Pg. 330 Questions

1. Oral presentations let you combine your skills in research, planning, writing, visual design, and communication. They also let you demonstrate your ability to think on your feet, grasp complex business issues, and handle challenging situations.

2. The three goals in an introduction are arouse the audience's interest in the topic, establish your credibility, and prepare the audience for what will follow.

3. To gain your audience's attention you can unite the audience around a common goal, tell a story, pass around a sample, ask a question, state a startling statistic, or use humor.

4. The three goals in a conclusion are restating your main points, describing next steps, and ending on a strong note.

5. To ensure successful online presentations you can: consider sending preview study materials ahead of time, keep your presentations as simple as possible, ask for feedback frequently, consider the viewing experience from the audience's point of view, make sure your audience can receive the content you intend to use, and allow plenty of time for everyone to get connected and familiar with the screen they're viewing.