Exam 12: Developing Oral and Online Presentations

After an effective introduction where the audience seemed totally involved,Jessica noticed that she lost her audience quite quickly.People were fidgeting,reading other materials,and a few even left the room.Jessica decided it was the fact that the meeting was held after lunch and people ate too much and got sleepy.Rather than blame the timing (or the buffet table),what advice would you offer Jessica to keep the audience's attention during a presentation?

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1.Relate your subject to your audience's needs-present every point in light of how it will impact the listeners.2.Anticipate your audience's questions-anticipate listener questions and address them in the body of your speech.3.Use clear,vivid language-use familiar words,short sentences,and concrete examples.4.Explain the relationship between your subject and familiar ideas-show how your subject is related to ideas that your listeners already understand.5.Ask opinions or pause for questions or comments-this lets the audience change from listening to participating.

The most important way to hold an audience's attention is to ________.

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One of the most common mistakes beginner speakers make is ________.

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As he completes each section,Nathan is planning to repeat the agenda slide but indicate which material has been covered and which section he is about to begin.This sort of slide is sometimes referred to as a ________.

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Question 4

Kenny is working on a presentation that has a large number of points in a sequence.To help the audience focus on one point at a time,he can use ________.

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Question 5

When you're speaking to high-ranking executives in your company,the ________ period will often consume most of the time allotted for your presentation.

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Question 6

If your audience is uninterested,the best strategy is to build your credibility as you present compelling reasons to accept your message,address potential objections as you move forward,and show confidence but a willingness to answer questions and concerns.

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Question 7

While preparing for his presentation,John is working on arousing audience interest in his topic and establishing his credibility.John is working on the ________ in his presentation.

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Question 8

A line of communication created by people in an audience to connect with others inside or outside the room,with or without the knowledge of the speaker,which is akin to texting with your classmates or live-blogging during a lecture,is generally known as ________.

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Question 9

Jake is giving a presentation to an angry group of investors.He is quite sure that during the Q&A round at least some of them will ask hostile questions.In this situation,Jake should ________.

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Question 10

Barry is giving a presentation at his organization's annual summit,but he is given very little time to present.To effectively get his message across,he can ________.

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Question 11

For the ________ of the presentation,be prepared to explain the who,what,when,where,why,and how of your subject.

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Question 12

Barry realizes that planning oral presentations is much like planning other business messages.Therefore,the first step in this process would be to ________.

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Question 13

Sharon has been asked to prepare online presentations that people can either view live or download later from the company website.Sharon has to prepare a ________.

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Question 14

One of the ways to arouse audience interest is to ________.

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Question 15

Choose font sizes that are easy to read from anywhere in the room,usually between ________ points.

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Question 16

Barry realizes that planning oral presentations is much like planning other business messages.Therefore,the first step in this process would be to ________ the situation.

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Question 17

As he completes each section,Nathan is planning to repeat the agenda slide but indicate which material has been covered and which section he is about to begin.This sort of slide is sometimes referred to as a ________.

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Question 18

Many speakers like to prepare both a detailed planning outline and a simpler ________ that provides all the cues and reminders they need in order to present their material.

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Question 19

Embracing the backchannel could include the use of social media such as Twitter during presentations as this approach can help facilitate audience member participation.

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The most important way to hold an audience's attention is to ________.

One of the most common mistakes beginner speakers make is ________.

As he completes each section,Nathan is planning to repeat the agenda slide but indicate which material has been covered and which section he is about to begin.This sort of slide is sometimes referred to as a ________.

Kenny is working on a presentation that has a large number of points in a sequence.To help the audience focus on one point at a time,he can use ________.

When you're speaking to high-ranking executives in your company,the ________ period will often consume most of the time allotted for your presentation.

If your audience is uninterested,the best strategy is to build your credibility as you present compelling reasons to accept your message,address potential objections as you move forward,and show confidence but a willingness to answer questions and concerns.

While preparing for his presentation,John is working on arousing audience interest in his topic and establishing his credibility.John is working on the ________ in his presentation.

A line of communication created by people in an audience to connect with others inside or outside the room,with or without the knowledge of the speaker,which is akin to texting with your classmates or live-blogging during a lecture,is generally known as ________.

Jake is giving a presentation to an angry group of investors.He is quite sure that during the Q&A round at least some of them will ask hostile questions.In this situation,Jake should ________.

Barry is giving a presentation at his organization's annual summit,but he is given very little time to present.To effectively get his message across,he can ________.

For the ________ of the presentation,be prepared to explain the who,what,when,where,why,and how of your subject.

Barry realizes that planning oral presentations is much like planning other business messages.Therefore,the first step in this process would be to ________.

Sharon has been asked to prepare online presentations that people can either view live or download later from the company website.Sharon has to prepare a ________.

One of the ways to arouse audience interest is to ________.

Choose font sizes that are easy to read from anywhere in the room,usually between ________ points.

Barry realizes that planning oral presentations is much like planning other business messages.Therefore,the first step in this process would be to ________ the situation.

As he completes each section,Nathan is planning to repeat the agenda slide but indicate which material has been covered and which section he is about to begin.This sort of slide is sometimes referred to as a ________.

Many speakers like to prepare both a detailed planning outline and a simpler ________ that provides all the cues and reminders they need in order to present their material.

Embracing the backchannel could include the use of social media such as Twitter during presentations as this approach can help facilitate audience member participation.

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