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Chapter 26: Presenting Online
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is NOT true of online presentations?
a. Uploading presentations online extends their life
b. Presenting online constraints your presentation to a specific time and place
c. Online presentations have the potential to reach a wider audience
d. Online presentations are increasingly common
2. Which of the following is NOT a form of online presentation?
a. Webinars
b. Video conferences
c. Streamed events
d. Class presentations
3. Which of the following is NOT included in the equipment essential for creating,
distributing, and viewing online presentations?
a. A computer
b. Visual aids
c. A microphone
d. An internet connection
4. Online presentations are
a. totally dependent on technology for their delivery.
b. partially dependent on technology for their delivery.
c. independent of technology for their delivery.
d. robotized.
5. For an online presentation to work well, both presenters and users must fulfill all of
the following technology requirements EXCEPT having access to
a. a computer with sufficient memory.
b. hard drive with sufficient space.
c. recording and editing software.
d. text editing.
6. Online presentations can be embedded into all of the following EXCEPT
a. websites.
b. blogs.
c. books.
d. wikis.
7. What is the connection between video and facial cues?
a. Video accentuates facial cues.
b. Video decreases facial cues.
c. Video clarifies facial cues.
d. Video does not affect facial cues.
8. Mediated screens call for
a. large gestures.
b. exaggerated facial expressions.
c. nuanced nonverbal expressions.
d. neutral face work.
9. Presentations delivered in real-time are
a. asynchronous.
b. synchronous.
c. spontaneous.
d. prepared.
10. Presentations recorded and played back at another time are ______.
a. asynchronous
b. synchronous
c. spontaneous
d. prepared
11. Which is NOT true of a presentation delivered synchronously?
a. People can watch it repeatedly.
b. It allows for audience participation.
c. It is conversational in tone.
d. It precipitates more of a connection between speakers and receivers.
12. Which is NOT true of a presentation delivered asynchronously?
a. People can watch it repeatedly.
b. It allows for audience participation.
c. It can be stopped or started.
d. It does not depend on time zones.
13. Which of the following is a generally acceptable clothing color for online
presentations?
a. Brown
b. Green
c. Loud patterns
d. Big stripes
14. Which of the following is NOT true regarding fidgeting?
a. Unnecessary movement can be distracting.
b. If your whole body is on camera, do not gesture.
c. Avoid swiveling in your chair.
d. If seated, do no gesture excessively.
15. Panel presentations find you and ______ other people discussing a subject.
a. one
b. three or four
c. five
d. ten
16. The ______ of a panel is present to guide the conversation.
a. leader
b. judge
c. moderator
d. reviewer
17. The interview format works best when the interviewee is a ______ source.
a. convincing
b. credible
c. intelligent
d. argumentative
18. Which of the following is NOT true of interviews?
a. When you serve as the interviewer, your task is to pose questions to the interviewee.
b. If you are the interviewee, your prime responsibility is to answer the questions posed
to you.
c. Sometimes audience members are able to email or text the interviewer with questions
they would like to have answered.
d. Interviews conducted in a conversational manner usually appeal less to audience
members than strictly Q&A interviews.
19. In an online environment, speakers can integrate all of the following EXCEPT
a. audio.
b. video.
c. verbal content.
d. physical presence.
20. “Going viral” means that a video
a. focuses on a health epidemic.
b. features negative content.
c. features positive content.
d. spreads rapidly.
21. ______ rely solely on audio and can feature a single speaker, two speakers,
perhaps using the interview format, or a panel.
a. Podcasts
b. Online meetings
c. Webinars
d. Videos
22. A(n) ______ is a conference held online that is viewable by invited guests with a
web connection.
a. podcast
b. webinar
c. e-meeting
d. web-meeting
23. ______ can include a single speaker, a panel, or group collaborating in real time
across time zones.
a. Podcast
b. Webinar
c. E-meeting
d. Web-meeting
24. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a webinar?
a. The presenter can obtain feedback from participants.
b. The presenter can respond to questions.
c. The presenter doesn’t adjust the webinar content during the session.
d. The presenter can adjust the webinar presentation during the session.
25. ______ has become a presentation staple.
a. Outlook
b. PowerPoint
c. Excel
d. Facebook
26. Online presenters often use
a. more visual aids than live presenters.
b. less visual aids than live presenters.
c. the same amount of visual aids as live presenters.
d. no visual aids.
Short Answer
27. While face-to-face presentations may use technology to support the speaker’s
delivery, ______ presentations are totally dependent on technology for their delivery.
28. ______ screens call for more nuanced nonverbal expressions that require speakers
to tone down their gestures and face work.
29. A digital ______ is designed to showcase or market you, demonstrating your skills,
and highlighting what you can do.
30. As the popularity of YouTube demonstrates, online presenters commonly rely on
created ______ to communicate their messages.
31. A ______ is a digital audio recording that is made accessible to web users.
32. Though initially delivered ______, webinars can also be saved for later viewing.
33. Online presenters usually use ______ visuals than live presenters.
True/False
34. Video accentuates facial cues.
35. The asynchronous online speaker has real interaction with the audience.
36. Speakers in both face-to-face and digital environments may enhance their
presentations with presentation aids such as PowerPoint.
37. If you are seated, you should gesture sparingly.
38. Most single person online presentations are kept brief because of the tendency for
receivers to become bored.
39. Just as with face-to-face interviews, the online interview format works best when the
interviewee is a credible source and the interviewer is well prepared.
40. Storytelling is a powerful promotional tool.
Essay
41. Where should you look when you are presenting online alone?
Ans: Area to explain: Know where to look. Don’t look up at the ceiling or down at your
42. Discuss and exemplify what a story arc is when presenting online.
Ans: Area to explain: A story arc composed of a compelling opening that engages
43. How do you prepare a digital story?
Ans: Area to explain: You first outline the story’s components describing its plot,
44. Explain when audio might be the only option for message delivery.
Ans: Area to explain: When video is unavailable, unaffordable, or unnecessary, the
45. How can you prepare for issues with technology breaking in an online presentation?
Ans: Area to explain: Don’t become flustered should you lose connectivity. Prepare
