6.7C Presentation Skills Pre-Assessment

What does it mean to “enunciate” during a presentation?

• Speak quickly and quietly

• Speak clearly and pronounce words correctly

• Use many hand gestures

• Look away from your audience

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which of the following is an example of good eye contact?

• Reading directly from your paper the entire time

• Looking at one person the whole time

• Looking around the room and making brief contact with your audience

• Staring at the ceiling

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Why is speaking rate important in a presentation?

• It helps you finish faster

• It keeps your audience interested and able to understand you

• It shows you memorized your speech

• It doesn’t matter how fast or slow you talk

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which statement best describes natural gestures in a presentation?

• They are random hand movements

• They are planned and robotic motions

• They match what you are saying and look relaxed

• They distract from your message

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Imagine a student speaks clearly but never looks at the audience. What should they improve?

• Enunciation

• Eye contact

• Speaking rate

• Volume

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

During your speech, your teacher can’t hear you well. What is the best adjustment to make?

• Speak louder and slower

• Speak faster

• Stop using gestures

• Look away from the audience

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

A classmate reads every word from their slides and never looks up. Which feedback is most helpful?

• Add more text to your slides

• Speak louder but keep reading from slides

• Practice making eye contact and summarizing key ideas instead of reading

• Use fewer gestures

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

You are preparing a persuasive presentation about recycling. What should you focus on to communicate your stance effectively?

• Speaking clearly and using gestures that match your message

• Talking fast so the audience doesn’t get bored

• Avoiding eye contact to remember your lines

• Keeping your arms crossed

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8