Presentation Skills Quiz
Presentation Skills Quiz
How much do you know about making effective presentations? If you had to make the most important
presentation of your career, would you be prepared? We invite you to try our quiz to find out.
ANSWER TRUE or FALSE
1. What we have to say, when presenting, will usually have a much greater effect on our audience than
how we say it.
2. The "body" of the presentation (middle portion) is when the audience is usually most attentive.
3. You should have specific objectives when giving a presentation and stick to them.
4. Studies have proven that "how we say the words" (our vocal speed, inflection, and clarity) will have
more impact on our audience than "what the audience sees" (our facial expressions, visuals,
clothing, gestures, etc.).
5. The most critical thing to remember about the "opening" of your presentation is that you must
convey to the audience how important the subject matter is to you.
6. Making certain the content of your presentation is logically organized is more important than
analyzing and knowing your audience.
7. Connecting with your audience is more important than making sure you cover all the prepared
material.
8. Most business presentations should conclude with questions from the audience...the presentation is
over when the last question is answered.
9. If you have done a good job of preparing audio visuals for your audience, the visuals will do the real
communicating and, therefore, are more important than anything you can say or do.
10. It is not how a presenter thinks or feels that will most influence his audience, but rather how the
presenter behaves.
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ANSWERS: 1) F 2) F 3) T 4) F 5) F 6) F 7) T 8) F 9) F 10) T 11) F 12) F 13) T 14) F
15) T 16) T 17) F 18) F 19) F 20) T
Discussion session
If you answered differently to the answers above, explain why you did so.
What are the things that you should never do during a presentation?
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