Peter wants to create a chart that shows how market share is divided
among the top companies in his industry. Which of the following options
should he use? - ANSWER A pie chart
Which of the following statements about bar charts is true? - ANSWER
Bar charts are more versatile than pie charts and line charts.
The biggest disadvantage to using the Internet as a source of research,
rather than business databases and other sources available at the
library, is that - ANSWER information on the Internet is less reliable than
information gathered in business databases
Octavio wants to compare the gross national product for six different
countries for the year 2016. The best way for him to display this
information is with - ANSWER a bar chart
If you want to increase your credibility when writing a business report,
you should work to - ANSWER and provide facts and conclusions that
will help decision making
In generally, how long should an executive summary be for a 35-page
report? - ANSWER Two Pages
Marissa is revising a report and decides to use bullet points in one
section. Why might she choose to use bullet points? - ANSWER They
help readers rapidly process and group dense information
Which of the following aspects of writing business reports relates to the
component of credibility known as competence? - ANSWER Providing
facts that help decision makers
Which of the following is an advantage of documenting your research
sources? - ANSWER It displays your thorough, detail-oriented approach
, The review of your presentation should begin by - ANSWER recapping
your message in few sentences
Which of the following is the main function of a review in a presentation?
- ANSWER To gain buy in on specific actions
In creating effective presentation slides, you should - ANSWER limit text
to no more than six lines of ten words each.
Which of the following helps to make presentation slides more readable?
- ANSWER using high-contrast backgrounds and colors
If you want to draw your audience's attention to you, you should -
ANSWER explain and elaborate on the content in your slides
Your colleague Anshul has to give a presentation to the whole company.
What tip should you give him about managing his nerves? - ANSWER
Take several deep breaths to alleviate your anxiety.
Which of the following statements about the SOFTEN model of
nonverbal communication in presentations is true? - ANSWER Keeping
your arms to your sides or gesturing with palms up is more inviting to the
audience.
Hadiya is skilled at reading the emotional signals of her audience and
making quick, subtle adaptations to her presentation to connect with
them. Hadiya is good at showing her - ANSWER caring
During a presentation, promptly complying with requests raised by
audience members - ANSWER establishes your reputation as being
responsive
Your co-worker Keith has to give a presentation to a group of managers,
and he is feeling nervous. Which of the following tips would be the best
advice you could give him? - ANSWER Visualize yourself speaking with
confidence and ease
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