, so he uses an app to find synonyms for "unusual." The app gives him "memorable," "conspicuous," and "exceptional." Which word has the best connotation for his target audience?
exceptional
Nolan enjoys math, particularly statistics. He investigates what jobs use statistics, and he begins to learn what is required for careers such as market researcher and data analyst. Which stage of career development is Nolan currently in?
exploring
Which of the following is an effective way to acquire skills?
find a project and get involved
Which of these can you do in the Arrange menu in PowerPoint?
flip an object horizontally or vertically
Which of the following should a cover letter accomplish?
get the reader's attention, reflect genuine interest in the position, and explain why you are the best person for the position
Your first step in creating a new PowerPoint presentation is which of these?
go to the presentation gallery to choose a template
You've created your first three slides when you accidentally close the tab for Google Slides. How can you get your work back?
go to your Google Drive and look for a Slides file called Untitled
When you use the Insert>Video buttons to add a video from YouTube to your presentation, how can you find out the title of the video?
hover your cursor over the video thumbnail image and the title will pop up
Jeff's presentation is called "Successful Forecasting for 2019 and Beyond." Where should he type this title in order to have it format automatically as the presentation title?
in the title box where it says Click to Add Title
Cleo has found a short video on YouTube that really captures the mood and energy she wants her staff to strive for during the upcoming back-to-school rush. She should ________.
include the video because it's relevant and will add interest and engage her staff
Desmond is creating a funny presentation to surprise his staff with at their post-holiday party. He wants to make a slide of a store receipt with a small picture of himself peeking around the edge of it. He should ________.
insert both images on a slide and then use the Send Backward function to arrange the picture of himself behind the receipt
Tom's toy company is introducing five new dolls in their SuperTeens line. He wants to present them all on one slide before he goes into detail about each one. In order to space them evenly on the slide, he should ________.
insert the five photos on the slide, select all five, then choose the Arrange pulldown menu and select Distribute
Identifying the purpose of a presentation is important for which of these reasons?
it determines your content and approach in both creating and delivery of the presentation
The purpose of the 10/20/30 rule is to do which of these?
keep slides cleanly designed and easy to follow for both the presenter and the audience
Nyssa has been working as a freelance graphic designer for 15 years. She has accumulated a stable base of regular clients, and she enjoys the work she does for them. However, lately she hasn't been feeling as inspired about her work as she did when she first started. Which stage of career development is Nyssa currently in?
maintaining
Lashonda is working on her first presentation in her new job as sales analyst. She wants to show that she knows her stuff, but she also wants to make her mark and stand out from the crowd. What should she do?
make sure her information is presented in a way that's useful to her audience; this includes slide design that helps with the flow but isn't distracting from her main purpose
To create a text box in Google Slides, simply click on the __________ button. A ________ will appear, and you can _______ to get a cox the right size.
text box button crosshair symbol click and drag
After you've chosen a search term to find a YouTube video, several options appear in a pop-up window. Hovering your cursor over one of the video thumbnails will tell you what?
the name of the video
Networking is best defined as which of the following?
the process by which people build relationships with one another for the purpose of helping one another achieve professional goals
There are three different ways to delete a slide from the ________.
thumbnail pane
Which of the following is the best technique to win a face-to-face interview from a screening interview?
try to stand out from the competition
You are applying for a design position within your company, and part of the application process is to give a presentation about yourself and your experience. The only software you have available is PowerPoint. Which of these is the best option for you to make a good impression?
use your design skills to create your own theme within PowerPoint that represents the company's aesthetic with color, shapes, and complementary fonts
Naomi is about to give a presentation about mandatory layoffs for store staff. Which of these should be her opening sentence?
"As you know, our current state is that sales are down because of competition from big-box retailers and online sellers. This means that we're about to have a conversation that's going to be hard for all of us, but we'll get through it together if we follow the steps I'm about to lay out."
Which of the following entries is the most effectively worded for including on a résumé?
