Which of the Following Is NOT a Good Tip for Opening

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a good tip for opening your presentation?

• A) Settle in at the front of the room before you begin talking.
• B) Do not put yourself down-for example, by saying that you are nervous about the speech.
• C) Avoid humor unless you are very adept at telling jokes.
• D) Simply announce your topic: "I am talking today about bad breath."

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Definitions:

Purchase Method

An accounting method used in mergers and acquisitions where the assets and liabilities of the acquired company are added to the acquirer's balance sheet at their fair market values.

Business Combination

A transaction or event in which an acquirer obtains control of one or more businesses, often involving mergers, acquisitions, or consolidations.

Pooling-of-interests Method

A merger accounting method in which the assets and liabilities of merging companies are combined using book values, rather than the purchase method.

Statutory Amalgamation

A merger or combination of two or more companies into a new entity, governed and approved by a legal statute.