Presentations

Pg 330 Test Your Knowledge

1. What Skills do oral presentations give you the opportunity to practice and demonstrate?
ANSWER: They let you demonstrate your ability to think on your feet, grasp complex business issues, and handle challenging situations.

2. What three goals should you accomplish during the introduction of an oral presentation?
ANSWER: Arouse the audience's interest, establish credibility, and prepare the audience for what will follow.

3. What techniques can you use to get an audience's attention during your introduction?
ANSWER: Unite the audience around a common goal, tell at story, pass around a sample, ask a question, state a startling statistic, use humor.

4. What three tasks should you accomplish in the close of your presentation?
ANSWER: Restate the main points, describe the next steps, end on a strong note.

5. What steps can you take to ensure success with online presentations?
ANSWER: Consider sending preview study materials ahead of time, keep your presentation as simple as possible, ask for feedback frequently, consider the viewing experience from the audience members' point of view, make sure your audience can receive the sort of content you intend to use, and allow plenty of time for everyone to get connected and familiar with the screen they are viewing.