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DQ1

Business speakers don’t always have the luxury of complete confidence in the material they have to present. For instance, sales forecasts for new products are notoriously difficult to make because they depend on so many factors in the marketplace. If you were presenting a forecast that was the best available answer but not one that you had much confidence in, should you still follow the guidelines presented in your readings for appearing confident in front of your audience? Explain your answer.

DQ2

Advice for giving effective online presentations is given in Chapter 17 of your text. Read the list and determine what would be the hardest to adhere to or control. What would be the easiest? Why is this so? Provide a practical real world example.