Deck 17: Enhancing Presentations with Slides and Other Visuals

Question 1

After you've chosen the right media for creating visuals to support your presentation

A)don't hesitate to start creating your visuals.
B)think through your presentation plan carefully before you get to work.
C)search your archives for existing visuals that you can recycle in your new context.
D)check your system for awesome special effects and download anything that's missing.
E)see if specialized equipment will be available in the meeting room.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

When you're verifying the design plans for your presentation,apply all of the following techniques EXCEPT ________ before you start creating your slides.

A)using your time wisely
B)letting the visuals drive your message
C)matching your style to the subject matter
D)letting simplicity be your guide

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following visual aids would be particularly helpful for recording ideas during a group brainstorming session?

A)Flipcharts
B)Linear slides
C)Prototypes and working models
D)Individual mobile devices
E)Chalkboards and whiteboards

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Flipcharts are great for creating ________ during brainstorming sessions.

A)"linear slide decks"
B)"modular modality"
C)"structured understanding"
D)"group memory"
E)"groupthinking"

Question 5

Chalkboards and whiteboards are particularly useful for

A)small-group sessions.
B)making presentations for large audiences.
C)formal situations.
D)delivering media-rich presentations.
E)showing complex relationships

Question 6

Prezi is a cloud-based option for creating

A)linear presentations.
B)point-by-point slide decks.
C)nonlinear presentations.
D)standalone slideuments.
E)modular modality.

Question 7

Which of the following is an advantage of using Prezis in a presentation?

A)They are less dynamic than conventional slides
B)They can be used for linear and nonlinear presentations
C)They are more flexible during the presentation
D)They include more design options
E)They eliminate the need for other media elements,such as video

Question 8

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using Prezis to create visuals?

A)They are less flexible in how they can be structured
B)They can be difficult to access during a presentation
C)It is difficult to incorporate other media elements,such as video
D)The main idea can be lost as the presenter jumps from topic to topic
E)They are easy to create and edit

Question 9

The potential disadvantages of using Prezi for delivering a presentation don't include

A)fewer design options.
B)the linear nature of the presentation.
C)over use of the zoom function.
D)viewers "losing the plot" as a presenter jumps from topic to topic.

Question 10

The best option for creating a training module on the features of a software program would be

A)overhead transparencies.
B)screencasting software.
C)image editing software.
D)chalkboards and whiteboards.
E)Prezis.

Question 11

The most popular visual aids for business presentations are

A)flipcharts.
B)whiteboards.
C)slides.
D)overhead transparencies.
E)handouts.

Question 12

Why is it important to keep visuals simple,especially in terms of design choices?

A)Presentation software cannot read all fonts
B)Special effects will increase the audience's interest
C)There is less chance of distraction for the audience
D)There is less likelihood the audience will copy the visuals,protecting your ownership
E)You can add on to them during the presentation,based on audience needs

Question 13

How do visuals improve the impact and quality of a presentation?

A)By creating interest
B)By replacing much of the verbal aspect of the presentation
C)By adding information not covered in the presentation
D)By focusing the attention away from the speaker
E)By being available to all audience members

Question 14

What is the primary purpose of visuals in a presentation?

A)To entertain the audience
B)To support and clarify the message
C)To generate interest by the audience
D)To add visual interest
E)To replace the spoken word

Question 15

Which of the following statements about overhead transparencies is FALSE?

A)They can be easy to create.
B)The are easy to edit and update.
C)You can write on them during a presentation.
D)They don't require high-tech presentation equipment.

Question 16

Studies show that visuals can improve learning by up to ________ percent.

A)50
B)100
C)200
D)400
E)500

Question 17

Which of these is one key way visuals help the audience absorb and remember information?

A)The audience doesn't have to listen to the speaker
B)Humans process visuals faster than text
C)The audience can print a copy for future reference
D)Software that is used to create the visual can be more entertaining than the speaker
E)The message will be focused on the visuals,not the main idea of the presentation

Question 18

________ is the biggest potential disadvantage of using Keynote or PowerPoint to design presentation slides if you want to be able to be flexible with your information during the presentation.

A)The steep learning curve
B)The linear nature of the presentation
C)The difficulty of incorporating slides into online meetings and webcasts
D)The challenge of locating desktop and laptop versions of the software
E)The ability to engage the audience

Question 19

The purpose of visuals is to ________ during a presentation.

A)replace your spoken message
B)support and clarify what you have to say
C)distract and entertain the audience
D)provide decorative embellishments
E)add interest and allow the audience to refocus.

Question 20

A disadvantage of electronic presentations is

A)they are difficult to include in online meetings and webcasts.
B)they are difficult to store or transport.
C)they can be time-consuming to create.
D)they cannot be customized for different audiences.
E)the cost of the specialized equipment needed to create the presentation.

Question 21

Flip charts are particularly effective for recording ideas during group brainstorming sessions.

Question 22

Describe at least two advantages of using color in business presentations.

Question 23

How should visuals be used to support a presentation without taking over the presentation?

Question 24

Which of the following makes free-form slides especially good for motivational and persuasive messages?

A)Their ability to excite and engage
B)Their ability to educate
C)Their ease of creation
D)Their emphasis on visual content
E)Their emphasis on textual information

Question 25

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

A)They are limited to visual content
B)They require more time and creativity to develop
C)They are limited to textual content
D)They tend to distract the audience
E)They require animation software

Question 26

Identify and discuss best practices for verifying your design plans before you start creating presentation slides.

Question 27

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

Question 28

Which of the following is the most fundamental design choice to make when creating slides?

A)How many slides to use
B)What information to put on the slides
C)Whether to use structured or free-form slides
D)Color palette
E)How to make the slides interactive

Question 29

Old-school chalkboards and whiteboards are inappropriate for serious business presentations.

Question 30

Which of the following is an advantage of using structured slides for a presentation?

A)They are easy to create
B)It is easy to modify the templates for more visual variety
C)A lot of information can be added to each slide
D)They limit the inclusion of complex ideas
E)Slides never suffer from a consistent look

Question 31

What presentation tools are often used for small-group sessions?

Question 32

Which of the following can keep free-form slides visually unified?

A)Bullets
B)A mix of color and fonts
C)As few slides as possible
D)Consistent design elements
E)An easy to use template

Question 33

Overhead transparencies are old-fashioned visuals that are no longer used in business presentations.

Question 34

A major advantage of electronic presentations is the ability to make changes easily at the last minute.

Question 35

Unlike structured slides,free-form slides

A)are completely random and have no design consistency.
B)don't follow a rigid design structure.
C)use the same color for background and text.
D)contain extra-large fonts.
E)have a limited impact on the viewer because they lack imagery.

Question 36

When you're verifying design plans for a presentation,make sure that the visuals drive the message.

Question 37

List at least three types of visuals commonly used in business presentations.

Question 38

How can free-form slides prevent cognitive overload in the audience?

A)By offering "big picture" views instead of detail
B)By creating text-heavy slides
C)By creating slides that all look alike,creating flow and uniformity
D)By being used only as a way to support a detailed handout
E)By limiting the amount of information delivered in each slide

Question 39

Screencasting allows you to capture what takes place on your screen and create a video that you can email to other users,so they can view how to use software programs.

Question 40

According to your textbook,structured presentation slides are usually the best choice for

A)persuasive presentations.
B)educational presentations.
C)routine informative presentations.
D)motivational presentations.
E)small,persuasive presentations.

Question 41

Which of the following is the recommended design approach for the background in slides?

A)Clutter
B)Flashy and appealing
C)Open,spacious,and simple
D)Playful and relaxed
E)Busy with key ideas

Question 42

Which of the following is a disadvantage to using structured slides?

A)It is easy to add too many bullet points
B)The text heavy slides all look alike
C)Information can be included with text and visually
D)There is a limited amount of information delivered at one time
E)Priorities in the information is hard to determine

Question 43

Which of the following can be used to make free-form slides have a dynamic and flowing feel,like a Prezi?

A)Additional text elements
B)Animation capabilities
C)A variety of color
D)Engaging fonts
E)Conveying more of the content on the screen

Question 44

If you create slides in PowerPoint and Keynote,you're limited to creating linear flows of bullet-point slides.

Question 45

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using structured slides for presentations.

Question 46

Which of the following is a critical design element in slides because it can create contrast,isolate elements,and emphasize important ideas?

A)Color
B)Graphics
C)Font
D)Number of slides
E)Structure

Question 47

As presented in the list of possible choices below,________ is LEAST likely to lead to ineffective presentation slides.

A)schedule pressures
B)lack of design awareness
C)inherent limitations in the presentation software
D)the instinctive response to do things the way they've always been done

Question 48

If a presentation takes place in a well-lit room,which type of color should be used for the text when the slide background is light?

A)Bold
B)Bright
C)Light
D)Midrange
E)Dark

Question 49

Which of the following includes photos,drawings,charts,and other visuals that contain information to support a message?

A)Decorative artwork
B)Slide master
C)Clipart
D)Functional artwork
E)Multimedia

Question 50

Because they contain more textual information than structured slides,free-form slides require less preparation and practice on the part of the speaker.

Question 51

Which of the following would be the ideal solution for creating an effective slide set that eliminates the feel of a "slideument"?

A)Use one slide for each key point
B)Use separate handouts to provide details and supporting information
C)Use slides as speaking notes
D)Hand out copies of the slides with room for notetaking on the sides
E)Add as much information as possible to each slide

Question 52

Which of the following is one of the advantages of using free-form slides in a presentation?

A)They are easy to create
B)They create consistent design schemes for the presentation
C)They provide complementary information through the use of text and visuals
D)They can be created quickly
E)They usually offer a variety of templates

Question 53

Discuss the disadvantages of using free-form slides for a presentation.

