Exam 14: Informative Presentations

When a speaker presents information in pictures, graphs, and diagrams, he or she is most significantly helping ______ learners retain the information better.

A(n) ______ informative presentation describes interesting people, places, or events.

Explain the difference between a full-sentence outline and a keyword outline. When should you use each?

______ is a form of informative presentation that uses entertainment, often in the form of humorous stories, sad tales, or daring narratives of adventure, to inform audiences about important social issues.

In the context of informative presentations, what are rewards? As you devise a reward for your presentation, what should you consider?

Describe the differences between a demonstrative informative presentation and an explanatory informative presentation.

Imagine you are giving a demonstrative presentation on relaxation through basic yoga, and you select four audience members to each demonstrate one basic yoga position. This technique would most help ______ learners better retain the information.

A high school science teacher explains how plants derive energy from sunlight via photosynthesis. This is an example of which type of informative presentation?

The key to any successful ______ presentation is your ability to convey new information in a way that connects and engages with the audience.

Which of these suggestions will improve the quality of your introduction?

Informative presentations and persuasive presentations both require timely and credible information. With respect to information, then, what is the primary difference between the two types of presentations?

Research has shown that "chunking" new information is an effective way to remember it.

Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth (2006), was a documentary integrating technology, media, and face-to-face communication. Seeking to educate audiences about climate change, the film was an example of ______.

Your classmate's assignment is to give an informative presentation on the differences among several different voting systems. By the end of the presentation, she asserts that the American political system is broken and that American elected representatives would better serve the public's interest if the Electoral College were abolished and a ranked voting system implemented in its place. In preparing for her presentation, your classmate failed to ______.

Multimedia aids are a great way to add to a descriptive presentation and paint a picture for your audience.

Kinesthetic learners are individuals who prefer to obtain and process information by hearing and speaking it.

Which organizational pattern groups information around central themes or ideas that can help audience members remember the new information in chunks or groupings?

If you are able to explain a complex topic in a manner that an elementary school student would find accessible, you ______.

Which statement is applicable to explanatory informative presentations?

If you have ever had a moment when you wanted to share with someone something about some new or amazing facts you just learned, these same feelings are what you are trying to accomplish with a(n) ______ informative presentation.