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.

When giving a presentation what is the ultimate final product of your communication process?
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Being done and be able to leave without feeling embarrassed
Being done and be 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 communicate your message to the audience which two levels must you operate on at the same time?
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Heart and the head
Heart and the head

Humor and sadness
Humor and sadness

Anger and pain
Anger and pain

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 can not possibly forget it
Saying it over and over again until people can not possibly forget it

Just hoping they will get it
Just hoping they will get it

Always staying positive

To avoid data dumping how many important points should you narrow your message down to?
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7
7

1
1

5
5

10

The goal of every presentation you make should be to get your audience members to
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stand up and give you a standing ovation.
stand up and give you a standing ovation.

take some sort of action.
take some sort of action.

laugh hysterically.
laugh hysterically.

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

When preparing a speech, it is always a good idea to pretend you are an audience member and ask yourself:
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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.”

In terms of your speech and presentation, what are stories not?
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Stories don’t have to be funny.
Stories 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

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 feel motivated to do

Answer 1

Here are the suggested answers to each question based on the context of speech preparation and presentation skills:

1. 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.

2. When giving a presentation what is the ultimate final product of your communication process?

   • The jokes and stories you told to impress the audience. (Note: While this answer may seem less comprehensive, the goal typically includes engaging the audience effectively).

3. If you want to communicate your message to the audience which two levels must you operate on at the same time?

   • Heart and the head.

4. 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.

5. To avoid data dumping how many important points should you narrow your message down to?

   • 5.

6. The goal of every presentation you make should be to get your audience members to:

   • take some sort of action.

7. When fleshing out key message points the most important thing you can do is:

   • tell stories.

8. When preparing a speech, it is always a good idea to pretend you are an audience member and ask yourself:

   • “How can this message personally benefit me?”

9. In terms of your speech and presentation, what are stories not?

   • All of the above.

10. Which of the following would not be considered a part of a good closing?

• Saying “That’s it.”

Feel free to adjust any of the answers based on additional context or specifics you believe are important!