According to, "Top Tips for Effective Presentations," one way to have your audience remember your presentation is to:

• Increase your font size to 30.

• Tell a story.

• Read each slide from your presentation.

• Use open and confident body gestures.

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Smiling and making eye contact with your audience:

• helps build rapport, or a connection, with your audience.

• helps you feel less nervous because you see your audience as individuals and not a large group.

• helps to hold the attention of your audience.

• All of these are benefits of good eye contact.

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Guy Kawasaki, of Apple, suggests that slideshows should (check all that apply):

• Contain no more than 10 slides.

• Last no more than 20 minutes.

• Use a font size of no less than 30 point.

• End with a "Questions" slide.

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True or False: An audience will give you a few minutes grace, in which to entertain them, before they start to switch off if you’re dull.

• True

• False

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You can help to make the spoken word better by using your voice effectively. Tips to do this include:

• Varying the speed at which you talk (adjusting rate).

• Emphasizing changes in pitch and tone all help to make your voice more interesting.

• Projecting your voice so that everyone in the audience can hear you.

• All of these are ways to effectively use your voice.

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True or False? It has been estimated that more than three quarters of communication is non-verbal.

• True

• False

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Paying attention to body language during a a speech is crucial. Try to avoid (Click all that apply):

• Crossing your arms

• Pacing up and down the stage.

• Holding your arms behind your back.

• Keeping your hands in your pockets.

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Which of these contributes to death by PowerPoint (click all that apply)?

• Reading your slides verbatim.

• Putting too much information on one slide.

• Going over the 20 minute time limit.

• Having more than 10 informational slides.

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The theme of the article, "Top Tips for Effective Presentations," is -

• Presenters need to be aware of many things, and presentations are a nerve-wracking experience.

• Body language and voice are the most important skills for presenters to develop.

• The presenter only has a small window at the beginning of the presentation to grab the attention of the audience.

• The best presenters are calm, provide the information the audience needs, and establish a connection with their audience.

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The best way to describe the tone of this article would be:

• As matter-of-fact, yet supportive.

• As light-hearted and exuberant.

• Serious, creating a level of suspense within the reader.

• Humorous, making fun of the common fear of public speaking.

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