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Presentation Skills

Instructions:

Answer 15 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Introduction - a body - and a conclusion
consistent
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple
outline
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person

2. One clear - concise statement
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
6
outline
distracts the audience

3. 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
Confident - knowledgeable
20 minutes
consistent

4. How do you want the audience to perceive you?
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
Confident - knowledgeable

5. Connect with one person
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
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
distracts the audience

6. Too many special effects in electronic presentations...
unexpected and predictable
distracts the audience
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time

7. Take - turn - tell
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
unexpected and predictable
outline

8. Ideal number of words in a sentence - and lines on a slide
6
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
distracts the audience

9. Open your presentation with...
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple
distracts the audience
unexpected and predictable

10. Combing verbal and nonverbal
distracts the audience
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
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

11. Most presentations should be no longer than...
Confident - knowledgeable
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence
20 minutes
distracts the audience

12. People retain more of...
Confident - knowledgeable
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery

13. How many percent of communication received is not the content of the message
outline
92%
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

14. Competence
92%
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence
6
Confident - knowledgeable

15. Non-verbal communication dominates verbal communication - So...
distracts the audience
92%
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery