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

2. Combing verbal and nonverbal
Confident - knowledgeable
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
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence

3. Competence
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
outline
92%
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence

4. Too many special effects in electronic presentations...
distracts the audience
20 minutes
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery

5. Ideal number of words in a sentence - and lines on a slide
6
Confident - knowledgeable
consistent
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information

6. Take - turn - tell
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence
6
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information

7. Non-verbal communication dominates verbal communication - So...
outline
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple
unexpected and predictable
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery

8. Connect with one person
consistent
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence
92%
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person

9. Open your presentation with...
consistent
unexpected and predictable
Confident - knowledgeable
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person

10. How do you want the audience to perceive you?
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
unexpected and predictable
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information
Confident - knowledgeable

11. People retain more of...
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
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple

12. Introduction - a body - and a conclusion
92%
unexpected and predictable
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
outline

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

14. Most presentations should be no longer than...
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
20 minutes
distracts the audience
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple

15. Visual presentation should be...
outline
consistent
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple
distracts the audience