PRESENT WITH PURPOSE
1. 1.True or false? A presentation created for team members will work for executives or, for that matter, any other role.
False
2. . 2.Which of the following is an impact of a good presentation? It can enable you to become a thought leader. It can help people in your organization make better decisions. A good presentation can help people in your organization grasp complex issues or innovative ideas. A good presentation can increase your eminence.
All of these
3. 3.Knowing the audience of your presentation should impact which of the following aspects of the presentation?
4. 4.What should you do before you start creating a presentation to prevent rework?
Write a summary of the presentation
5. 5.Which of the following is NOT a category of objectives used to refine and sharpen a presentation’s message?
Feel emotion
Questions and answer
Gain knowledge
Take action
1. Which of the following does a structured presentation not have to include?
2. Which one of the following is a good practice when creating your presentation slides?
Use small font so you can cram as much wording as possible on the slide.
List everything you are going to say on the slide.
3. True or false: Slide decks are for presenting, not for reading.
4. Knowing the objectives and audience enable you to do which of the following?
Identify which ideas to include or exclude.
Build the right order for your agenda.
1. 1.Which of the following is a technique to present effectively?
Engage your audience in discussion.
Use physical props or distinctive visual images.
2. 2.True or false: Metaphors should be used as many times as possible during your presentation to give your ideas more impact.
3. True or false: When presenting, the audience forms their impression about you in the first few seconds and their impressions are based on the visual cues you send out through your body language.
4. Which of the following is not true regarding the use of props during your presentation?
Props help focus your audience's attention.
Props can make your ideas seem tangible and real.
Props are easier to use in virtual presentations than face-to-face presentations.
A prop is a theatrical term for any physical object that someone uses onstage.
5. Evocative language connects us with sights, sounds, and feelings, not just ideas. Which of the following is a great place for evocative language?
In the middle of your presentation
At the beginning of your presentation
At the end of your presentation
Only use evocative language if you're NOT using a slide deck
1. Which of the following is true regarding managing your nerves during a presentation?
For most people, nervousness peaks as the presentation is about to end.
A person is most nervous while preparing and delivering a presentation a week before presenting.
Consuming caffeine right before a presentation is a great way to calm a speaker's nerves.
It is normal for a speaker to be nervous in front of an audience.
2. When is the best time to have a Q&A with your audience?
Only have a Q&A if your audience seems bored.
Always have your Q&A at the end of your presentation.
Offer Q&A breaks throughout the presentation.
Always have your Q&A at the beginning of your presentation.
3. True or false: Two ways to manage nervousness and use the nervous energy to your advantage are to redefine fear as adrenaline and to focus on the audience, not on yourself.
4. How can you prepare ahead of time for the unexpected?
Keep a backup copy of the presentation deck handy.
Arrive and set up early to deal with surprises.
Test any piece of equipment or technology, ahead of time, to ensure it is in good working order.
1. 1.Anthony, a facilitator, needs to deliver a presentation on diversity. Although he has conducted many face-to-face sessions on this topic, this is the first time he is going to present in a virtual environment. He is comfortable with the virtual conferencing tool, but he needs to think about the presentation techniques he'll use.
What is Anthony's best strategy for an effective virtual presentation?
He should focus on preparing the content.
He should be close to the microphone and speak clearly and not vary his tone.
He should stand up and move around while he presents.
He should poll his audience and ask them questions to keep them engaged throughout his presentation.
2. 2.James is a seller with 20 years of experience in technical sales. He leads a team of employees who are recent college graduates, and he is planning to conduct a session for them on how to have a successful career in technical sales. Without getting too technical, he plans to introduce them to the field of technical sales, inspiring them to perform their best and find their passions.
Which of the following is the best presentation strategy for James' purposes?
Share the detailed seller process that he uses to close deals.
Draw a comparison between technical sales and a general area of sales such as consumer sales.
Talk about three high-value sales deals that were closed by his team in the last six months.
3. 3.Tammy works in human resources. Her manager has asked her to create a presentation deck on the updated process to reimburse expenses. This deck will be published on a portal as part of the help documentation for all employees. Before Tammy starts working on the presentation deck, she needs to frame the objectives for it.
