Correct Answers.
Ineffective presentations suffer what type of consequences? - Answer -Inefficient use of time
-vital information not communicated
-lost sales
-waste of financial resources
-ALL OF THESE
Which of the following is not a typical purpose of most business presentations? - Answer
Enhancing
A publisher's presentation to a group of authors to describe how the publishing process works
has the purpose of - Answer Explaining
A presentation that brings sales representatives up to date on new products has the purpose of
- Answer reporting
Knowing your purpose enables you to _____ after you deliver your presentation. - Answer
judge your effectiveness
Identify a psychological need that you should analyze when learning about the audience for an
oral presentation. - Answer attitudes
If you believe your listeners are likely to be hostile to you or your message, your presentation
will have to - Answer establish your credibility and possibly quote other experts.
Which of the following is NOT a recommended guideline for preparing notes for a presentation?
- Answer type the notes in all capital letters for easy reading
The audience is probably the most judgmental during the ____ of the presentation. - Answer
opening
Which of the following is NOT an effective attention-getter for a business presentation? -
Answer joking about the bad food served before the presentation
Which opening sentence weakens your credibility as a speaker? - Answer I wish I had more
time to prepare for this presentation.
, When planning the opening of your presentation, your aim is to do all of the following EXCEPT -
Answer make excuses for your lack of time and preparation
A presentation that first mentions unsafe working conditions and how this contributes to high
employee turnover, followed by suggested remedies, follows the ____ organizational plan. -
Answer cause/effect/solution
Which of the following is NOT credible evidence you can use to support a point in your
presentation? - Answer emotional language
Which organizational plan is MOST effective to discuss various alternatives based on particular
conditions or standards? - Answer criteria
A presentation that discusses a sudden number of cases of employee illness, the source of the
illness, and remedies follows the ____ organizational plan. - Answer cause/effect/solution
Information in a status report would generally be sequenced in which of the following
organizational plans? - Answer chronological
When discussing a proposal that has minor negative points, you should - Answer be
prepared to discuss the negative points if questions arise.
The ending of your presentation should - Answer summarize the main points of the
presentation.
Which of the following should you keep in mind about humor in presentations? - Answer all
of these
Identify the correct statement about collaborative presentations. - Answer The overall
presentation must sound as if it were prepared and given by one individual.
A presentation team coordinator should do all of the following EXCEPT - Answer schedule
members to share all tasks equally.
What are the best colors to wear when you participate in a video presentation? - Answer
shades of blue