What should be the focus during the middle of the presentation?

Answer to #1

Answer: A
Explanation: A) A presentation is easiest to follow when it has a clear and simple organization. Within that organization, you can provide as much data as you need to accomplish your goal, as long as you focus on points that are meaningful to the audience, limit the number of key points you include, and make the relationship between points clear by using recognizable patterns.

Answer to #2

Answer: E
Explanation: E) Providing specific directions about the content at the beginning of the presentation helps them stay on course and follow your logic. A visual map can also serve as an agenda. You can return to it throughout the presentation to make transitions between different sections.

Answer to #3

Answer: D
Explanation: D) Starting with a question may be risky because your audience may consider it an invitation to provide an answer that takes the presentation off track. The key is finding the right question to engage your audience and to set up the remainder of your introduction.

Answer to #4

Answer: D
Explanation: D) Motivate your audience to care. An audience will care about your presentation if they believe it is valuable to them. Does your audience have a problem that you will solve? Is there a need for change? Are you identifying an opportunity that they can take advantage of? Is there a specific way that your audience will benefit?

Answer to #5

Answer: C
Explanation: C) Ask a question. Questions immediately involve your audience and get them thinking about your presentation. Your question can be a genuine one that you'd actually like members of your audience to answer, either in words or by a show of hands. Or your question can be a rhetorical question that you plan to answer yourself. The key is finding the right question to engage your audience and to set up the remainder of your introduction