The first step in preparing your speech is to take a step back and try to look at it from the perspective of

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yourself.
yourself.

a famous motivational speaker you recently saw on television.
a famous motivational speaker you recently saw on television.

an audience member.
an audience member.

None of the above

According to TJ, what is the "ultimate final product of your presentation's communication process"?
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Being done and able to leave without feeling embarrassed
Being done and able to leave without feeling embarrassed

Your water cooler message
Your water cooler message

Reaching the end without making a single mistake
Reaching the end without making a single mistake

The jokes and stories you told to impress the audience

If you want to effectively communicate your message, which two aspects of your audience must you reach out to at the same time?
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Their hearts and heads
Their hearts and heads

Their humor and sadness
Their humor and sadness

Their anger and pain
Their anger and pain

Their energy and vitality

What is the best way for your message to have its ultimate impact?
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Pointing out the benefits your audience will receive if they buy into your premise
Pointing out the benefits your audience will receive if they buy into your premise

Saying it over and over again until people cannot possibly forget it
Saying it over and over again until people cannot possibly forget it

Just hoping the audience will get it
Just hoping the audience will get it

Always staying positive

To avoid data dumping, how many important points should your message include?
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7
7

1
1

5
5

10

What should be your goal in every presentation?
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Make the audience get up and give you a standing ovation.
Make the audience get up and give you a standing ovation.

Make the audience take some sort of action.
Make the audience take some sort of action.

Make the audience laugh hysterically.
Make the audience laugh hysterically.

Make the audience walk out of the room with a smile of their face.

When fleshing out key message points, the most important thing you can do is
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tell stories.
tell stories.

be loud and forceful.
be loud and forceful.

be funny.
be funny.

None of the above

What is important to remember about the stories you include in your presentation?
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They don’t have to be funny.
They don’t have to be funny.

They don’t have to be worthy of winning a Pulitzer Prize.
They don’t have to be worthy of winning a Pulitzer Prize.

They don’t have to be about famous people or based in well-known places.
They don’t have to be about famous people or based in well-known places.

All of the above

If your goal is to get people to remember your key message points, stories are essential.
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true
true

false

When preparing a speech it, is always a good idea to pretend you are an audience member and ask yourself which of the following:
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How can I trick people into believing what I am saying?
How can I trick people into believing what I am saying?

What is the quickest way to get a laugh?
What is the quickest way to get a laugh?

How can this message personally benefit me?
How can this message personally benefit me?

I hope no one can see me reading from my notes.

Which of the following would not be considered a part of a good closing?
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Leaving the audience thinking about something they have learned
Leaving the audience thinking about something they have learned

Saying "That's it."
Saying "That's it."

Saying something interesting
Saying something interesting

Asking the audience to do something you know they will feel motivated to do

The best thing to do when giving a speech is to be quick and brief with your message and the amount of time you spend talking.
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true
true

false

When giving a presentation, you should spend the most amount of time doing which of the following:
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organizing your slides
organizing your slides

introducing yourself
introducing yourself

asking your audience how they feel
asking your audience how they feel

focusing on your audience

Speakers who truly excel spend most of their time making sure their messages and stories are
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interesting and memorable.
interesting and memorable.

funny and short.
funny and short.

packed with useful information.
packed with useful information.

accompanied by exciting visuals.

To truly excel as a communicator in front of an audience, you must project that you are
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not afraid of anyone.
not afraid of anyone.

the best looking person in the room.
the best looking person in the room.

In the moment.
In the moment.

better informed than everyone else.

Which of the following is a "clutter phrase"?
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"Going forward"
"Going forward"

"If you will"
"If you will"

"As it were"
"As it were"

All of the above

Consistency when giving a speech should be avoided because it will bore the audience.
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True
True

False

Which of the following could cause a presenter to increase their speaking speed?
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an attentive audience
an attentive audience

nerves
nerves

over-confidence
over-confidence

All of the above

It is generally a good idea to present as much data to the audience as you can at one time. It is up to them to figure out what is important.
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True
True

False

There is nothing foolish about consistency as long as you are
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forceful and assertive.
forceful and assertive.

loud.
loud.

consistently conversational and fluid.
consistently conversational and fluid.

getting laughs most of the time.
getting laughs most of the time.

1 answer

Here are the answers to the questions based on your prompts:

The first step in preparing your speech is to take a step back and try to look at it from the perspective of:
- an audience member.
According to TJ, what is the "ultimate final product of your presentation's communication process"?
- Your water cooler message.
If you want to effectively communicate your message, which two aspects of your audience must you reach out to at the same time?
- Their hearts and heads.
What is the best way for your message to have its ultimate impact?
- Pointing out the benefits your audience will receive if they buy into your premise.
To avoid data dumping, how many important points should your message include?
- 5.
What should be your goal in every presentation?
- Make the audience take some sort of action.
When fleshing out key message points, the most important thing you can do is:
- tell stories.
What is important to remember about the stories you include in your presentation?
- All of the above. (They don’t have to be funny, worthy of winning a Pulitzer Prize, or about famous people.)
If your goal is to get people to remember your key message points, stories are essential.
- true.
When preparing a speech, it is always a good idea to pretend you are an audience member and ask yourself which of the following:
- How can this message personally benefit me?
Which of the following would not be considered a part of a good closing?
- Saying "That's it."
The best thing to do when giving a speech is to be quick and brief with your message and the amount of time you spend talking.
- false.
When giving a presentation, you should spend the most amount of time doing which of the following:
- focusing on your audience.
Speakers who truly excel spend most of their time making sure their messages and stories are:
- interesting and memorable.
To truly excel as a communicator in front of an audience, you must project that you are:
- In the moment.
Which of the following is a "clutter phrase"?
- All of the above. (Going forward, If you will, As it were)
Consistency when giving a speech should be avoided because it will bore the audience.
- False.
Which of the following could cause a presenter to increase their speaking speed?
- All of the above. (An attentive audience, nerves, over-confidence)
It is generally a good idea to present as much data to the audience as you can at one time. It is up to them to figure out what is important.
- False.
There is nothing foolish about consistency as long as you are:
- consistently conversational and fluid.

Feel free to ask if you have more questions or need clarifications!