Speaking and Listening: Planning a Multimedia Presentation Answers

Sample Response: For my presentation, I will begin with an interesting fact about the importance of clean drinking water. Then, I will state my claim that our community should have a fundraiser to collect money to help expand clean drinking water access globally. Next, I will state two reasons why a lack of clean drinking water is a problem and one reason why my solution will help solve the problem. I will use factual evidence, and I will use images to further illustrate my topic. For the ending

Which of these are appropriate ways to hook an audience? Check all that apply.providing an interesting factasking a thoughtful questionbriefly mentioning the reasons that support the claimmaking the claim clear by stating, “In this presentation..."sharing a related quotationtelling a related joke or personal story

Which reasons best support the claim? Check all that apply.Claim: The lack of access to clean drinking water poses a serious health risk around the world, and funds must be raised to help achieve universal access.Hundreds of thousands of people die from diseases that come from drinking unclean water.This is largely due to the belief that bottled water is not safer than tap water.Clean drinking water doesn’t seem like it would be that hard to come by, but it is.Approximately one in nine people lacks access to safe water.Spending money to improve water quality pays off in the long run.

Which sentences from the source best support the reason stated on the notecard? Check all that apply.

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Which strategies are appropriate to use when public speaking? Check all that apply.monitoring body language to make sure it is not distractingpacing around the room during the presentationbeing mindful of the pacing of the presentation and adjusting accordinglyreading from notes for the majority of the speechbeing mindful of the volume and tone of the presentationshowing confidence by standing up straight

Which of these are effective strategies for preparing for your presentation? Check all that apply.reviewing my notes so that I am prepared to speak about the topicpracticing in front of a mirror, a friend, or a family memberpracticing speaking as quickly as possible to warm up my voicetiming the presentationresearching the topic ahead of timeputting all of my notes in my visuals so I can present without notes