Presentation Skills Worksheet: Slides

Public speaking lesson 17: Slides that help · Set 347 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (One idea, few words): Good: few words, big text, one idea per slide, short bullet points, a title on each slide, one style throughout. Poor: full paragraphs, tiny 10-point text, ten fonts, low contrast (yellow on white), flashy effects, too many bullets. The audience should listen to you; the slide only helps them see the idea.

1. 1.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) one idea per slide (b) big, readable fonts (c) tiny 10-point text (d) few words, big text
2. 2.True or false: “flashy spinning effects” is a poor slide habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖥️ Which slide is better? (a) eight pictures, 3 ideas (b) one picture, one idea
4. 4.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: crowded, busy pictures? (a) a good slide habit (b) a poor slide habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short bullet points (b) reading out every slide (c) a clear, large picture (d) big, readable fonts
6. 6.True or false: “too many bullet points” is a poor slide habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) ten fonts on one slide (b) big, readable fonts (c) flashy spinning effects (d) reading out every slide
8. 8.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: few words, big text? (a) a good slide habit (b) a poor slide habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) ten fonts on one slide (b) reading out every slide (c) dark text on light (d) yellow text on white
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short bullet points (b) a clear, large picture (c) one style throughout (d) full paragraphs to read
11. 11.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) dark text on light (b) a clear, large picture (c) one style throughout (d) ten fonts on one slide
12. 12.🖥️ How many main ideas should one slide show? (a) twenty (b) one (c) ten
13. 13.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) few words, big text (b) one idea per slide (c) too many bullet points (d) one style throughout
14. 14.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: big, readable fonts? (a) a good slide habit (b) a poor slide habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) one idea per slide (b) few words, big text (c) yellow text on white (d) one style throughout
16. 16.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) one idea per slide (b) a clear, large picture (c) dark text on light (d) crowded, busy pictures
17. 17.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: one idea per slide? (a) a poor slide habit (b) a good slide habit
18. 18.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: one style throughout? (a) a poor slide habit (b) a good slide habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short bullet points (b) a clear, large picture (c) yellow text on white (d) big, readable fonts
20. 20.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) few words, big text (b) tiny 10-point text (c) full paragraphs to read (d) yellow text on white
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too many bullet points (b) short bullet points (c) crowded, busy pictures (d) ten fonts on one slide
22. 22.True or false: “full paragraphs to read” is a poor slide habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) few words, big text (b) too many bullet points (c) one style throughout (d) one idea per slide
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny 10-point text (b) too many bullet points (c) ten fonts on one slide (d) dark text on light
25. 25.🔠 Which font size is easiest to read from the back of a classroom? (a) 32 point (b) 8 point (c) 10 point
26. 26.True or false: “one style throughout” is a poor slide habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “ten fonts on one slide” is a good slide habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🖥️ Why should you not put your whole speech on the slides? (a) it saves too much time (b) slides get angry (c) it is too colourful (d) people read, not listen
29. 29.True or false: “full paragraphs to read” is a good slide habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) yellow text on white (b) full paragraphs to read (c) a clear, large picture (d) crowded, busy pictures
31. 31.🖥️ Which slide is better for a class talk? (a) 6 words, big font (b) 90 words, tiny font
32. 32.Which of these is a poor slide habit? (a) flashy spinning effects (b) a clear, large picture (c) big, readable fonts (d) dark text on light
33. 33.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: full paragraphs to read? (a) a good slide habit (b) a poor slide habit
34. 34.True or false: “reading out every slide” is a poor slide habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.👂 During a presentation, what should the audience mostly listen to? (a) the slide text (b) the sound effects (c) you, the speaker
36. 36.🖥️ Which slide is easier to read from the back? (a) black text on white (b) light grey on white
37. 37.Which of these is a good slide habit? (a) full paragraphs to read (b) short bullet points (c) reading out every slide (d) tiny 10-point text
38. 38.🖥️ Good or poor slide habit: yellow text on white? (a) a poor slide habit (b) a good slide habit
39. 39.True or false: “one style throughout” is a good slide habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “tiny 10-point text” is a poor slide habit. (a) True (b) False

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