Chapter 11: Creating Oral-Visual Presentations

Based on the chapter, list at least five ways in which oral communication is part of the process of learning, which also includes writing.

Please note that this question is not scored.

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1 According to the chapter, which of the following can be considered ways of “being present” in a presentation? (Check all that apply.)

giving a prepared talk with slides and asking at the end of the talk if the listeners have questions

asking your audience specific questions about their views during a talk and then responding to their oral answers

taking notes on a talk that you listen to in person or on a podcast

holding part of a presentation as a mini-workshop, in which groups of listeners discuss an idea from the talk

asking listeners to write briefly in response to a question and then responding to comments that some of them volunteer

giving a talk, then saving time for a planned discussion session afterwards

making eye contact with your audience and being ready to go off-script when a question is raised

2 Based on the chapter, which of the following statements about giving presentations are true, and which are false? Please select the true statements from the list below.

Looking at the screen during your talk should always be avoided, as that keeps you from making eye contact with the audience.

Audiences expect speakers to go beyond their allotted time, even when the speaker has said there will be time for discussion.

Speakers should pause during their talks to allow audiences to study visuals on the screen.

Speakers should always be sure to give all the talk they have prepared, even if that means there is little or no time for questions and discussion.

Inexperienced speakers tend to speak faster than their listeners need in order to digest what is being said.

Putting your main points on the screen early in a talk can help audiences focus their attention on what you’ll say.

Speaking in a relaxed manner and engaging with your audience implies that your talk should not be taken seriously.

3 4. (Mark each statement appropriately.) Constraints/Purposes/Audiences: the chapter lists these three as vital considerations in planning and preparing oral/visual presentations. Mark each of the following either C, P, or A, according to which of these considerations is most pertinent to the statement.

a) A
b) P
c) C
d) A
e) C
f) P
g) C

a. A research team sees this talk as critical to its chances for a specific grant.
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b. You will be giving your talk at a meeting of the city council considering new taxes for infrastructure.
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c. You don’t yet know if you will be giving your presentation in a large auditorium or in a small conference room.
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d. You need to decide if the venue has the proper equipment for the video you want to show.
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e. You are trying to decide which conclusions of your research are the most important to emphasize.
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f. In its instructions, conference planners have not stated how much time should be allotted to group discussion during a workshop.
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g. A presenter sees in the first row of the presentation room three members of a research team vying for the same grant. A
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