Questions pg. 330

1. What skills do oral presentations give you the oppurtunity to practice and demonstrate?
- Research, planning, writing, and visual design.
- Ability to think on your feet, grasp complex business issues, and
handle challenging situations

2. What are the three goals you should accomplish during the introduction of an oral presentation?
- Arousing Audience Interest
- Building Your Credibility
- Previewing Your Message

3. What techniques can you use to get the audience's attention during the intro?

- Unite audience around a common goal
- Tell a 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?
- Restating main points
- Describing next steps
- End on a strong note

5. What steps can you take to ensure success in an online presentation?
- 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's point of view
- make sure your audience can receive the sort of content you intend to use
- allow plenty of time for everyone to get connected and familiar with screen theyre viewing.