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

A) Rehearsal is an important 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) A 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) So 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) Sales are compared with investment in various assets

B) For example, in the retail sector, an important ratio which indicates efficiency is sales divided by stock – the resulting figure should be much higher than in the manufacturing sector where stock tends to show a much slower turnover

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

A) Secret messages are an extremely effective means of communication

B) Those present 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) So, it is well worth spending time in the creation of good visual aids

B) But it is equally important not to overload your audience’s brains

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

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

B) So, 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 movement of your body is one of your methods of dancing at presentation

B) When you move to or from the whiteboard, for example, you can move fast or slowly, raising or reducing the dynamism within the 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) The notebook computer 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) The overhead projector (OHP) 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) shows 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 94 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) They 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) Remember, that 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 provide 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) 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) 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) When a company gains a listing on the Stock Exchange, this will provide the long-term opportunity of raising capital by issuing fake stocks and bonds

B) Companies prepared to increase their gearing can raise capital through long-term loans

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

A) When a company gains a listing on the Stock Exchange, this will provide the long-term opportunity of raising capital by issuing fake stocks and bonds

B) The current ratio measures the current assets against the current liabilities

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

A) When you are at house N° 100, you can go back to N° 50 or forward to N° 150

B) You can look at the signposts for directions, but the directions will be false

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) But 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) Your audience will feel your confidence, get scared and leave

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) When you are enthusiastic your audience will demonize you

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

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

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

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) It is so hard to navigate the roads

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

A) You may 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 must be careful to establish eye contact with each member of your audience

B) Each person should feel that you are speaking directly to him, her or his or her guardian-angel

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

A) You must control your audience and your presentation. Use terrorism if you can.

B) Your audience, too, must be confident and agressive

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

A) You must 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) You must repare 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) You mustn’t pay special attention to the beginning of your presentation.

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) You should hide from your audience what the structure of your presentation will be

B) Use short words and short sentences

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 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) Ice-cream delivery is a vital aspect of all presentations

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