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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. Combing verbal and nonverbal
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
20 minutes
consistent

2. How many percent of communication received is not the content of the message
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
92%
Confident - knowledgeable
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery

3. Competence
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence
6
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined

4. Introduction - a body - and a conclusion
outline
Confident - knowledgeable
unexpected and predictable
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery

5. Most presentations should be no longer than...
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time
consistent
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence
20 minutes

6. How do you want the audience to perceive you?
Confident - knowledgeable
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time
unexpected and predictable

7. Take - turn - tell
consistent
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
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. Connect with one person
92%
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
outline

9. Ideal number of words in a sentence - and lines on a slide
6
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
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

10. People retain more of...
outline
Confident - knowledgeable
6
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time

11. Non-verbal communication dominates verbal communication - So...
20 minutes
unexpected and predictable
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery

12. One clear - concise statement
20 minutes
6
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

13. Too many special effects in electronic presentations...
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple
outline
92%
distracts the audience

14. Visual presentation should be...
20 minutes
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information
consistent
unexpected and predictable

15. Open your presentation with...
6
unexpected and predictable
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
20 minutes