Question 54

When selecting fonts and type styles for slides,avoid decorative typefaces EXCEPT for limited,special purposes.

Question 55

A presenter who is using free-form slides is

A)released from the constraints of place and time.
B)responsible for conveying more of the content.
C)more likely to present complex subjects in a cohesive,integrated manner.
D)able to rely on each slide to function as a multimedia teleprompter.
E)no longer the focus of attention because the slides are.

Question 56

Which visual element in a slide is the equivalent of paper in a printed report?

A)Background
B)Artwork
C)Type style
D)Foreground
E)Color

Question 57

Presentations featuring free-form slides tend to contain ________ presentations with structured slides.

A)more slides than
B)fewer slides than
C)about the same number of slides as
D)simpler slides than
E)more complex slides than

Question 58

The chief advantage of free-form slides is the ability to change the design from one slide to the next.

Question 59

A "slideument" is

A)a particularly useful electronic slide that provides lots of information.
B)a slide that is sent ahead of time to introduce the audience to your topic.
C)an electronic slide that tries to function as both a presentation visual and a printed document.
D)a slide that is also printed and distributed to the audience as a handout.
E)a slide that supplements information found in a handout

Question 60

Which of the following design elements accounts for most of the audience's acceptance or rejection of an idea?

A)Graphics
B)Color
C)Font
D)Number of slides
E)Structure

Question 61

Which of the following can help make decorative artwork helpful in supporting a message?

A)Using artwork to minimize the message in the slide
B)Creating low-impact images so they don't compete with the message from the speaker
C)Creating images that will pull viewer attention away from the essential elements of the slide
D)Finding and incorporating clipart
E)Using artwork to establish an appropriate emotional tone

Question 62

When determining which color to use as a design element,it is important to remember that color has different meanings in other cultures.

Question 63

________ conveys information that's part of your message; ________ doesn't convey textual or numerical information.

A)Decorative artwork; functional artwork
B)Background artwork; foreground artwork
C)Functional artwork; decorative artwork
D)Transformational artwork; symbolic artwork
E)Decorative artwork; transformative artwork

Question 64

When choosing fonts and type styles for slides,be sure to

A)use script fonts for emphasis.
B)limit your fonts to no more than two per slide.
C)avoid boldface type.
D)use a different font to call attention to keywords.
E)use a standard,12 point font for text.

Question 65

If your slides include yellow titles and text,the best background color would be

A)white,if the slide is for a transparency.
B)a darker shade of yellow.
C)dark blue or purple.
D)orange or red.

Question 66

Colors have the same meaning in all cultures.

Question 67

In most cases,text slides should contain a maximum of four or five lines with no more than four or five words per line.

Question 68

The term "slideument" refers to a slide set that balances visual and textual elements perfectly.

Question 69

If you'll be presenting in a well-lit room,use ________ for the background and ________ for the text in your slide deck.

A)dark colors; dark colors
B)light colors; dark colors
C)dark colors;light colors
D)light colors; light colors

Question 70

Discuss the reason why slides are often ineffective when they try to act as both visuals and printed documents.

Question 71

When creating text or graphics slides,it is important to keep content and graphics as simple and readable as possible.

Question 72

Detailed images that look fine on a printed page are well suited for presentation slides.

Question 73

When you're considering the use of color in your slides,keep in mind that

A)color can account for a large part of an audience's acceptance or rejection of an idea.
B)color tends to distract viewers,which reduces their retention of the material.
C)you should use as many colors as possible to maintain viewer interest.
D)your choices are not that important as long as your slides are colorful.
E)your color choices are often more important than the data contained in the slide.

Question 74

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?

Question 75

Which type of artwork does NOT add information or meaning to the message?

A)Decorative artwork
B)Slide master
C)Clipart
D)Functional artwork
E)Multimedia

Question 76

When choosing a background for your slides,the most effective approach is to

A)use dark colors such as blue.
B)pair complex patterns with intricate borders.
C)choose a simple design.
D)make every background the same.
E)use soft,soothing imagery.

Question 77

Your policy for using clipart in presentations should be

A)not to use any clipart,ever.
B)to use clipart sparingly,if at all.
C)to use clipart as much as possible in those presentations that need spicing up.
D)to use just those pieces that you particularly like.
E)to use clipart only after getting the permission of the designer.

Question 78

Expert presenters often structure specific slides around a ________ that helps organize and explain the points they are trying to make.

A)general topic
B)key visual
C)graph
D)conceptual cluster
E)chart

Question 79

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

Question 80

The predefined layouts in presentation software

A)contain placeholders for specific slide elements such as titles and bulleted text.
B)allow you to automate your slide show.
C)allow you to add hyperlinks to your presentation.
D)let you see an entire batch of slides at once.
E)eliminate the need to create a chart or table from scratch.