Question

On the morning of her presentation, Clara finished her final slide. Now, three hours before her presentation, she called a friend to ask what building and room number she will be presenting in. What is Clara's big mistake?

A. Clara didn't remember to save her slides in multiple places.
B. Clara called her friend that morning when she should have been concentrating only on her presentation.
C. She finished her final slide that morning, which means she obviously forgot to run the spelling checker.
D. Clara forgot to inquire about her presentation room, since she does not even know if it has a projector.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. Clara forgot to inquire about her presentation room, since she does not even know if it has a projector.

Step-by-step explanation:

Before designing a presentation it is always necessary to analyze the context where this is going to be delivered, this includes knowing whether there is a projector or other devices to display slides, the visibility of the audience, the size of the room, the illumination, among others, as this influence the type of aids the speaker and use and the design of these. In the case fo Clara, her big mistake was to check the presentation room, and as a result of this, she designed a slide presentation not knowing there was not a projector to display it. This also implies she will not be ready for her presentation as she will not have any aid with her.

Answer 2

[D] seems to be the most viable option. If the room she is presenting in does not have a large screen or projector of any sorts, then she is fairly screwed, due to her presentation being in digital format.

For [A], saving in multiple places isn't necessary, as long as she has it on the one place that she needs it, or even on a removable media, such as a flash drive.

[B] seems like she called her friend after the presentation was completed, not before. Nevertheless, the call was regarding the presentation, and was information that Clara needed to know, so no mistake done here.

[C] is just utterly silly in my opinion. It's not the end of the world if the presentation has some typos. Granted, it would be more professional without them, but forgetting to spellcheck is the least of her worries. Additionally, we can't just use the term "obviously"; never assume anything.