Fun Facts about Presentations

Presenters have 3 seconds to capture their audience's attention.

Is this True or False?

• True

• False

Fear of public speaking is called ...

(Source: NBC News)

• agoraphobia

• lingophobia

• glossophobia

Just 3 hours after a presentation, what percentage of the audience can remember the content if presented visually? (Source: Presentation Training Institute)

• 85%

• 55%

• 30%

When information is presented in a story format, people are 22 times more likely to remember it.

Is this True or False? (Source: Forbes)

• True

• False

75% of people fear public speaking.

Is this True or False? (Source: NBC Health)

• True

• False

Studies show that audience attention and interest rates peak after the presenter has used humour, has moved closer to the audience or has begun to talk off script.

Is this True or False? (Source: Kennesaw State University)

• True

• False

The average attention span is...?

• 15 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 5 minutes

An international study found that one of the most annoying things in a Powerpoint presentation is...

(Source: The annoying powerpoint survey)

• too much text on the slides

• only pictures on the slides

• reading out text from the slides

• animations on the slides