Ch 9 Developing Presentation Skills

-may be images or objects -can help your audience understand your message

Visual aids:

be animated in your speech as well as in your expressions.

When delivering a presentation:

display the visual aids you plan to use in the presentation.

When practicing for a presentation:

-Identify questions that you may be asked by audience members -prepare answers to questions that you may be asked

When preparing for a presentation:

-Why are the audience members attending the presentation? -What knowledge do the audience members already have about the topic?

Which questions should you ask yourself when considering the audience for a presentation?

developing an opening

Writing tasks for a presentation include:

For team presentations, each team member should have a different goal for the presentation.

False

webinar

A ________________ is a seminar presented over the WWW or other networks.

can be a moving statement, a story, a call to action, or a challenge.

A closing for a presentation:

repeat questions so that everyone in the audience can hear the question you are answering.

During a questions-and-answer session of a presentation:

include a title on each slide.

Electronic slides for a presentation should:

Information needed for presentations on most general topics can be found in company records,.

False

It is acceptable to go over your time limit for a presentation if audience members continue to ask questions.

False

Repetition in the body of a presentation wasted time and can bore the audience.

False

Using visual aids in a presentation does not increase the mount of information your audience remembers.

False

When delivering a presentation, you should look at the visual aids as you speak.

False

When the goal of a presentation is to persuade the audience, use direct order for the message.

False

the research tasks may be divided among team members.

For a presentation developed by a team:

identifying the objective

The first step in preparing a presentation is:

body

The major points of the message and supporting details should be given in the presentation's:

Demographics are characteristics of a group of people, such as age, gender, race, education, and income level.

True

During a webinar, you may be able to ask the attendees questions in a poll or survey form.

True

Handouts with additional information about a topic are often distributed when the topic is introduced in the presentation.

True

If you use a story in the presentation opening, you should be sure it is in good taste and appropriate for the occasion.

True

Many organizations use slideshows or webinars to present information and training over an intranet.

True

Your introduction as a presenter should help establish that you are a credible speaker.

True

The goal of a presentation might be to inform, persuade, or entertain the audience.

True

should be planned carefully ahead of time.

Your attire for a presentation:

interactive whiteboard

is a device that can scan images drawn on it.

Your conclusion, summary, or call to action should clearly tie in with your opening statements and the points you made in the body of the presentation.

true