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Section 3: Self Evaluation
The purpose of this section is to learn more about
your experience giving presentations. As in the
previous section, a “presentation” is still defined
as any situation in which you have been asked in
advance to prepare a talk on a specific subject for a
specific audience.
24. About how often do you give presentations?
More than once a week ........................ 4 %
Once a week ............................................5
A few times a month ...........................21
Once a month .......................................17
A few times a year ...............................40
Once a year .............................................4
Less than once a year ............................5
Don’t give presentations .......................5
Don’t know ............................................. *
25. How long is the average presentation you give?
(n=2374)
5–10 minutes ........................................ 14 %
10–20 minutes .......................................38
20–40 minutes .....................................27
40–60 minutes .....................................14
1 hr. or more ...........................................8
26. What is the size of the typical group to which
you will present? (n=2374)
1–5 ............................................................ 3 %
6–10 ........................................................11
11–20 ......................................................36
21–50 ......................................................41
51–100 ......................................................7
100+ .........................................................2
27. How much time, on average, do you spend
preparing for a presentation? (n=2374)
None ......................................................... *
30 mins. or less ....................................... 8 %
30 mins.–1 hr. ......................................17
1–2 hrs. ..................................................28
More than 2 hrs. ..................................47
28. How often do you rehearse for a presentation,
either alone or for a test audience?
(1=never, 5=always) (n=2374)
Never–1 .................................................11 %
2 ...............................................................24
3 ...............................................................20
4 ...............................................................19
Always–5 ...............................................26
Don’t know ............................................. *
29. When you are asked to give a presentation,
how often do you feel you have been properly
briefed on the audience and their expectations
of what you will talk about?
(1=never, 5=always) (n=2374)
Never–1 ................................................... 3 %
2 ...............................................................18
3 ...............................................................31
4 ...............................................................33
Always–5 ...............................................14
Don’t know .............................................1
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