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WorksheetsPresentation Skills - U2 - Making a Start
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 16mins
Why is it important to make a good start in a presentation?
Because I want good scores at DAV.
To confuse the audience and lose their attention, make the them bored and uninterested.
To waste time and not establish credibility.
To set the tone, capture attention, establish credibility, and create interest.
When you are the first speaker of a group presentation, the order of things to do is ...
starting with a strong opening statement
providing a brief background about yourself
telling the audience how many members there are in your group
introducing the structure/order of the presentation
expressing your excitement and willingness to answer questions
What does it mean to "hook the audience" in a presentation?
Ignoring the audience's reactions, because who cares.
Using complex and technical language to make them listen.
Make them pay attention to you by physical force.
Capturing attention and engaging the audience from the beginning.
What are some techniques to hook the audience in a presentation?
What are the things you should and shouldn't do at the beginning of a presentation?
speaking in a moderate tone
speaking too loudly
avoiding eye contact
speaking too fast
using filler words
maintain eye contact across the room
eye contact with the audience as if you're in love with them
make a bold statement
using complex language
What are the things you should and shouldn't say at the beginning of a presentation?
Good morning/afternoon everyone and welcome to my presentation.
Hello and thank you so much for your time.
Hello, can you hear me?
"Um"
"Uh"
What's up homies?
I’m very tired.
Let me start by saying a few words about my own background.
As you can see on the screen, our topic today is...
I don't like studying at DAV.
In my presentation I’ll focus on three major issues.
This presentation is structured as follows...
Which is NOT a formal way of beginning your speech?
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.
The car is one of the most important inventions of the 21st century.
What's up homies?
When buying a car, there are many decisions to make.
When you present, the volume of your voice should be:
Very quiet so everyone has to pay attention to hear you.
Shouting volume - as loud as you can make it.
Loud enough that you can be heard clearly.
An good introduction must include ____________.
A hook and introduction of topic
A hook, introduction of topic and yourself
A loud scream
An outline, a hook, an introduction of yourself and the topic
Hi everyone. Let’s make ___________start, shall we?
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an
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Thank you for finding ___________ time to come and join me for this presentation.
a
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I’ve divided ____________presentation into four parts.
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the
If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them at ________ end.
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It's great ______so many people in the room today.
to watch
to see
to welcome
to enter
A formal greeting should be something like:
Thank you for coming today.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
What's up my people and homies!
Goodbye!
How do you introduce yourself?
Good Morning everyone, let me introduce myself.
Hi, this is John.
Good Morning, meet John.
We would like to invite Mr. John to come to the front.
An introduction should contain the following EXCEPT:
Greeting
Self-Introduction
Objective/purpose/goals
Questions from audience
What is the golden rule for opening an impressive presentation?
Understanding the needs of the audience
Please clap to cheer the presenter
Make an impression from the first sentence
Always try to greet each audience
Give them money
