General Presentation Skills MCQs

1. The benefits of arriving early for a presentation include:

2. What's the most important aspect of your presentation slides?

3. True or False? During a presentation, it's best to read the text on your slides so you don't get off track

4. What is a commonly used color in corporate presentations because it's positively associated with conservatism, confidence, dependability, and the male gender.

5. Which of these is a good way to create contrast in your presentation?

6. To be a good presenter, you need to be _________

7. Presentations of an hour or longer are more impactful than a presentation of 20 Minutes.

8. Which type of body language is encouraged when delivering a presentation?

9. If you are presenting slides to a room of people, you should stand so that you are facing the:

10. True or False? Humor can be successfully incorporated into a professional presentation to create a connection with the audience.

11. What is the best plan when preparing for a presentation?

12. What is the best way to practice and review for a presentation?

13. What should be considered before making a presentation?

14. What could be fatal to the success of a presentation?

15. True or False? If you have been given a 60-minute window for your presentation, you should intentionally finish early to allow time for questions.

16. Towards the end of a presentation, what should be the focus?

17. The benefits of Guy Kawasaki's "10/20/30" method include:

18. What would always be a successful enhancement to a business presentation?

19. How can you know what to expect before a presentation?

20. True or false? Comparative design is a great way to find common ground with an audience.

21. True or false? Audience feedback only comes from verbal clues.

22. Maslow's heirarchy of needs helps a speaker conceptualize how to _______ their audience.

23. Providing a handout separate from your slides:

24. Which of the following is NOT a recommended presentation technique?

25. True or False? Reading from slides is an effective way to convey information to the audience.

26. Filler words should be withheld from presentations, including "Umm", "Like" or "Uh"

27. The correct order for handling your content when creating a presentation from scratch is:

28. True or False? You can give the exact same presentation to any room, regardless of who your audience is.

29. The ability to recognize emotions and connect with others, a critical skill for presenters, is known as:

30. True or false? Repetition is never effective when giving a presentation.

31. True or False? The design of your slides does not matter if your content is interesting enough.

32. The quality of your presentation is most directly related to the quality of your:

33. Which statement demonstrates lack of confidence in the subject?

34. What is positive nervousness?

35. According to Seth Godin, each chart in your presentation should:

36. Studies conducted by Dr. Albert Mehrabian showed that the impact of communication is:

37. Finish this statement: A PowerPoint presentation should

38. Experts generally agree that _________ is one of the most effective means of communication.

39. True or false? You should put all the information that you want your audience to understand on your slides.

40. True or False? It is necessary to present all of the related information supporting your argument in a presentation, or else the audience won't believe you.

41. Many experts believe that the best way to plan your presentation and organize your content during brainstorming is:

42. According to Pixar filmmaker and TED speaker Andrew Stanton, the first rule of storytelling is:

43. When using an analagous example, a speaker is using a/an ___________.

44. Which of the following is NOT important for effective communication with an audience?

45. Making a presentation, it's best to be __________

46. Some good transition phrases that humanize you, and so are good to throw into your presentation, might be "To Be Honest" and "You Know" or "Like"

47. "Say what you're going to tell them, tell them, then_______," is a classic presentation format.

48. What is vital in building a good impression on top of the presentation itself?

49. Research has found that most decision-making is based not on logic, but:

50. Which of the following is NOT a commonly accepted type of speech design?

51. Guy Kawasaki's "10/20/30" method refers to which aspects of the presentation, respectively?

52. The method of connecting to an audience through common ground is called ________.

53. Which of the following is NOT an example of a plosive?

54. Which of these is the most accurate analogy for the relationship between you (the presenter) and the audience?

55. According to Edward Tufte, when presenting complex material you should follow what pattern?

56. True or False? Bullet points have been scientifically proven to be more effective than full sentences on slides.

57. True or False? Animations and builds are a surefire way to get your audience engaged.

58. The process of brainstorming as many ideas as possible is known as _______ thinking, and the process of narrowing your focus to the best of those ideas is known as ________ thinking.

59. True or false? It's always best to leave basic printed brochures about your services after a presentation

60. A multimedia presentation is _____