Question 1

Rehearsing your presentation will

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A)   help you check your voice, timing, phrasing, and equipment.
B)   increase your nervousness.
C)   most likely ruin your ability to make an effective presentation.
D)   rob you of the confidence you need.
E)   waste valuable time, since most presentations are delivered in person. A

Question 2

Briefly explain the difference between a planning outline and a speaking outline.

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Whereas a planning outline is very detailed and includes all the points you plan to cover in your presentation,a speaking outline is much simpler.
Explanation: A speaking outline contains merely the cues and reminders the presenter needs to stay on task for the presentation.The planning outline contains a thorough list of the bulk of the presentation.

Question 3

Overhead transparencies are old-fashioned visual aids that are no longer used in business.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What two types of artwork can be included in the foreground of electronic slides? Briefly explain the distinction between these types.

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Question 5

Briefly describe the three tasks that an effective closing to a presentation should accomplish and give an example of a sentence that would be an ineffective ending.

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Question 6

Of the total time you spend writing your oral presentation,you should devote only a minimal amount to writing your introduction.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

List the four steps involved in planning an oral presentation.

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Question 8

You should always close your speech

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A)   on a memorable note.
B)   by leaving the audience with a feeling of incompleteness, which you can resolve in the question-and-answer period.
C)   with something dramatic or flamboyant.
D)   by introducing some new ideas for the audience to think about.
E)   with a humorous statement.

Question 9

Unlike structured slides,free-form slides

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A)   are completely random and have no design consistency.
B)   don't follow a rigid structure, but are still unified by design elements such as color and font selection.
C)   use the same color for background and text.
D)   contain extra-large fonts.
E)   contain no text at all.

Question 10

"Now that we've reviewed the problem,let's take a look at some solutions" is an example of

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A)   a poor transition.
B)   a good transition between major sections of a speech.
C)   a small link between sentences or paragraphs in a speech.
D)   the kind of wording that should never appear in a speech.
E)   a redundancy.

Question 11

You should always end business presentations in a cheerful,optimistic tone-even if it means glossing over obvious disagreements among your audience members.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

If your purpose is to analyze,persuade,or collaborate,you should organize your speech around conclusions and recommendations or a logical argument.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Thanks to software such as Microsoft PowerPoint,preparing presentation visuals now requires almost no planning.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When you have covered all the main points in your speech,you should

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A)   make sure your concluding remarks are memorable and expressed in a tone that is appropriate to the situation.
B)   wrap up as quickly as possible.
C)   avoid using such phrases as "To sum it all up" and "In conclusion."
D)   keep it simple with a statement such as, "Well, I guess that's it."
E)   be careful not to repeat any of them.

Question 15

An advantage of electronic presentation slides is

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A)   they are relatively inexpensive to prepare and display.
B)   they are relatively easy to create and edit.
C)   the equipment is easy to use.
D)   they can be projected in full daylight.
E)   you can pack lots of words onto each slide.

Question 16

Give an example of one way to arouse audience attention at the beginning of a presentation on your company's new long-term disability insurance.

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Question 17

The purpose of most business presentations is to inform or persuade.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Including hyperlinks in a presentation limits your ability to customize it for different audiences and situations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

You're tired of wasting hours making design changes to one slide at a time in your electronic presentations.What software feature (common in presentation software such as PowerPoint)would be helpful in this situation,and what is its function?

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Question 20

Selecting the right medium for your presentation is

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A)   easy-you're simply giving a speech.
B)   an important decision since technology offers a number of choices.
C)   only an issue when addressing audiences from other cultures.
D)   not something you need to think about early on.
E)   unimportant, as long as your content is good.

Exam 14: Designing and Delivering Oral and Online Presentations

Rehearsing your presentation will

Briefly explain the difference between a planning outline and a speaking outline.

Overhead transparencies are old-fashioned visual aids that are no longer used in business.

What two types of artwork can be included in the foreground of electronic slides? Briefly explain the distinction between these types.

Briefly describe the three tasks that an effective closing to a presentation should accomplish and give an example of a sentence that would be an ineffective ending.

Of the total time you spend writing your oral presentation,you should devote only a minimal amount to writing your introduction.

List the four steps involved in planning an oral presentation.

You should always close your speech

Unlike structured slides,free-form slides

"Now that we've reviewed the problem,let's take a look at some solutions" is an example of

You should always end business presentations in a cheerful,optimistic tone-even if it means glossing over obvious disagreements among your audience members.

If your purpose is to analyze,persuade,or collaborate,you should organize your speech around conclusions and recommendations or a logical argument.

Thanks to software such as Microsoft PowerPoint,preparing presentation visuals now requires almost no planning.

When you have covered all the main points in your speech,you should

An advantage of electronic presentation slides is

Give an example of one way to arouse audience attention at the beginning of a presentation on your company's new long-term disability insurance.

The purpose of most business presentations is to inform or persuade.

Including hyperlinks in a presentation limits your ability to customize it for different audiences and situations.

You're tired of wasting hours making design changes to one slide at a time in your electronic presentations.What software feature (common in presentation software such as PowerPoint)would be helpful in this situation,and what is its function?

Selecting the right medium for your presentation is