Persuasion is becoming more important as authoritarian or command-and control

management recedes
True

Persuasion is always a competitive activity in which there are winners and losers
False

Which of the following undermines the effectiveness of slides used in a presentation?

Putting too much information on a slide

What is the average time an adult can fully concentrate?

Less than 1 minute

What is one important implication of adults' attention span for presenters?

They must constantly reengage the audience

Persuasion is a win-or-lose activity

False

Argument is usually the core of persuasive business presentations

True

Audience emotions have a strong influence on audience members' receptiveness to

persuasion
True

Which of the following statements about the first impression of a speaker is accurate?
They are based on very limited information.

Which of the following behaviors will not help manage hostile or impolite audience
members
Confronting someone who disagrees with you

The halo effect is audience members' attitude toward a speaker based on what they
know and feel about him from the past
True

Which of the following is not an accurate statement about spoken arguments?

They should contain as much evidence as possible

Developing an entire presentation in powerpoint or other presentation software is likely

to put too much focus
True
Which one of the following statements about slides and other visuals in presentations is
true?
Learning research supports using slides and other visual elements in a presentation

Which of the following statements about the opening of a presentation is accurate?

It should give a roadmap of the presentation

Select the phrase that best completes the sentence: "In their presentation closings,
speakers should.."
Summarize the key points of the presentation

When developing a presentation from a written document such a a report, the speaker
should include as much of the document as possible
False

Which of the following accurately states the first step of preparing a presentation?
Generating ideas and taking notes

When practicing a presentation, you should always try to speak out loud
True

Which one of the following is generally not a good way to energize a presentation?
Using confrontational or critical language

Which one of the following items is an effective analogy?

We can draw lessons from the situation our main competitor faced 10 years ago

Animation with no purpose other than to entertain detracts from a presentation

True

Charts and graphics are usually better suited to presentations than spreadsheets
True

The goal of the presentation should determine the slides, not the other way around
true

What is the function of a roadmap slide?

Shows the audience the major parts of the presentation

At the end of a presentation, a slide that summarizes the key points can help the
audience remember them
True

Which one of the following items is not an essential quality of effective slides?
Media use
....
Good presenters break down complexity into smaller pieces and show how they fit
together

Lead lines of any length help the audience remember the main point of a slide
False

Select the phrase that best finishes this sentence: "The tradeoff between using bullet
points on slides and avoiding them is that they...."
Communicate information but often too much of it

Most presenters do not feel nervous

False

Which one of the following items is not a major cause of communication apprehension?
Length of the presentation

Which one of the following does not help manage communication apprehension?
Ignoring anxiety

WHich one of the following items is a basic characteristic of your presenting voice?
Speed

Presenters should speak so that the farther person can clearly hear them
true

Which one of the following items is not a form of immediacy behavior?

Loud voice

Which one of the following items is an important form of nonverbal communication

Facial expression

Audiences usually do not have negative reaction to a speaker who appears to be

uncomfortable
False

Which one of the following describes a potentially serious side effect of presenters using
slides?
Breaks eye contact with the audience

Researchers think that the movement of arms and hands helps people make their
thoughts more concrete
False