Present Like a Pro

What should you do to prepare for a good presentation? Check all the answers that apply.

• Practice in front of others or record yourself

• Outline the topics that you want to cover

• Don't review your presentation so that you can be more spontaneous

• Incorporate relevant visuals like pictures and graphs

To be effective, presentation slides should be

• comprehensive, conclusive, and colorful

• complete, creative, and consistent

• consistent, concise, and clear

Which of these is NOT a part of an effective presentation

• An introduction

• A body

• A debate

• A summary

• Engagement with the audience

For effective body Language you should (check all that apply):

• Pace the room so that you can get close to each member of the audience

• Face forward and maintain eye-contact

• Stand straight

• Use your hands for emphasis and to point at visuals

• Cross your harms so you don't fidget

How should you use your voice during a presentation?

• Project your voice

• Modulate your voice

• Repeat key points

• You should do all of these things

How should you integrate visuals like graphs or pictures into the presentation?

• Use them sparingly since they will distract the audience

• Use relevant visuals and explain what they are

• Use visuals based on their color and size regardless of their subject to make your presentation pop up

How can you overcome your fear of speaking (check all those that apply)?

• Overprepare

• Speak faster

• Visualize your success

• Dress professionally

• Stand up straight (or seat up straight for online presentations)

This online presentation tool allows you to zoom and pan into slides as well as incorporate visuals and videos (a)  

You should do the following to prepare for an online presentation (check all the ones that apply):

• Open all the documents that you will use

• Make sure you seat in a place with little light, so that the audience is not distracted

• Prompt your videos by starting them for a second

• Make sure that you are a presenter or a co-host so that you can share your screen

• Practice using the technology

During an online presentation you should:

• Use a complex and visually appealing background

• Make sure that the audience can only see the upper part of your face

• Turn your camera off to avoid distracting the audience

• Make sure that there is sufficient light on your face