Stories in Presentations

Business leaders should not use stories in a presentation.

• True

• False

Neural coupling means that _____.

• the audience feel relaxed when they hear a speaker tell a story

• at least one person in the audience agrees with the speaker

• the brain of a listener lights up the same way as the speaker's brain

• a speaker only uses stories with a small audience

You should never start a presentation with a story. You can use stories later in your talk.

• True

• False

When you tell a story in a presentation, this helps you connect with your audience.

• True

• False

When a presenter tells a story, the audience is more likely _____.

• to be confused

• to feel that the speaker is not serious

• not to listen so carefully

• to trust the speaker

A hook is usually in the beginning of a presentation.

• True

• False

A hook can be an interesting or thought-provoking question, a surprising fact, a shocking statistic, a startling picture, or even a prop. 

• True

• False

• It can only be two of those

When using the Rule of Three to organise your presentation, you can have one story for each main point.

• True

• False

You should only use personal stories in a presentation.

• True

• False

Both stories in Karen Eber's TED talk _____.

• connected leadership with knowing people's names

• showed leaders having a positive experience

• were about leaders having problems at work