Working Out the Main Message of a Presentation Is Part

question 23

Multiple Choice

Working out the main message of a presentation is part of:

• A) determining your purpose.
• B) analysing your audience.
• C) deciding what to cover.
• D) developing an outline of what to present.
• E) putting it all together and writing it up.

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Definitions:

Optimism

A mental attitude characterized by hope and confidence in success and positive outcomes.

Escalation of Commitment

A behavioral pattern where an individual or group continues to invest in a decision despite facing negative outcomes, often due to cognitive biases or the desire to avoid loss or admit failure.

Path Dependency

The idea that decisions we face for any given circumstance are limited by the decisions we have made in the past, even though past circumstances may no longer be relevant.

Participative Decision Making

Decision making in which individuals who are affected by decisions influence the making of those decisions.