Exam 14: Informative Presentations

In the introduction of his presentation, Fareed clearly states his thesis, does something to grab his audience's attention, previews his main points, establishes the importance of his topic, and uses a full-sentence outline to stay organized. What mistake is Fareed making?

Which organizational pattern would you use for an exploratory informative presentation? Why?

When your speech will cover a complex subject, avoid being too technical so that you don't lose your audience.

Which organizational pattern would be most effective for a demonstration speech on how to set up a Twitter account?

Eric is giving a speech about 4D printing. At the beginning of his introduction, he states, "Formula One racing is not the first place people go to find new technology, but according to a 2014 CNN article, new innovations in design have allowed one car to drive with a tailfin that changes its shape based on the weather." What is Eric doing with this statement?

Discuss four components you should include in the introduction of your speech.

If you find yourself in a situation in which the audience members already know the topic or are educated on the topic, you can personalize the information for the audience so the audience members are still interested in the topic.

The fundamental difference between informative and persuasive presentations is the ______.

Describe and analyze how you can engage with your audience during your presentation.

A math teacher explains how to "complete the square," a five-step technique for solving a quadratic equation. Which organizational patterns should the teacher use?

A biology professor delivers a lecture on a recent discovery in genetics, the causes and ramifications of which are still largely a mystery to scientists. This is an example of which type of informative presentation?

You give a presentation detailing the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. This is an example of which type of informative presentation?

In the introduction portion of the outline for her informative presentation, Ajira prepares an attention-getting device, a thesis statement, and a preview of her main points. Which primary component of an informative presentation's introduction has Ajira left out?

If you were going to conduct an informative presentation to teach the audience how to create a weekly study schedule, what type of organizational pattern would you use? Why?

______ informative presentations describe interesting people, places, or events. A key to this type of speech is allowing the audience to imagine interacting with the person, place, or event.

One reason Becky has never liked science class is that she doesn't like to do labs. She always messes up the experiments and never gets the right results. She wishes that, instead of doing the lab herself, she could just go to the Wikipedia page about the experiment and learn what happened when actual scientists did it with actual skill and proper equipment. Based on this information, which learning style does Becky most likely favor? Which learning style does she actively disfavor?

How will giving internal previews and summaries, repeating your main points, and limiting the amount of information you present help your informative presentation succeed?

Having frequent transitions, signposts, and internal summaries in your presentation will best help ______ learners retain the information better.

Prior to delivering a PowerPoint presentation, your professor creates a PDF of the slides and e-mails it to everyone in the class. The PDF will be most helpful to students who favor which learning style?

An infomercial is a classic example of the confusion between a persuasive presentation and an informative presentation. It is sometimes approached as a TV spot merely giving viewers information, when in fact its sole purpose is ______.