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1. After you have selected a topic and conducted research on it, the next step is to
write your introduction.
create an audience handout.
decide how you will make a personal connection with the audience.
plan a detailed outline.
practice your presentation.
2. Which of the following is true of the physical traits and visual elements that contribute to an effective speech or presentation?
You should ensure that extraneous noise is kept to a maximum.
You should avoid making eye contact with your listeners as they might end up feeling intimidated.
You should maintain a stiff and rigid posture throughout the presentation.
You should walk only when you are reasonably sure that this will have the effect you want.
You should dress extravagantly to ensure that your viewer's attention is fixed on you.
3. Which of the following statements about the body of a presentation is true?
It needs to be longer and more detailed than the body of a written report.
It should be more formal than a written report and use an impersonal style.
It needs more, and more elaborate, transitions than a written report.
It should contain fewer coherence helpers than a written report.
It should use at least three levels of hierarchy in its outline.
4. Which of the following should you do when using presentation software?
Make the contents of slides small so that more information can fit on them.
Stick to using a basic text format, much like you would use in an essay or report.
Limit the amount of information on a slide.
Use plenty of animation and zoom in and out on particular elements as you discuss them.
Make each slide unique in content and format.