Ch 11 Self-Quiz 1

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. When presenting, you should

avoid using gestures. correct incorrect

demarcate each point. correct incorrect

avoid eye contact with your audience. correct incorrect

have your presentation memorized. correct incorrect

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. Once you've signaled to your audience that you are about to conclude your presentation, roughly how long do you have before you should stop talking?

1 minute correct incorrect

5 minutes correct incorrect

10 minutes correct incorrect

as long as you'd like correct incorrect

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. A well-structured presentation has how many divisions?

2 correct incorrect

3 correct incorrect

4 correct incorrect

5 correct incorrect

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. When developing PowerPoint slides, you should

include as much information as possible on each slide. correct incorrect

use only boldface type. correct incorrect

use only serif font. correct incorrect

avoid decorative backgrounds. correct incorrect

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. Supporting materials in an oral presentations

should be so numerous that their bulk overcomes any doubt. correct incorrect

should be left to the written report. Audiences don't have the time to analyze supporting materials correct incorrect

should come before your main point, unlike a written document, where they come after your main point correct incorrect

d) should be appropriate and sufficient for you to make your point. correct incorrect

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. When your audience will include people from other countries

you should avoid eye contact with your audience, since some cultures find this offensive correct incorrect

you can expect that they have been trained in multicultural communication correct incorrect

c) you should do some research about their culture correct incorrect

always acknowledge their presence correct incorrect

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. In order to help you plan your presentation you should

organize your presentation from the conclusion forwards correct incorrect

write down your purpose or goal in one sentence correct incorrect

organize your presentation around your supporting evidence correct incorrect

keep in mind the four Cs of public speaking correct incorrect

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. The purpose or goal of your presentation

can be delayed until the conclusion, since it's the most critical piece of information correct incorrect

should come out of a holistic understanding of the overall presentation correct incorrect

can be kept from some audiences and specifically announced with other audiences. correct incorrect

should be stated early in your presentation correct incorrect

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. One way to grab your audience's attention is to

choose an interesting title correct incorrect

plan your conclusion carefully correct incorrect

include background music correct incorrect

start with background information correct incorrect