Which of the following objectives map to the "take action" category of objectives?
Describe the process of expense reimbursement.
Show a step-by-step demonstration of the expense reimbursement process.
Identify the requirements to be eligible for expense reimbursement.
Compare the new and old process of expense reimbursement.
4. Sarah, a project manager, is conducting a virtual session on managing agile projects. From the beginning of the session, one participant has been interrupting the presentation continuously with random and irrelevant questions. Initially, Sarah tries to answer the questions. But this is becoming increasingly difficult for her.
What should Sarah do?
She should ignore the questions and continue presenting.
She should disable the person's microphone.
She should have a one-on-one conversation with the person during the session to clarify doubts.
She should politely request the person to ask questions during the question-and-answer session.
5. Sasha is working on a presentation titled "Communicating with Purpose." She's reached a stage where she needs to cover effective communication techniques. Sasha knows the slide is not working well: the title is "Techniques," all her talking points are listed, and she has a graphic of a sticky note that's labeled "Communication."
What is the single most important change that Sasha should make for a more impactful slide?
Reduce the font size to give the appearance of more white space.
Rewrite the text on the slide so that it contains only the main points, not the explanation.
Change the slide title to a short, complete sentence that summarizes the slide’s content.
6. Jessica from the legal team needs to make a presentation on intellectual property rights. She is making this presentation for content writers who use content from various sources. This is the first time she is making a presentation. She does extensive research by reading and evaluating relevant resource materials. She puts together a presentation that she thinks is informative and effective. The presentation is due tomorrow. Before the presentation, she feels that it would be beneficial if someone else reviews her presentation slides. So, she shares her deck with Alison, her colleague, for a review. Alison feels that the deck is too detailed and contains too much content.
What should Jessica do?
She should make the presentation based on her experience without the aid of the slides.
She should replace the text-heavy slides with visuals.
7.Malcolm, an expert, is delivering a presentation on leadership. At the end of his presentation, he begins his question-and-answer session by saying, "Before I give my closing remarks, I'll take a few questions." To his surprise, no one asks any questions.
What should Malcolm do?
He should call on an audience member and ask if that person has a question.
He should move on to his closing remarks without wasting time.
He should state a couple of questions that are frequently asked and answer them.
He should assume that because there are no questions, his closing remarks are not necessary.
8. Ajay is planning an open session on techniques to help reduce stress quickly in the workplace. He expects a lot of people to sign up. Ajay wants to convince the audience that using techniques to minimize stress does not need to be a long procedure and can be applied in the workplace daily. During the session, he needs to ensure that he is in a calm state of mind.
How can Ajay achieve this?
He should practice delivering the session multiple times.
He should show a video at the beginning of the session showing procedures for reducing stress.
He should take a few moments before the session to practice deep breathing.
He should ask audience members to share their thoughts on how one can reduce stress.
9. Suraj, a tester of software solutions, is conducting a session on coding errors for his project. He wants to present an analysis of issues from the last six months. He is standing beside the projector screen and is using his laptop to move between the slides of this presentation.
What strategy should he use to ensure that his audience is engaged?
Make eye contact with audience members as much as possible.
Ask questions occasionally, or paraphrase questions and provide answers.
Look for opportunities to walk towards the audience.
All of these.
10. Robert is a learning consultant and his role is to gather requirements from his customers and recommend solutions. As part of his professional learning goals, he needs to conduct a knowledge-sharing session for fellow colleagues on interviewing customers. He's never conducted any sessions or presented in front of an audience, so he is feeling overwhelmed and nervous.
What can he do to overcome this?
Time his delivery of the presentation.
Practice some probable questions for the question-and-answer session.
Practice presenting the slides.
All of these.
11. Lisa, a software architect, is making a presentation on her experience of working on an innovative project. The audience includes architects, coders, and project managers of varying experience. In the middle of a topic, a senior project manager asks a question that confuses her. Lisa is not sure if she understands the question.
How should she proceed?
Suggest an answer based on her own understanding of the question.
Ignore the question and attempt to answer it at the end.
Ask the questioner to rephrase the question.
Ask the audience members to check if anyone understood the question.
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