71) A line of communication created by people in an audience to connect with others inside or
outside the room, with or without the knowledge of the speaker is generally known as ________.
A) the backchannel
B) datasourcing
C) the datachannel
D) groupthinking
E) crowdsourcing
72) You have been invited to speak at a seminar on the importance of networking online. Before
giving your presentation, you decide to post the main points of your presentation on your
company blog and encourage comments. Which of the following actions will be most beneficial
to both the audience and the presenter?
A) Monitoring audience tweets about the presentation, during the presentation.
B) Posting the main points of your presentation on the company blog, viewing the comments
after the presentation, and setting up a discussion forum to discuss the issues.
C) Posting the main points of your presentation online, but disabling comments in order to
encourage live audience feedback during the presentation.
D) Posting the entire presentation online for further review after considering the audience’s
comments but before actually presenting it.
E) Discussing relevant online comments during the presentation, responding to any live-audience
feedback, and encouraging further feedback after the presentation through an online forum.
73) Which of these scenarios would be considered part of the backchannel?
A) a presenter uploading his presentation, after he has presented it, on the company wikipage
B) the presenter requesting his audience to email their comments to him after the presentation
C) audience members texting each other during a presentation
D) an audience member standing at the microphone to ask a question
E) an audience member writing a question for the presenter on a piece of paper that will be given
to the moderator
74) The most important aspect of any presentation is ________.
A) the length of the electronic presentation
B) using the right tools that complement your presentation
C) knowing what the audience needs
D) to stick to the purpose of the presentation
E) getting the audience to receive, understand, and embrace your message
75) Planning oral presentations involves gathering information and organizing it.
76) The writing stage of a presentation involves defining the main idea, limiting your scope,
selecting the direct or indirect approach, and outlining your content.
77) If you can’t express your main idea in a single sentence, you probably haven’t defined it
clearly enough.
78) Short presentations should be organized like a report or proposal.
79) Developing a presentation involves developing your ideas, structuring support points, and
phrasing your transitions.
80) If you’re speaking to a small group, particularly people you already know, establish a formal
atmosphere that defines business boundaries.
81) Oral presentations are composed of distinct elements: the introduction, the body, and the
close.
82) The close of the presentation is used to repeat key points and build credibility.
83) Ideas should be illustrated with visuals, which enliven the message, help the speaker connect
with audience members, and help them remember the speaker’s message more effectively.
84) Free-form slides have the advantage of being easy to create; you simply choose an overall
design scheme for the presentation, select a template for a new slide, and start typing.
85) Making presentations contain more information than needed will help in avoiding the “death
by PowerPoint” stigma that presentations have.
86) Functional artwork for foregrounds includes photos, technical drawings, charts, and other
visual elements containing information that is part of your message.
87) Visuals for presentations need to be simpler than visuals for printed documents.
88) Slide builds are used for the entire text of the presentation to avoid distracting the audience.
89) Transition slides help your audience keep track of what you’ve covered already and what you
plan to cover next.
90) Reciting your speech from memory is usually the most effective or easiest delivery mode.
91) Preparing more material than necessary when preparing for presentations helps in
overcoming anxiety.
92) When people ask questions, attention should be paid to nonverbal signals to help determine
what each person really means.
93) Embracing the backchannel could include the use of social media such as Twitter during
presentations, as this approach can help facilitate audience member participation.
94) Online presentations give you a way to reach more people in less time while requiring
similar preparation and skills as traditional presentations need.
95) What is the difference between defining your main idea and limiting your scope?
96) List and briefly describe the stages that should be included in the presentation outline.
97) You have been asked to give a presentation at the company summit regarding the new
changes in company policy. Your presentation would follow immediately after a very
enthusiastic round of ice-breaker games, so you can expect that your audience is going to be
quite distracted. How would you arouse audience interest in your presentation?
98) List the old-school and new technologies that can be used for presentations. If you were to
give a presentation to a group of baby-boomers who are not tech-savvy, or rather are
technophobic, how would you orient your presentation to their needs?
99) You are giving a presentation about “green solutions for organizations,” to an audience
consisting mostly of members from upper-level management. Fully aware of the benefits of free-
form slides and structured slides, which type of slides will better serve your purpose and why?
100) You have to create a presentation for junior high school kids regarding the ill-effects of
obesity. Which of these elements would you choose to appeal to your audience and how should
they be used: structured or free-form slides? What considerations regarding color, font, visuals,
or background would you keep in mind? Would the backchannel be effective with this group and
why?
101) How would the usage of design elements in your presentation differ when presenting to a
supportive audience versus a hostile audience?
102) In a presentation, is it unethical to use design elements and special effects to persuade the
audience? Why or why not? In the case of online presentations, is this format appropriate for
persuasion?
103) You are required to give a presentation on the technical upgrades for a software designed by
your team. You have practiced your delivery, familiarized yourself with the software, and
anticipated potential questions from the audience. Midway through your presentation there is a
technical malfunction because of which you cannot display your slides. How would you tackle
this situation?
104) If a presenter has thoroughly prepared for his presentation he should be able to effectively
handle any kind of question that comes his way. Is this statement correct? Why or why not? How
would dealing with the Q&A round of the interested but neutral audience differ from a worried
audience?