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Presentation Skills Survey

Completing this survey will help you to do a differential diagnosis of where your presentation skills are working for you and to better identify those skills you want to improve. You should also have a better appreciation of just how important these skills are, whether you are making a presentation to one person or a thousand.

1. Approximately how many presentations do you give in a year?_____

2. Approximately how many presentations do you attend in a year?____

3. The best compliment you have ever received from one of your presentations was:

   ________________________

4. How comfortable are you, in general, in giving presentations in front of a group?

   Not at all comfortable					Very comfortable
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5. In terms of preparing for your presentations, how well prepared are you usually?

   Not as well prepared as I should be					Very well prepared
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6. In terms of delivery, how dynamic are you?

   Not at all dynamic					Very dynamic
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7. How effectively do you use a variety of presentation tools (props, flip charts, stories)?

   Not at all effectively					Very effectively
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8. How effective are you in obtaining direct and clear feedback from your presentations?

   I receive very little feedback from my presentations				I systematically seek out feedback using a variety of assessment techniques
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9. How long lasting an impact do your presentations have on the audience?

   Not at all memorable					Lasting memory 5 years or more
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10. How much of an impact do your presentations have on your audience?

    Not at all impactful					Participants are absolutely committed to making improvements
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11. How important is the development of presentations skills and strategies for you and your career?

    Not at all important					Becoming a better presenter is one of my top priorities
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12. The one thing you most need to change or improve to help you be a more effective presenter is:

    __________________________________________

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The ability to present with confidence and poise is critical to your career. Yet Master_Presenters are not born, they are developed. In the next seven chapters, we will guide you step-by-step through the development process. Armed with this knowledge, a little time, and a lot of practice, you, too, can learn to speak like the masters.