Exam 12: Developing Oral and Online Presentations

You have been asked to give a presentation at the company summit regarding the new changes in company policy.Your presentation would follow immediately after a very enthusiastic round of ice-breaker games,so you can expect that your audience is going to be quite distracted.How would you arouse audience interest in your presentation?

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Student answers may vary but they could incorporate some of these techniques in their answer.
1)Unite the audience around a common goal.
2)Tell a compelling story that illustrates an important and relevant point.If your entire presentation is structured as a story,of course,you will want to keep the interest high by not giving away the ending yet.
3)Pass around an example or otherwise appeal to listeners' senses.
4)Ask a question that will get your audience thinking about your message.
5)Share an intriguing,unexpected,or shocking detail.
6)Open with an amusing observation about yourself,the subject matter of the presentation,or the circumstances surrounding the presentation-but make sure any humorous remarks are relevant,appropriate,and not offensive to anyone in the audience.

Which of the following instances best represents the statement "death by PowerPoint"?

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Which of these techniques will help you convert anxiety into positive energy?

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How would the usage of design elements in your presentation differ when presenting to a supportive audience versus a hostile audience?

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Question 4

If you can't express your main idea in a single sentence,you probably haven't defined it clearly enough.

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Question 5

In a presentation,which of the following control how one slide replaces another,such as having the current slide gently fade out before the next slide fades in?

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Question 6

Developing a presentation involves developing your ideas,structuring support points,and phrasing your transitions.

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Question 7

The close of a presentation is used to ________.

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Question 8

Oral presentations are composed of distinct elements: the introduction,the body,and the close.

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Question 9

Which of the following is a disadvantage of free-form slides?

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Question 10

Visuals for presentations need to be simpler than visuals for printed documents.

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Question 11

Which of the following situations requires reading a speech?

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Question 12

Integrating the storytelling approach into the structure of your presentation ________.

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Question 13

To prepare an effective speaking outline,start with ________.

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Question 14

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(n)________.

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Question 15

Which of the following mediums is suitable for an oral presentation?

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Question 16

Which of the following is true about the background?

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Question 17

Ronan is giving a presentation to convince the board of directors that they should build a new plant in Dallas to eliminate bottlenecks.He has "presenter's block" and needs help defining his main idea.Your suggestion to him would be to ________.

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Question 18

Apart from planning the actual speech,which of the following is another purpose of a presentation outline?

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Question 19

The ________ period is one of the most important parts of an oral presentation.It gives you a chance to obtain important information,to emphasize your main idea and supporting points,and to build enthusiasm for your point of view.

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Which of the following instances best represents the statement "death by PowerPoint"?

Which of these techniques will help you convert anxiety into positive energy?

How would the usage of design elements in your presentation differ when presenting to a supportive audience versus a hostile audience?

If you can't express your main idea in a single sentence,you probably haven't defined it clearly enough.

In a presentation,which of the following control how one slide replaces another,such as having the current slide gently fade out before the next slide fades in?

Developing a presentation involves developing your ideas,structuring support points,and phrasing your transitions.

The close of a presentation is used to ________.

Oral presentations are composed of distinct elements: the introduction,the body,and the close.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of free-form slides?

Visuals for presentations need to be simpler than visuals for printed documents.

Which of the following situations requires reading a speech?

Integrating the storytelling approach into the structure of your presentation ________.

To prepare an effective speaking outline,start with ________.

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(n)________.

Which of the following mediums is suitable for an oral presentation?

Which of the following is true about the background?

Ronan is giving a presentation to convince the board of directors that they should build a new plant in Dallas to eliminate bottlenecks.He has "presenter's block" and needs help defining his main idea.Your suggestion to him would be to ________.

Apart from planning the actual speech,which of the following is another purpose of a presentation outline?

The ________ period is one of the most important parts of an oral presentation.It gives you a chance to obtain important information,to emphasize your main idea and supporting points,and to build enthusiasm for your point of view.

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