Oral and Visual Presentations

The purpose of an Informative Oral Presentation is

• To make the audience laugh

• To share factual information about a specific topic

• To waste time in class

• To show your audience how to perfom a task

During an oral presentation, the speaker should

• sway back and forth

• use a strong, clear voice

• know his/her informatiion

• both b & c

During an oral presentation your information should

• be written on index cards

• have no structure

• be written on paper

• be memorized word for word

Which is NOT a formal way of beginning your speech

• Good afternoon ladies and gentleman

• Lightening is a shocking subject

• Hey what's up?

• When buying a car, there are many decisions to make.

To conclude your speech you should

• end abruptly leaving the audience confused

• have a clear ending

• Do a tap dance out the door

• Say "yep, that's it"

When giving your presentation, it is ok to

• stare at your power point slides

• chew gum

• make eye contact with your audience

• speak in a soft, unclear manner

A presentation that begins with " The environment today is both an environmental & political issue." would be about

• Cows and how they eat too much grass

• How space travel is slowing down

• Environmental issues in the two catagories listed above in the question

• Why politicians are corrupt

Which answer below is NOT a visual aide

• pictures about the subject on a posterboard

• a power point sharing clear information about your subject

• pictures of your family during a presentation about the water cycle

• media clips of a song created by the artist you are doing your presentation on.

Oral presentations are written not spoken

• True

• False

You should NEVER rehearse your presentation. It's better if you just wing it.

• true

• false