Professional Presentation Skills
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Course Introduction
Professional Presentation Skills equips students with the essential techniques and strategies required for delivering clear, engaging, and impactful presentations in academic, professional, and public settings. The course covers the principles of effective verbal and nonverbal communication, audience analysis, use of visual aids, and strategies for managing presentation anxiety. Through practical exercises, peer evaluations, and feedback sessions, students will develop confidence and competence in organizing content, tailoring messages for diverse audiences, and utilizing technology to enhance message delivery. By the end of the course, participants will be able to create and present polished presentations that communicate ideas persuasively and professionally.
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New Perspectives on Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Comprehensive Enhanced Edition 1st Edition by
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Chapter 1: Creating a Presentation
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Q1) In the accompanying figure, the arrow labeled 2 is pointing to ____.
A)user-based themes
B)an Office theme
C)deleted themes
D)a new, custom theme
Answer: B
Q2) ____ view displays the slides so that they almost fill the screen, and a status bar appears identifying the number of the current slide and providing buttons to advance the slide show.
A)Reading
B)Slide Show
C)Handouts
D)Presenter
Answer: A
Q3) If you don't choose a theme, the default ____ theme is applied.
A)blank
B)Office
C)corporate
D)primary colors
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Adding Media and Special Effects
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Q1) A ____ is shading in which one color blends into another or varies from one shade to another.
A)gradient
B)glow
C)reflection
D)bevel
Answer: A
Q2) To rotate an object, you can use the Rotate commands on the Rotate button menu to rotate objects in 15-degree increments. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Referring to the accompanying figure, if you click the ____ option on the Start menu, your animation starts when you advance the slide show.
A)With Previous
B)After Previous
C)On Click
D)Reorder Animation
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Applying Advanced Formatting to Objects
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Q1) To merge shapes, Bella needs to use the commands on the Merge Shapes menu in the _____ Shapes group on the DRAWING TOOLS FORMAT tab.
A)Insert
B)Edit
C)Transform
D)Merge
Answer: A
Q2) To merge shapes, Bella knows that she must first select _____.
A)1 or more shapes
B)2 or more shapes
C)3 or more shapes
D)4 or more shapes
Answer: B
Q3) In a graph, you would find the _____ variable on the vertical axis.
A)independent
B)dependent
C)primary
D)secondary
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Advanced Animations and Distributing
Presentations
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Q1) Natalie selects the object with two animations and notes that _____ is selected in the Animation gallery.
A)Double
B)Duplicate
C)Multiple
D)Two
Q2) To see a list of all the animations on a slide, you can open the ____________________ Pane.
Q3) Before rehearsing timings or recording a slide show, you should first read and look over each slide in the presentation, watching animations and reading the text.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Referring to the accompanying illustration, the picture of the ceiling fan is an example of a _____.
A)text box
B)text object
C)graphic box
D)graphic object
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Chapter 5: Integrating Powerpoint With Other Programs
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Q1) To change an object's layer, you can use a menu in the Drawing group on the ____ tab.
A)INSERT
B)REVIEW
C)VIEW
D)HOME
Q2) When you want to display a slide using the orientation used in another presentation, insert a(n) ____ button on the slide that will appear prior to displaying the slide with the other orientation.
A)animation
B)recording
C)motion path
D)action
Q3) To create an embedded Excel worksheet from within PowerPoint, click the ____________________ tab in the Tables group, click the Table button, and then click Excel Spreadsheet.
Q4) Items on the Background layer do not appear in the Selection pane and cannot be moved to another layer.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Customizing Presentations and the Powerpoint Environment
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Q1) Referring to the accompanying illustration, the <#> text placeholder indicates where the ____ will appear.
A)slide filename
B)company logo
C)slide number
D)slide date
Q2) While you are comparing two presentations, the ____ task pane appears listing the changes.
A)Compare
B)Revisions
C)Help
D)Review
Q3) When you save a set of custom theme fonts, the set is saved to the computer, and it can be applied to any presentation opened on the computer.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Every slide master has at least one layout.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Managing Your Files
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Q1) You wrote a small paper about your visit to the Grand Canyon some weeks ago, but can't remember the name of the file. The best way to find it would be to ____.
A)type Grand Canyon in the Search box
B)scan the Documents library for a file that looks like it may be right
C)type C:/Grand Canyon in the Address bar
D)click the Back button repeatedly until the correct file location displays
Q2) File Explorer displays the contents of your computer by using ____ to represent drives, folders, and files.
A)colors
B)sound effects
C)hypertext links
D)icons
Q3) You can sort files ____.
A)only in Details view
B)only in Details, Content, and Tiles views
C)only by file name or file creation date
D)no matter which view you use
Q4) Windows stores folders and important files that it needs when you turn on the computer in the ____________________ directory.
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Chapter 8: Presentation Concepts: Planning, Developing, and Giving a Presentation
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Q1) Limiting a topic by time or _______________ means you focus on a segment of time, rather than trying to cover the entire history of a topic.
Q2) Presenters often have more than one goal when giving a presentation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ organization means that you present your conclusions or solutions first, and then explain the information that led you to your conclusions.
A)Sequential
B)Inductive
C)Deductive
D)Spatial
Q4) The topic "The history of the West from 476 to 2014" is an example of a(n) _____ topic.
A)focused
B)unfocused
C)point of view
D)element
Q5) Bar, line, pie, organizational and flow are types of _______________.
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