"I organized biannual volunteer projects with upwards of 100 volunteers per event."
Ollie, who takes his work seriously, is attending a speech given by the CFO of his company about a new benefits package. He knows that some benefits will be enhanced while others are going away entirely, so he really wants to pay attention and capture the details. He arrives in the large meeting room where the speech is being given, and as soon as the CFO begins his talk, the audience is instructed to choose a partner and spend sixty seconds playing catch with a stress ball in order to build team camaraderie. Ollie is most likely to respond to this plan with which feeling?
Annoyance. The exercise is a waste of time, and he feels manipulated by the forced playtime when bad news is potentially on the horizon.
Kyle's team met earlier today to make the final selection on who to hire. How should Kyle let the applicant know?
Ask the Human Relations department extend a formal offer.
Chris is speaking to his team about his recent project success. Before he went, he reviewed the project's Lessons Learned files to ensure he had the details right. Which characteristic of public speaking was Chris focused on?
Confidence
As Carlos plans to speak to his department, he considers what each individual might need from his speech. What characteristic of public speaking is Carlos demonstrating?
Connect with your Audience
For her first departmental speech, Carly made sure her data was correct, her speech was free from grammatical errors, and she had practiced in front of a mirror several times. She put on her best suit, and was pretty sure she was ready to shine. What one thing has she forgotten?
Connect with your audience
Which skill is the supervising manager, Riley, demonstrating when asking the candidate about how the drive in was and if there were any problems finding the new office?
Connecting with the applicant
Which opening would you use to open a speech to the homeowners of a mountain town about tree mitigation on their property?
Did you realize Colorado averages 2500 wildfires each year, according to the DNMS?
Which would be your best opener for a speech to the salespeople of an insurance company looking to expand from the United States to Canada?
Emily Carr says, "It's wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw." Let's put that grandness to work for company growth.
In school, at public speaking clubs, and sometimes at work, we are assigned a topic to speak to others on. Which of the following will be the hardest to overcome in engaging the audience?
Finding an angle on the topic that allows you to speak with real sincerity and commitment.
Charlie wants to use some creative ways of finding candidates for his Overnight Supervisor position. His best idea is to
Go to lunch with coworkers and see if they know anyone
This is Rocky's first time speaking to 400 people. With such a large room, what will Rocky need to help with his vocal delivery?
Microphone to help with volume.
Janine has a naturally low voice. She knows this is what many public speakers strive for. With this ability, she doesn't need to worry about her voice and can focus on her speech's content, right?
No, Janine should certainly focus on her content, but she should also run it out loud a few times to check for volume and vocal variety.
Frank's coworker said, "Don't worry about one bad speech. Public speaking is not needed for a good career." While nice to say, was this consolation correct?
No, effective public speaking helps build a career.
Armando saw that the First Line Supervisor job required five years construction experience and a two year Associate's degree. Armando worked construction for seven years and has been a supervisor backup for three years. He graduated high school with a 2.7. Should he apply?
No, he does not meet the minimum qualifications set the the hiring manager.
Barack Obama was a junior senator from Illinois with little national name recognition when he addressed the Democratic National Convention in 2004. This is an example of what?
Public speaking building a brand.
Donna entered the interview and was surprised to see six interviewers sitting around a table. What might she expect to happen next?
The group to rotate reading pre-determined questions
Trudy could pay $15 to view recertification training online or $100 to attend the in-person training. Why might she prefer to pay more?
The live speaker will offer greater engagement in the topic.
Peggy often became frustrated in her Introduction to Psychology course as the professor answered one student question after another, taking the class further and further from the lecture topic. What has gone wrong?
The professor seems to have lost control of the audience.
How does a potential employer use your resume?
They use the resume to match your experiences and skills with what is needed for the job.
Have you ever found yourself in the position of having to give a speech and thinking, "I wonder whether anyone will come or even stay all the way through"? What key aspects of the speech have you overlooked?
