Presentation Skills for Business

1. You’re on a trip with your friends. You are being told how the day will proceed. When do you stop listening? a. As soon as I can picture more or less how the day will look like b. As soon as I know if I will have to do something c. Stop listening?! I don’t, my friends are talking! d. I stay focused, I don’t want to miss anything.
2. At work, when you assign a task to someone in your team … a. You try to explain the context, the reason why this task is important and the objectives related to it to be sure they will complete it (on time!) b. You explain what type of output you expect, that should be enough c. You are sure they will complete it, you are the boss after all d. You briefl mention the context and who can assist them if needed
3. It’s dinner time and you are thinking about cooking something a. You pick a recipe by taking the time to read the ensemble of ingredients and tools you will need as well as the steps required b. You look online for bloggers you know and bingo! c. You google ‘what to eat tonight?’, click on the fist appealing link you see and start cooking f. You google food images, choose something appelaing and try to make something similar with what you have in your fridge
4. When you plan for a big trip … a. You base your choices on people’s recommendations b. You take the time to read webs, blogs and guides to fully grasp the country you are about to visit before taking any decisions on the route you will do c. You picked that destination because your close friend went there last year and loved it d. I don’t plan for a trip, I buy a ticket and the rest will follow
5. You need a watch, how do you choose one? a. You have been thinking about it for a long time and have a clear idea of what you want it to look like b. You more or less know what you want but trust the person at the store will help you make the fial decision c. You go in the store and pick the one you saw the other day one someone’s wrist and liked d. You just need a watch… any will do
6. You are preparing for an important presentation for work. Your slides are: a. Big titles, few concepts. It is enough to support your speech b. Detailed sentences and explanatory texts to help your allocution c. Mostly images to guide your explanation d. There is not a clear pattern, your boss likes to use diffrent resources and so do you
7. You want to tell your friends about an interesting article you read the other day a. Before talking about the article, you tell them in which newspaper you found it and mention other articles you found interesting in the past b. You tell them you read this great article and what the main insight was c. You brought the article with you and hand it to them as you speak d. You ask them their opinion about the topic of the article

So this is, in detail, my test results. I should comment them, shouldn't I?!? I take some time for thinking...

So, 4 Detail oriented (meaning rational and reflective) and 3 Trusting (that is emotional and reflective).
Yes, here I am.
Reflective: Before saying something and taking part in a discussion I have to think (too much, in my opinion :-) )
Rational: I need facts, data, notes before talking.
Emotional: Something personal and "moving" (at least, I feel I am really involved in it) is part of my opinion, so it is hard for me to express it.
I don't know if it's clear to others what I meant...