Business Studies Grade 12

Which of the below statements need to be considered before doing a presentation ?

• Prepare a final draft of the presentation with a logical structure/format with an

  introduction, body and conclusion.

• Prepare for the feedback session, by going out to eat food.

• Main aims must be captured in the concluding statement of the presentation.

• Create visual aids/graphics that will consolidate the information/facts to be

  conveyed to the board of directors.

True or false ? You need to conclude with an ending that will be remembered ?

• True

• False

The presenter should (fill in the blank) throughout the feedback session.

Which action (s) can you take in order to improve on your next presentation?

• Only use humour when speaking to listeners

• Increase/Decrease the use of visual aids or replace/remove aids that do not work well.

• Reflect on any problem/criticism and avoid it in future presentations.

• The presenter should not revise objectives that were not achieved.

Limit the information on each slide by using (fill in the blank) and not full sentences.

Using visual aids makes a presentation less understandable and less memorable.

• True

• False

Pick the negative impact of flip charts.

• Very effective in brain storming sessions as suggestions are summarised or listed.

• Mainly used for a small audience to note down short notes/ideas.

• It may not always be possible to prepare flip charts before the presentation, so it can become cluttered/ chaotic.

• In a sales pitch it may be useful during the feedback session to summarise main facts/aspects that the presenter needs to follow up.

(Fill in the blank) programmes have the capacity to convey ideas and support what the presenter says.

Meaningful hand-outs may be handed out at the start of the presentation to attract attention/encourage participation.

• True

• False

Pick the negatives of hand-outs, flyers and brochures.

• Notes/Hard copies of the slide presentation can be distributed at the end of the presentation as a reminder of the key facts of the presentation.

• Hand-outs cannot be combined with audio material, so it only focuses on the visual

  aspects of support material.

• It can be easily replaced by a PowerPoint presentation.

• Useful information for improving the next presentation may be obtained, when the audience completes feedback questionnaires after the presentation.