Thinking about what the audience needs and wants to know about this topic
Mina has been asked to speak at the Business and Professional Women's club meeting. She is both honored and worried. What should be her key priority as she prepares?
Use the five-step process related to topic, benefit, positions, title and content.
Most of us are comfortable speaking in front of six to ten family members at dinner. Why does the label of "speech" make us so fearful in front of six to ten coworkers?
We're afraid we don't know enough or will get asked a question we can't answer.
The hiring committee wants to be sure the new employee will be happy with the late afternoon shift and one Friday a month. What question can they ask that will get the most truthful, candid response?
Which of our shift do you prefer to work?
Which would be the BEST first step when developing a job advertisement?
Write with a specific person in mind
If a company has a robust job analysis, is there any risk an employment law might be violated?
Yes, implicit bias may exist.
Monster was an excellent web site for job applicants until so many people found out about it. Now there are hundreds of applicants for any position. Should Hazel suggest her company pay for the keyword screening software?
Yes, it will scan Resumes for words that match the ad which cuts down the number for personal review.
The resume was excellent and the interview was outstanding. This person certainly feels like an excellent "fit" for this company. Should Casey spend the time trying to track down all three references?
Yes, the paperwork and interview are very limited times to get to know someone. It is possible to be misled.
Liam was so anxious to present the team's ideas to the Executive Team that after he handed out the copies, he gently stretched the rubber band throughout his presentation. Was this a problem?
Yes, while this may remove tension, it can easily be distracting to the audience.
Nancy is wants to ensure that there is a broad evaluation of candidates interviewing for her store. Which of the following is the BEST type of interview to conduct?
a panel interview
Megan is hiring a new Communications intern to work on the company website and a few new product brochures. What additional information will be the most helpful to make the decision about her work?
a portfolio of Megan's work
Which of the following is a professional accomplishment that could go on a résumé?
an award earned in your field
"Why should we hire you?" "What are your strengths and weaknesses?" "What attracted you to this company?" These are all examples of
basic interview questions.
When delivering a presentation, your gestures should ________.
be natural and help to emphasize the points you're making, when appropriate
Which of the following are "soft skills"?
being a good listener, demonstrating common sense, having the ability to work under pressure
Billie has a picture in a folder on her desktop that would be perfect for her presentation. She found another image on Bing that would be great for a later section. Which of the following is true?
both pictures are equally easy to add to her presentation
Which of the following should NOT be included on a résumé?
childhood hobbies
Violet is new to PowerPoint, and she's a little afraid of the symbols in the second-row menu, so she prefers to use dropdown menus that have verbal descriptions of the commands. To insert a text box in a way that's comfortable for her, she should ________.
choose Text Box from the Insert dropdown menu
Which of these is NOT a way to delete a slide in Google Slides?
click Ctrl+A and then hit the Backspace key
To see the themes available in Google Slides, you need to ________.
click on the Slide dropdown menu and then choose Change Theme
Luca is preparing a presentation on employment trends at his company over the last five years. He is struggling to find a clear and memorable way to show that seasonal temp workers have gotten steadily older and more experienced in that time period, which has had both positive and negative outcomes for the company. What's the best way for him to figure this out?
do some Googling to find infographics that represent age and choose one that will adapt well to his data in terms of both meaning and tone.
Riley's supervisor has decided he wants the recommendations to come last in Riley's presentation instead of at the beginning, so Riley now has to move some slides around. Which of these methods should he use?
drag and drop the recommendation slides to the end of the presentation
Which of the following should you include on a résumé?
education, work experience, relevant skills, contact information
Mike and Nancy want to rearrange slides from an old presentation to create a new one for a staff meeting. Nancy is pretty much a Google Slides expert, so she knows the most efficient way to work. She switches the presentation to ______________and she and Mike ____________to decide on the new order.
grid view drag the slides into the order they want them
Which traits are typical of the exploring stage of career development?
