Developing Oral and Online Presentations Pg. 330

1. What skills do oral presentations give you the opportunity to practice and demonstrate?
ANSWER: They let you build your communication skills, from research through nonverbal communication. As well as, grasp complex business communication and handle any situation with business etiquette.

2 What three goals should you accomplish during the introduction of an oral presentation?
ANSWER: You should be able to analyze the situation, gather information about the audience and their needs, be able to select the right medium and organize the information in a concise and clear manner. In other words, you should be able to connect with the audience in a way that puts the presentation in a "you" attitude making the presentation easier for both you and the audience to connect with.

3. What techniques can you use to get an audience's attention during your introduction?
ANSWER: You can arose the audience's interest by finding a point that they will benefit from. You can also tell a story to connect with the audience in a nature interesting and compelling manner. Another way to get attention is to pass around a sample for the audience to preview, or ask a question. You can also use humor or state a dramatic and startling statistic.

4. What three tasks should you accomplish in the close of your presentation?
ANSWER: YOu should restate your main points, describe the next steps the audience will need to take and end on a very strong note that will leave the audience with a powerful and positive note.

5. What steps can you take to ensure success with online presentations?
ANSWER: Enhance your presentation with effective visuals, creating effective slides that have key points not the entire message. Design graphics for the slides, adding special effects and animations.

What steps can you take to ensure success with online presentation?
ANSWER: Make sure to finalize the slides and all supporting material. You will also need to prepare to speak in front of the audience and practice your delivery. All of these will help you overcome anxiety of the public speaking when presenting, which will make the presentation more smooth.