BCOM / BCOT 247 EXAM 2:
CHAPTERS 14-16 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED
A+
Question: When delivering a professional presentation, what primary factor leads
the audience to perceive you as highly competent?
a) preview your slides before showing them to the audience.
b) clearly know what you are talking about.
c) include images and charts in your slides.
d) offer your views honestly and transparently.
e) show that you are interested in the needs of your audience.
Answer: ✔✔ b) clearly know what you are talking about.
Question: During the "Ideas" phase of the AIM (Audience, Ideas, Message)
planning framework, how do you develop and expand your concepts?
a) by making sure that you are addressing the audience's needs
b) by speaking to the audience in the way that is most appealing
c) by identifying key facts and conclusions related to your topic
d) by speaking to the audience in a way that is easy to listen to
e) by focusing on key takeaway concepts and providing supporting points
Answer: ✔✔ c) by identifying key facts and conclusions related to your topic
Question: If you want your presentation to effectively connect with corporate
professionals who possess a "Red" Motivational Value System (Performance-
driven), how should you tailor your delivery?
a) discuss immediate goals.
b) use relationship-centered terms.
,c) use dispassionate, precise language.
d) include well-planned charts and tables.
e) stress the benefits to different stakeholders.
Answer: ✔✔ a) discuss immediate goals.
If you want your presentation to appeal to professionals with a hub motivational
value system, you should
a)discuss immediate goals.
b)use relationship-centered terms.
c))use dispassionate, precise language.
d)include well-planned charts and tables.
e)stress the benefits to different stakeholders. -ANSWER ✔✔e)stress the benefits
to different stakeholders.
Which of the following is true of visual learners?
a)They like presentations given in loud, clear voices.
b)They learn well from illustrations and simple diagrams.
c)They believe emotion is best conveyed through voice.
d)They need group activities or hands-on activities.
e)They make up the smallest portion of the population. -ANSWER ✔✔b)They
learn well from illustrations and simple diagrams.
Which of the following is true of kinesthetic learners?
,a)They like presentations given in loud, clear voices.
b)They enjoy gestures and metaphors.
c)They believe emotion is best conveyed through voice.
d)They need group activities or hands-on activities.
e)They respond well to PowerPoint slides rich in figures. -ANSWER ✔✔d)They
need group activities or hands-on activities.
As with written reports, successful presentations rely on
a)the extensive use of I-voice for authority.
b)the elimination of white space.
c)well-developed takeaway messages.
d)keeping the primary message until the end.
e)using an indirect message structure. -ANSWER ✔✔c)well-developed takeaway
messages.
Which component of a presentation is analogous to the conclusion in a written
document?
a)the preview
b)the introduction
c)the view
d)the body
e)the review -ANSWER ✔✔e)the review
Most audience members expect your presentation to include
, a)an elaborate explanation on every slide.
b)an executive summary and an appendix.
c)complex charts and diagrams.
d)a preview, view, and review.
e)a cover page and a reference list. -ANSWER ✔✔d)a preview, view, and review.
Ladonna is giving a presentation on how summer hours programs—which allow
employees to work an extra half-hour a day so they can take every third Friday
off—affect morale. She begins her presentation with a funny story about how she
lost her room key on her last vacation. Everyone in the audience laughs. How
appropriate was this as an attention-getter?
a)It was inappropriate because it did not affect the audience emotionally.
b)It was appropriate because it broke the ice and relaxed the audience.
c)It was inappropriate because humor tends to give the audience a bad feeling
about the presenter.
d)It was appropriate because Ladonna made allies of the audience by laughing at
herself.
e)It was inappropriate because it did not engage the audience in thinking about her
ideas. -ANSWER ✔✔e)It was inappropriate because it did not engage the audience
in thinking about her ideas.
Shawn likes to open his presentations with jokes in order to grab the attention of
his audience. Which of the following should Shawn keep in mind while doing so?
a)He should include complex charts to inject a serious note.
b)He should avoid eye contact with his audience while telling jokes.