identifying your interests and aptitudes and trying out jobs
Tressie already has a Gmail account. To log into Google Slides, she also needs ________.
nothing, a Gmail account is all she needs
Which of the following is an ineffective strategy for a phone or web conference interview?
playing a game on your phone or computer during the interview
Which of the following is NOT something you should do to prepare for an interview?
prepare a speech about what your last position was like
While you can network anywhere, which of the following are the best places for professional networking?
professional conferences, fundraising events, LinkedIn
Which of the following should you AVOID in your cover letter?
reasons why you left your last position
Which of the following is the first step to preparing for an interview?
reread the job posting or description
Which of the following should you bring with you to a job interview?
résumé, cover letter, list of references
Preet needs to find a really high-quality picture of a Mike's Merch store in her area, Clover, Indiana. A Google image search on the store location yields a lot of amateur cell-phone photos. Rather than scrolling through endless bad pictures, what should she do?
search on "mike's merch clover indiana stock photo" and scroll through the high quality photos
Which of the following are examples of "hard skills"?
sewing a dart in a dress, writing Python code, operating an x-ray machine using Adobe Photoshop, operating a buzzsaw, speaking Mandarin Chinese
After a scare when she had to leave her desk suddenly before she could save her presentation, Petra now names and saves her Google Slides files as soon as she gets started. Her steps to doing so are ________.
she clicks on Untitled Presentation in the top left corner and then types in the title she wants
Ray works as an accountant for a non-profit organization. Ray got his current position after volunteering at a few of the non-profit's events and becoming friends with some of its employees. Which method did Ray use to develop his professional network?
volunteering
Which of these is NOT an advantage of using PowerPoint online?
you can automatically share the file with a colleague
Which is true of adding a video to a Google Slides presentation?
you can either find the video using search terms OR paste in the URL if you have it
WIIFM, or "what's in it for me?" may seem like a selfish question, but when you ask it from your audience's point of view, you gain which of these advantages?
you deliver the kind and amount of information they need in a way that's most likely to be appealing and effective
The benefit of a strong, unified message is which of these?
your audience will feel that you know what you're talking about and you understand them; if you're really good, you succeed at building your idea inside their minds
How long should you continue to learn after college?
your whole life
Which is the best benefit statement for a speech to the Cashiers Association meeting?
After eight years as a cashier, I'd like to offer some easy ways to keep your drawer in balance.
Pecia is a regional manager, and she's finishing a presentation in which she describes the benefits of in-store product demonstrations. Which of these would be a strong Call to Action to conclude her talk?
"As you can see from the data I presented and the examples I gave, in-store demos help people feel informed about products and therefore motivated to buy, which will really help your store's numbers. Please think about which employees you want to train on staging demos and when and where in your store to stage them. Reach out to me with any questions or suggestions, and remember to use the online demo discussion I've set up. This is going to be fun and profitable for all of us."
Claire is creating her first presentation as a manager. Her boss warns her against making her presentation too "loud and busy." Claire's best response to her boss would be which of these?
"I promise not to go over the top, but research shows that giving people information in a few different ways throughout the presentation is the most effective way to make it memorable."
Lorna's boss is a bit of a technophobe, and he's afraid that adding an ad concept video from the company's YouTube channel to his presentation is going to be very technically difficult. Which of these should Lorna say to put his mind at rest?
"It's easy. Just click the Insert menu, click on the Video button, and then choose your video."
Which of the following is the best opening to a speech requesting funding for a new line of holiday-inspired fingernail polish colors?
"Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way," said Aaron Alston.
Laura has to give a presentation to senior nursing staff at a nursing home. The topic of the presentation is new patient-care products Laura's company is introducing. She has the opportunity to talk with the Executive Director of the nursing home before she starts her presentation. Which set of questions is the MOST useful in helping Laura to make appropriate decisions about her presentation?
Are all of your senior nurses native English speakers? How comfortable would they be with an interactive presentation? Is there any terminology I should be aware of to avoid giving offense?
