Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Early remarks about how the presentation will meet the audience's needs can increase the chances that the audience will listen and understand. 
2. Audience members' overt participation increases their understanding. 
3. An early study demonstrated that if you repeat important matters either infrequently (only one time) or too often (four repetitions or more), your audience will be less likely to recall your information. 
4. You can and should follow the old saying: "tell ‘em what you are going to tell ‘em; tell ‘em; and then tell ‘em what you told ‘em". 
5. Pausing or using a physical gesture to indicate the importance of the information does not seem to encourage retention. 


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False

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