If Your Audience Would Benefit from Reviewing Technical Information in Preparation

question 41

Multiple Choice

If your audience would benefit from reviewing technical information in preparation for your presentation, you should

• A) distribute handouts just before you begin speaking.
• B) leave handouts on each seat in the room so listeners can page through them while waiting for you to begin.
• C) project informative slides before your main presentation.
• D) answer preliminary questions about technical aspects of your talk before you make your main points.
• E) send handouts to audience members in advance.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

is a psychological phenomenon where an individual experiences discomfort due to conflicting beliefs, behaviors, or attitudes.

De-individuation

A psychological state of decreased self-evaluation and decreased evaluation apprehension causing antinormative and disinhibited behavior.

Stimulation and Crowding

The phenomenon where high levels of stimulation (from noise, people, etc.) can either energize individuals and improve performance or lead to discomfort and decreased performance, depending on context and individual differences.

Zimbardo

Philip Zimbardo, an American psychologist known for his research on social psychology, most notably the Stanford prison experiment.