"An hour and a half isn't much time for this topic. Do you suppose we could hold all questions until the final 15 minutes" is an example of what Q&A technique?
Establishing and communicating a time limit
Dr. Phillips chose to speak without notes at the $200 children's hospital fundraiser. He covered a range of topics from his early days as a doctor, to cancer, and the new parking garage. Was the audience likely satisfied?
No, he does not seem to have a specific point or purpose for this audience to take away.
Whenever Lina trained corporate groups about sexual harassment in the workplace, she told a story about her past years with a boss who made inappropriate advances. During the most intense moments, she tended to tap or hit the podium. Should she stop?
No. This is a sensitive topic and a highly visible reaction.
Jonah begins his speech on the importance of a living will with a memory of his mother when she was 25 years old. After that, he defines a living will. His speech cycles between the progression of his mother's life and the formation and use of a living will. What technique of keeping an audience's attention is Jonah using?
Storytelling
Connie paid $25 to attend a speech about retirement planning. Which of the following summaries of the speech would leave Connie most satisfied?
Three investment steps to take before retiring
Samira is hosting a day-long seminar for store managers from all over her region on the topic of Bringing Technology to the Sales Floor. As she's thinking about what would help to advance the seminar objectives and engage the audience with the seminar theme, she comes up with three possibilities. Which of these would be the strongest?
a combination pen and tablet stylus
Katherine wants to include in her presentation a short video of kids jumping rope to motivate her team to have fun with their new pop-up store concept. What's her most efficient plan of action?
click on the Insert dropdown menu, choose Video, and then type "kids jumping rope" into the search bar. She can then click on the video she wants and hit the Select button. The video is now in her presentation
Christopher is creating a training presentation on the history of fashion for new manager candidates. Because his presentation is going to be very public, he must make sure he uses only images that fall within the Creative Commons license restriction. He really wants an elegant line drawing—something that looks like vintage Chanel—for his agenda slide. What should he do?
go to the Bing image search, choose "line drawing" in the Type menu, "Creative Commons" in the License menu, and then type "Chanel" in the search bar.
Hassan and Marla are working on a presentation together about the relationship between merchandising displays in their bookstore chain and sales. Hassan is a sales-data cruncher who needs their audience to understand the correlation between merchandising, work-hours spent and sales. Marla is a merchandising specialist who's all about design and appearance. In constructing their presentation, what's the best way for them to collaborate`?
have Marla add some design to the data slides to make them easier to follow while both Hassan and Marla check the slides about merchandising to make sure they align with the data factually and thematically
You are creating a presentation to celebrate the high performers on your team. You think it would be a really nifty idea to have your store mascot, Wallace the Walrus, giving his signature thumbs-up next to photos of each of the people being honored. The problem is that you want Wallace to face right, and the image you have of him is facing left. What's your best option?
insert the picture you have and use the Flip Horizontally command to make Wallace face the right way
Which of these approaches is NOT a good way to add a new slide or a duplicate slide to your presentation?
inserting a slide from a different presentation
DeRay is about to work on a slide that will have a bar graph as its contents, so he chooses a Title Only slide from the New Slide menu. He has completed his bar graph, and now he's ready to give the slide a title. He needs to ________.
just start typing in the title box
Shanika has been assigned her first-ever presentation since being promoted to the corporate office. She's really nervous about it, especially since her boss keeps tossing around the phrase "death by PowerPoint." Once Shanika figures out what this means, she should be able to avoid it by focusing on which of these things?
keeping her slides clean, easily deliverable, and audience-focused
To create a text box in Google Slides, simply click on the_________________ button. A ________ will appear, and you can ________ to get a box the right size.
text box button crosshair symbole click and drag
Sana is preparing a presentation on customer service. She thinks it will be easier to understand her presentation if she has the customer dialogue in one font and the salesperson response in a different font. In order to achieve this, she should look for a theme ________.
that she likes; she can change the fonts within the theme to whatever meets her needs