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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. Ideal number of words in a sentence - and lines on a slide
20 minutes
6
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined

2. How do you want the audience to perceive you?
Confident - knowledgeable
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
20 minutes

3. Combing verbal and nonverbal
6
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple
unexpected and predictable

4. People retain more of...
distracts the audience
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
Confident - knowledgeable
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time

5. Open your presentation with...
distracts the audience
unexpected and predictable
outline
consistent

6. Non-verbal communication dominates verbal communication - So...
Confident - knowledgeable
consistent
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery

7. How many percent of communication received is not the content of the message
92%
unexpected and predictable
6
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information

8. Most presentations should be no longer than...
outline
20 minutes
Combining verbal and nonverbal - Connect- convey - continue - Take the information you need - Turn to face your audience - Tell them your information
Confident - knowledgeable

9. Visual presentation should be...
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
consistent
unexpected and predictable
20 minutes

10. Connect with one person
Confident - knowledgeable
Make eye contact - Convey your information - Continue with another person
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence

11. One clear - concise statement
unexpected and predictable
outline
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined

12. Too many special effects in electronic presentations...
92%
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time
Once the purpose of your presentation is determined
distracts the audience

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

14. Introduction - a body - and a conclusion
Limit the text on slides - Exceptions - quotes - Use graphics that ilustrate the story - when in doubt be simple
6
Avoid mixed messages - reinforce your message through your delivery
outline

15. Competence
6
Leads to: confidence - more cometence - more confidence
20 minutes
what they hear when they see and hear the information at the same time