CHAPTERS 14-16 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED
A+
Question: When delivering a professional presentation, what primary factor leads
the audience to perceive you as highly competent?
a) preview your slides before showing them to the audience.
b) clearly know what you are talking about.
c) include images and charts in your slides.
d) offer your views honestly and transparently.
e) show that you are interested in the needs of your audience.
Answer: ✔✔ b) clearly know what you are talking about.
Question: During the "Ideas" phase of the AIM (Audience, Ideas, Message)
planning framework, how do you develop and expand your concepts?
a) by making sure that you are addressing the audience's needs
b) by speaking to the audience in the way that is most appealing
c) by identifying key facts and conclusions related to your topic
d) by speaking to the audience in a way that is easy to listen to
e) by focusing on key takeaway concepts and providing supporting points
Answer: ✔✔ c) by identifying key facts and conclusions related to your topic
Question: If you want your presentation to effectively connect with corporate
professionals who possess a "Red" Motivational Value System (Performance-
driven), how should you tailor your delivery?
a) discuss immediate goals.
b) use relationship-centered terms.
,c) use dispassionate, precise language.
d) include well-planned charts and tables.
e) stress the benefits to different stakeholders.
Answer: ✔✔ a) discuss immediate goals.
If you want your presentation to appeal to professionals with a hub motivational
value system, you should
a)discuss immediate goals.
b)use relationship-centered terms.
c))use dispassionate, precise language.
d)include well-planned charts and tables.
e)stress the benefits to different stakeholders. -ANSWER ✔✔e)stress the benefits
to different stakeholders.
Which of the following is true of visual learners?
a)They like presentations given in loud, clear voices.
b)They learn well from illustrations and simple diagrams.
c)They believe emotion is best conveyed through voice.
d)They need group activities or hands-on activities.
e)They make up the smallest portion of the population. -ANSWER ✔✔b)They
learn well from illustrations and simple diagrams.
Which of the following is true of kinesthetic learners?
,a)They like presentations given in loud, clear voices.
b)They enjoy gestures and metaphors.
c)They believe emotion is best conveyed through voice.
d)They need group activities or hands-on activities.
e)They respond well to PowerPoint slides rich in figures. -ANSWER ✔✔d)They
need group activities or hands-on activities.
As with written reports, successful presentations rely on
a)the extensive use of I-voice for authority.
b)the elimination of white space.
c)well-developed takeaway messages.
d)keeping the primary message until the end.
e)using an indirect message structure. -ANSWER ✔✔c)well-developed takeaway
messages.
Which component of a presentation is analogous to the conclusion in a written
document?
a)the preview
b)the introduction
c)the view
d)the body
e)the review -ANSWER ✔✔e)the review
Most audience members expect your presentation to include
, a)an elaborate explanation on every slide.
b)an executive summary and an appendix.
c)complex charts and diagrams.
d)a preview, view, and review.
e)a cover page and a reference list. -ANSWER ✔✔d)a preview, view, and review.
Ladonna is giving a presentation on how summer hours programs—which allow
employees to work an extra half-hour a day so they can take every third Friday
off—affect morale. She begins her presentation with a funny story about how she
lost her room key on her last vacation. Everyone in the audience laughs. How
appropriate was this as an attention-getter?
a)It was inappropriate because it did not affect the audience emotionally.
b)It was appropriate because it broke the ice and relaxed the audience.
c)It was inappropriate because humor tends to give the audience a bad feeling
about the presenter.
d)It was appropriate because Ladonna made allies of the audience by laughing at
herself.
e)It was inappropriate because it did not engage the audience in thinking about her
ideas. -ANSWER ✔✔e)It was inappropriate because it did not engage the audience
in thinking about her ideas.
Shawn likes to open his presentations with jokes in order to grab the attention of
his audience. Which of the following should Shawn keep in mind while doing so?
a)He should include complex charts to inject a serious note.
b)He should avoid eye contact with his audience while telling jokes.
