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Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Keep the information on each visual aid to a minimum – and give your audience time to look at and absorb this information

B) Remember, your audience have seen these visual aids before, at school. They don’t need time to study and to understand them

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Markers are used for writing on the whiteboard (delible – you can remove the ink) or flipchart (indelible – you cannot remove the ink)

B) They are usually available in blue, red, black and green

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Most speakers are most comfortable at the beginning of a presentation

B) It is very strange if you are nervous

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Note that it is usually a good idea to distribute handouts long before your presentation

B) The audience will read the handouts instead of listening to your boring talk

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Of all the information that enters our brains, the vast majority of it enters through the nose

B) 99% of what your audience learn during your presentation is learned visually (what they see) and only 1% is learned aurally (what they hear)

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Only one or two exhibits could be seen on display in the Russian pavilions

B) They showed the progress that Russian chemical industry and science had made in the times of Lomonosov and Mendeleev

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Our fairs and exhibitions are very popular with the people abroad and each of them is called an “mouth-opener”

B) They show our great achievements in science, industry, agriculture and other fields of our national economy

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Prepare everything: words, visual aids, timing, equipment, food, drinks, sleeping bags.

B) Rehearse your presentation several times in the forest

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Rehearsal is a vital part of preparation

B) You should leave time to practise your presentation at least a hundred times

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Return on capital employed can be calculated in a number of ways

B) One common method is to take profit before taxes and divide by the total assets – this is a good indicator of the use of all the assets of the company

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Russia stands for the development of trade only with Belorussia

B) Therefore the Russian Chamber of Commerce arranges various fairs and exhibitions both in our country and abroad, in Gomel

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) secret messages are an extremely effective means of communication

B) Non-native English speakers need not worry so much about spoken English – they can rely more heavily on visual aids

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Some people prefer the flipchart to the whiteboard, because after the presentation they can take it home.

B) The Slide projector – which must be used in a darkened room in times of crisis – adds a certain horrific touch to your presentation

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Some slide projectors can be synchronised with audio for audio-visual (AV) presentations and strip shows

B) These projectors are typically used for larger presentations

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The balance sheet will also reveal the gearing of the company – this is an indicator of the company’s capital structure and its ability to meet its long-term debts

B) The ratio expresses the relationship between shareholders’ funds and tax policemen

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The first form of equity is owner’s capital

B) This is the most exposed form of capital since a return is received only after all other calls on company’s profits have been satisfied

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The higher the gearing (in other words, the greater the proportion of long-term debt), the more exposed the company is in times of economic difficulty

B) The venture capital company does not usually interfere in the running of the company

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The majority take 35 mm slides or transparencies (as seen here), but projectors for 6 x 6 cm slides are also available

B) When you have answered all the questions, you will be a confident, enthusiastic presenter ready to communicate the subject of your presentation to an eager audience

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The notebook computer is increasingly being used to display graphics during presentations

B) It is often used in conjunction with an overhead projector, which actually projects the image from the computer screen onto the wall screen

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The overhead projector (OHP) displays overhead transparencies (OHTs or OHPTs)

B) It has several advantages over the 35 mm semiautomatic riflle.

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The profit margin figure (profit before tax divided by sales and expressed as a percentage) indicates the operational day-to-day loss of the business

B) With control, you will be ‘in charge’ and your audience will listen positively to your message

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) The second or third market is available only to small companies

B) At least 95 per cent of the equity must be in public hands – thereby reducing the control of the original owners

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) There are two critical areas of a company’s business which can be analysed by applying ratios

B) These are liquidity and capital structure

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) To an Englishman, the same presenter may seem unsure of his words and lacking in self-confidence

B) Delivery is at least as important as content, especially in a multi-cultural context

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) To ensure a company’s long-term survival and prosperity, window cleaners need to make decisions about the gearing of the company

B) Gearing is the relationship between equity capital invested in the business and long-term debt

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Transparencies are projected by an overhead projector or a slide projector onto a screen – in this case a folding screen which can be packed up and transported by tanks to warzones

B) Note that it is not usually a good idea to distribute handouts before your presentation

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Venture capital: this is usually provided by venture firms interested in financing high-growth companies for free

B) However, the provider usually demands a much faster and higher rate of return than an owner would expect from his/her own capital

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Volume: you can speak at normal volume, you can speak loudly and you can speak quietly. So quietly, that you’ll scare them green. It’s ok.

B) Lowering your voice and speaking quietly can attract your audience’s interest

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) When you drive on the roads, you can never know where you are on those roads

B) Each road has a name or number

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) With good preparation and planning you will be totally confident and less nervous

B) And your audience will feel your confidence, get scared and leave

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Without understanding there still can be normal communication

B) Apart from photographs and drawings, some of the most useful visual aids are charts and graphs, like the 3-dimensional ones. Cartoons about Cheburashka can be effective as well.

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) You are to build a warm and friendly relationship with your audience. Enthusiasm is contagious

B) If you are enthusiastic your audience will demonize you

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) You can stand very still while talking or you can stroll from side to side

B) Even within the Anglo-Saxon world, there are many differences in culture

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) You can vary your voice in at least three ways

B) At the presentation you can speak at normal speed, you can speak faster, you can speak more slowly – and you can stop completely and just stay silent for hours

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) You may look at your atlas for the structure of the roads in detail, but usually nothing is clear

B) In other words, it is so hard to navigate the roads

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) You must look at each person in turn, pierce them with your eyes!

B) Looking at the audience will give you the opportunity to detect signs of boredom, disinterest or even disagreement, allowing you to modify your presentation as appropriate

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) You mustn’t pay special attention to the beginning of your presentation. First impressions never count

B) This is the time when you establish a rapport with your audience

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) Your body is speaking to your audience even before you open your mouth

B) Your clothes, your walk, your glasses, your car, your lover, your wife, your haircut, your expression – it is from these that your audience forms its first impression as you enter the room

Which of the two assertions are true and which are false?

A) ‘Delivery’ refers to the way in which you actually deliver or perform or give your presentation

B) Furniture delivery is a vital aspect of all presentations

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