Presentation Skills Quiz

What does it mean to "rev up" the audience?

• Make them quiet

• Confuse them

• Ignore them

• Energize and excite them

A "dry run" is best described as:

• A break in a presentation

• A casual conversation

• A mistake made during a talk

• A practice version of the presentation

What are the "nooks and crannies" of a topic?

• The jokes in the topic

• The surface-level details

• The main takeaway

• All the small and hidden details

Which preposition correctly completes the sentence: “Let me expand ___ this point.”

• in

• on

• to

• by

Which preposition fits: “My goal is to give you a full breakdown ___ the statistics.”

• by

• to

• on

• at

What does “recap” mean?

• Skip ahead

• End the talk

• Summarize key points again

• Ask a question

Which word means to start talking about something that is not important to the presentation?

• Recap

• Deviate

• Takeaway

• Outline

Which word best matches: "main idea of a presentation"?

• Recap

• Scope

• Breakdown

• Takeaway

“This ties in with our next slide.” How can this sentence be used in a presentation?

• Changing topic

• Introducing yourself

• Making a connection

• Ending the talk

Which phrase would you use to indicate the end of a presentation?

• Let’s kick off

• Let me go over

• Sorry, I got carried away

• Well, this brings me to the end