Assignment VI

1. What is the most important question you must ask yourself when you are asked to make a
presentation?
a. What should I say during the presentation?
b. Why am I making the presentation?
c. Who am I making the presentation to?
d. How am I making the presentation?
Solution: The objective of the presentation is the most important question that must
be kept in mind before going into the what, who and how.

2. “What” goes into the presentation is determined by the _____ and the ______. Choose the
most appropriate option to fill in the blanks:
a. Why, who
b. What, when
c. When, where
d. How, when
Solution: What goes into a presentation is determined by the why and who.

3. What is not a general objective of a presentation?

a. To inform
b. To persuade
c. To arouse interest
d. To increase sales by 20%
Solution: To increase sales is a specific objective

4. Which of these must be used in any presentation?

a. Long sentences
b. Compound sentences
c. Short sentences
d. Sentences with clauses
Solution: Short sentences should be used in any oral presentation as they are easy
for listeners to follow.

5. When should visuals not be used?

a. To clarify
b. To emphasize
c. To repeat
d. To summarize
Solution: What has been said verbally should not be repeated; instead, it should be
complemented by visuals.

6. Born speakers can hear______ even before making a presentation. Fill in the blank with the
most appropriate option:
a. Their heart thudding
b. The applause
c. The laughter
d. The whispers
Solution: Born speakers can hear the applause because they are so confident.

7. What do your audience like listening to in a presentation?

a. All the information you can share
b. Stories and narratives
c. Facts and figures
d. News of the day
Solution: The audience like listening to stories and narratives if they are relevant to your
presentation.

8. How long does a speaker have to grab the audience’s attention?

a. The first 30 seconds
 b. The first 2 minutes
c. The first 5 minutes.
d. The first 1 minute
Solution: Research shows that the audience form an impression about the speaker in the
first 2 minutes.

9. At whom should a presentation be aimed?

a. The ones who are assessing your presentation
b. The people in the front rows
c. The entire audience
d. Your friends and colleagues
Solution: Experienced speakers make sure to ensure that they address the entire
audience.

10. When giving a presentation in front of an audience you should do all of the following except
for__?
a. take control
b. make eye contact
c. manage your nerves
d. look at your screen not the audience
Solution: When making a presentation, one must begin by managing one’s nerves, take
control and make eye contact.

11. How do you strike a rapport with your audience?

a. By stating the topic of your introduction
b. By making eye contact and smiling
c. By turning your back at them
d. By staring at the wall in front of you
Solution: To strike a rapport with your audience, it is very important to make eye contact.

12. Which of the following is the correct posture while presenting/public speaking?
a. Slouching and leaning against the wall
b. Standing straight with shoulders held back
c. Leaning on one hip
d. All of the above
Solution: The correct posture while presenting is standing straight with shoulders held
back as it makes you appear confident.

13. When presenting, your position should be:

a. Leaning on one hip
b. The ready position
c. Standing awkwardly
d. Swaying from one foot to the other
Solution: The ready position means placing your weight on the balls of your feet that
makes you appear energetic.

14. Which of the following is the right gesture to have while presenting?
a. Hands on the hips
b. Crossing your arms in the front
c. Clasping your hands at the back
d. Hands loosely hanging by your side
Solution: Hands should hang loosely by the side when presenting as it allows one to
gesture naturally.

15. Appropriate gestures are body signals that make you look _______.
a. Dramatic
b. Spontaneous
c. Comic
d. Affected
 Solution: one must use spontaneous gestures while presenting as one would in a
normal conversation.

16. Which of the following is/are not considered as “hooks” in a presentation according to Bruna
Martinuzzi?
a. Using the word imagine
b. Taking the audience through a ‘what if’ scenario
c. Telling a story
d. Beginning with a complicated, technical statement
Solution: Beginning with a complicated, technical statement will not hook the audience
according to Bruna Martinuzzi.

17. Which category does the following hook belong to:

When I was a teenager, my family’s home was destroyed by a fire. That experience ignited in
me a passion for safety measures and awareness, which brings us to today’s topic: fire safety
in residential areas.”
a. Rhetorical question
b. Contrarian approach
c. Relevant anecdote
d. Proverb
Solution: The hook belongs to a relevant anecdote as the speaker tries to involve the
audience by narrating an anecdote from their personal life.

18. How does one tailor a presentation for their audience?

a. Draw from your own experience and take analogies from the audience
b. Get a tailor to take measurements
c. Mirror the audience’s body language
d. Get off the podium and mingle with the audience
Solution: One can tailor a presentation to the audience by drawing from one’s own
experience and analogies from the audience.

19. While using visual data during presentation, the presenter should _________
a. Look at the data while speaking and turn their back to the audience.
b. Turn and point at the data and use phrases like “The data here shows that...”
c. Look at the notes, since the audience can already see and follow the data.
d. Examine the audience’s reactions and body language.
Solution: When presenting the data, the presenter must turn and point to the data and
use phrases like “The data here shows that…” so that they don’t lose eye contact and
connect the data.

20. The phrase “a very interesting study shows that”, refers to:
a. A previous study that has been conducted in the field.
b. A future study that will take place in the field.
c. Referring to the current presentation.
d. None of the above
Solution: It can only be a study that has already been conducted.

21. Which of the following phrases is used to emphasize important points?

a. I would like to draw your attention to this point
b. It must be remembered that …
c. It should be emphasised that …
d. All of the above
Solution: All the phrases refer to emphasize important points

22. Personally, I think there is overwhelming evidence that ...

When is this phrase used?
a. When drawing attention to supporting data
b. When presenting a point of view
c. When pointing to a visual
d. When analysing an argument.
 Solution: This phrase is used while presenting a point of view.

23. How do you deal with difficult questions that are asked after the presentation?
a. Hmm, that’s a good question. I don’t have the information to answer that question right now.
b. That’s a very strange question. Do I need to answer it?
c. I am sorry I have to leave now. I am in a rush.
d. Answer the question even if you don’t know the answer.
Solution: When you are faced with a difficult question for which you do not have a suitable
answer, you must admit that you are not in a position to answer the question.

24.

What is the issue with the given power point slide, if any?
a. It uses an ornate font
b. It mixes a picture with too much text.
c. It uses a white text against a green background
d. It is a very catchy slide.
Solution: The problem with this PowerPoint slide is that it uses too much text with a
picture.

25. What is not the feature of a good closing statement to any presentation?
a. Call your audience to action
b. Refer back to the opening message
c. Close with a summary
d. End with questions
Solution: One must not end with questions but a summary or calling the audience to action.