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Presentation Skills

Instructions:

Answer 15 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Connect with one person
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple

2. Combing verbal and nonverbal
92%
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple
unexpected and predictable
distracts the audience

3. People retain more of...
consistent
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time
unexpected and predictable
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple

4. Competence
Confident - knowledgeable
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
92%
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence

5. Open your presentation with...
unexpected and predictable
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
consistent
outline

6. How do you want the audience to perceive you?
distracts the audience
6
Confident - knowledgeable
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time

7. Take - turn - tell
consistent
6
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information

8. Ideal number of words in a sentence - and lines on a slide
6
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
20 minutes
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence

9. Non-verbal communication dominates verbal communication - So...
92%
outline
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery

10. Introduction - a body - and a conclusion
Confident - knowledgeable
20 minutes
outline
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information

11. Visual presentation should be...
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information
consistent
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple

12. One clear - concise statement
Confident - knowledgeable
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple

13. Most presentations should be no longer than...
Confident - knowledgeable
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence
20 minutes

14. How many percent of communication received is not the content of the message
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
92%
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence

15. Too many special effects in electronic presentations...
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time
distracts the audience
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple