Ineffective presentations suffer what types all of these
of consequences?
a. inefficient use of time
b. vital information not communicated
c. lost sales
d. waste of financial resources
e. all of these
Which of the following is not a typical enhancing
purpose of most business presentations?
a. explaining
b. motivating
c. reporting
d. persuading
e. enhancing
A publisher's presentation to a group of explaining
authors to describe how the publishing
process works has the purpose of
a. reporting.
b. explaining.
c. persuading.
d. motivating.
e. lecturing.
A presentation that brings sales reporting
representatives up to date on new
products has the purpose of
a. reporting.
b. explaining.
c. lecturing.
d. persuading.
e. motivating.
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Knowing your purpose enables you to _____ judge your effectiveness
after you deliver your presentation.
a. analyze your audience
b. understand your audience's motivations
c. evaluate the quality of data
d. review the quality of visual aids
e. judge your effectiveness
Identify a psychological need that you attitudes
should analyze when learning about the
audience for an oral presentation.
a. age
b. organizational status
c. attitudes
d. education
e. demographics
If you believe your listeners are likely to be establish your credibility and possibly quote other experts
hostile to you or your message, your
presentation will have to
a. include few examples to avoid
overwhelming the audience.
b. be more modest, downplaying your
credentials.
c. use language that is familiar to the
majority of the audience.
d. establish your credibility and possibly
quote other experts.
e. use complex terminology to
demonstrate your mastery of the material.
Which of the following is not a type the notes in all capital letters for easy reading
recommended guideline for preparing
notes for a presentation?
a. Number the pages or index cards.
b. Use large size letters on your note cards.
c. Type the notes in all capital letters for
easy reading.
d. Write on only one side of the note card.
e. Consider including notes about emphasis
and pauses.
The audience is probably the most opening
judgmental during the ____ of the
presentation.
a. opening
b. middle
c. ending
d. question-and-answer period
e. summary
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Which of the following is not an effective joking about the bad food served before the presentation
attention-getter for a business
presentation?
a. quoting a well-known individual
b. joking about the bad food served before
the presentation
c. presenting a hypothetical situation to
stimulate thought about the topic
d. stating a startling fact or statistic
e. discussing a personal experience that
relates to the topic of the presentation
Which opening sentence weakens your I wish I had more time to prepare for this presentation.
credibility as a speaker?
a. Give us liberty, or give us death.
b. During the next hour, 30 people will die
in car crashes.
c. How many people feel tied to their cell
phones?
d. I wish I had had more time to prepare for
this presentation.
e. Today, I'll cover three ways to get the
most from your paycheck.
When planning the opening of your make excuses for your lack of time or preparation
presentation, your aim is to do all of the
following except
a. capture audience interest.
b. build rapport with your listeners.
c. make a good first impression on the
audience.
d. introduce the topic.
e. make excuses for your lack of time or
preparation.
A presentation that first mentions unsafe cause/effect/solution
working conditions and how this
contributes to high employee turnover,
followed by suggested remedies, follows
the ___ organizational plan.
a. criteria
b. order of importance
c. direct sequence
d. chronological
e. cause/effect/solution
Which of the following is not credible emotional language
evidence you can use to support a point in
your presentation?
a. specific examples
b. actual experiences
c. facts and statistics
d. emotional language
e. quotes from experts
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