Reading and Comprehension

What was the main point of the written piece?
The main point of the reading is 8 simple points to create a knockout business presentation.

What did each section deal with?
Well each section has their own special to creating an effective business presentation. There is dig deep where you try to keep the people on their feet during the presentation. There is avoid info overload where you try not to overload the audience during the presentation because you shut down the dialogue that's an important part of decision-making. There is also practice delivery is where you practice your presentation over and over until you remove the distractions including nervous tics and uncomfortable pauses. There is also forget jokes which means to leave your jokes at home. It's ok to throw in a few natural off the cuff laughs but don't overdo it. There is also pick powerful props where you pick a few simple props to demonstrate a point can be memorable in the minds of your target audience. There is also minimize you where you write Write a script for your presentation that makes the audience the protagonist, or the main character, who faces a problem that you will help them to solve. There is also speak your language is where you might be tempting to throw in a few big words but are you alienating your audience? Always explain terms and acronyms. There is also simple slides where you use slides in your knockout presentation to highlight and emphasize key points.

What questions did you ask yourself as you were reading?
The question I asked myself while reading is what would I have to do to make a knockout presentation to wow the audience.

How can you change your note taking skills for the future?
I thank I can change my note taking skills by reading stuff more thoroughly to get a better understanding on what I’m doing.

What would you do to retain this information for later use?
I would read through it once and then I would take notes to save for future use.

How might the SQ3R method help you improve your reading comprehension and retention skills? If I was to read more to better comprehend what I’m doing to understand what needs to be done and take more notes I would understand a lot more in the future.