Your Textbook Presents a List of Effective Techniques for Practicing

question 1

Multiple Choice

Your textbook presents a list of effective techniques for practicing your presentation. Which of the following answers is not an effective method?

• A) Use practice sessions to repeat your entire presentation over and over again.
• B) Unless memorization is required, do not memorize your presentation.
• C) Time your practice session and understand that your actual presentation will take longer.
• D) Schedule brief 5- to 10-minute sessions in which you practice small segments of your presentation.
• E) Audiotape and, if possible, videotape your practice sessions.

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Definitions:

Critical Periods

Limited windows of time during development when the organism is particularly susceptible to certain stimuli, which can have long-lasting effects on its abilities.

Intuition

The capacity to grasp something naturally, without relying on deliberate thought.

Undramatically

In a manner that lacks excitement, drama, or noticeable impact.

Belief Perseverance

The tendency to maintain one’s beliefs even in the face of evidence that contradicts them.