Exam 12: Business Presentations

To maintain audience interest in a multimedia presentation, add as many animation and sound effects as possible.

Good speakers try to build audience ____________________ by forming a bond with their audience.

All of these are good advice for nonverbal messages during a presentation except

Irina will make her presentation to a large audience of members whose negative attitudes range from displeased to outraged. What advice should Irina follow in preparing her presentation for this audience?

You should avoid talking about yourself at the beginning of a presentation.

You should present your first sentence from memory to establish rapport with the audience through eye contact.

Good organization and conscious repetition are the two most powerful keys to audience comprehension and retention.

Natalia is presenting statistics about the diversity of college students in different parts of the country. She will most likely organize by chronology.

Your goals as a speaker are to make listeners understand, remember, and act on your ideas.

An effective visual aid

What statement about the use and meaning of color is most accurate?

Roberto is preparing a PowerPoint multimedia presentation for a multicultural audience. One of his primary considerations should be the background colors of his slides.

After determining your purpose for the presentation, what is your next important step?

A(n)____________________ delivery involves speaking freely, generally without notes, after preparing and rehearsing.

Connor opened his presentation to an audience of business owners with this statement: If you want to reduce employee benefit costs by at least 15 percent without hurting employee morale or impacting your work environment, please stand up right now. By asking them to stand, Connor is

A ____________________ is a prerecorded audio clip delivered over the Web. This type of presentation can be effective in launching products and introducing and training employees.

What kind of business presentation uses technology to allow remote colleagues to collaborate in real time?

One of the best ways to reduce stage fright is to know your subject thoroughly.

An oral presentation that incorporates visual aids is far more likely to be retained than one lacking visual enhancement.

A(n)____________________ is a Web-based presentation, lecture, workshop, or seminar that is transmitted digitally with or without video to train employees, interact with customers, and promote products.