• THE ORATIUM COMMUNICATIONS DIAGNOSTIC

  • Thank you for taking a few minutes to tell us about your experience in communications. This form consists of two sections: in the first section, we're asking for your evaluation of presentations you’ve witnessed in your career. The second section asks you to tell us a little about your experience giving presentations.

    Thank you,
    The Oratium Team

  • SECTION 1: YOUR EVALUATION OF PRESENTATIONS YOU’VE WITNESSED

  • 1) In the past year, approximately how many presentations have you attended, either at your organization or in some other personal arena?
    • 0 - 10
    • 11 - 20
    • 21 - 50
    • 51 - 100
    • 100+
  • 2) What was the average length of these presentations?
    • 30 minutes or less
    • 45 minutes
    • 60 minutes
    • 75 minutes
    • 90 minutes or more

  • 3) Thinking broadly about the presentations you attend, what percentage would you place in each of the following categories?

    (Answers must add up to 100%, you can see your total at the bottom)

  • Terrible

     

  • Poor

     

  • Average/Mediocre

     

  • Good

     

  • Outstanding

     

  • Total

     

  • 4) When a leader or senior executive delivers a poor presentation, how does that affect your perception of their overall leadership ability?
    • No negative impact
    • Small negative impact
    • Moderate negative impact
    • Significant negative impact
  • 5) When a leader or senior executive delivers a poor presentation, how does that affect your perception of their critical thinking/analytical skills?
    • No negative impact
    • Small negative impact
    • Moderate negative impact
    • Significant negative impact
  • 6) When a person more junior than yourself (or a direct report) delivers a poor presentation, how does that affect your perception of their future potential/promotion potential?
    • No negative impact
    • Small negative impact
    • Moderate negative impact
    • Significant negative impact
  • 7) When you are in the role of customer, and the sales person makes a poor pitch, how does that affect your perception of the underlying value of the product/solution being sold?
    • No negative impact
    • Small negative impact
    • Moderate negative impact
    • Significant negative impact

  • Of the presentations you have attended, what percentage would you describe as follows:

    (Simply slide the dot)

  • 8) The presenter tried to cover too much material. 

    9) Beyond simply "too much material," the presenter tried to cover a wildly unrealistic amount of material. 

    10) The presentation was confusing or difficult to follow. 

    11) The presentation had an excessive dependence on PowerPoint. 

    12) The presentation contained a significant amount of material that was unimportant or irrelevant to the discussion. 

    13) The presenter appeared noticeably under-prepared. 

    14) The presentation made good use of stories/visuals (as opposed to being simply fact and data). 

  • Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

  • 15) PowerPoint is used excessively in our organization.
    • Strongly Disagree
    • Disagree
    • Neither Agree nor Disagree
    • Agree
    • Strongly Agree
  • 16) Our organization's reliance on PowerPoint has actually damaged the quality and effectiveness of our communications.
    • Strongly Disagree
    • Disagree
    • Neither Agree nor Disagree
    • Agree
    • Strongly Agree
  • 17) Our organization's reliance on PowerPoint as a communication tool has diminished the quality of our decision making.
    • Strongly Disagree
    • Disagree
    • Neither Agree nor Disagree
    • Agree
    • Strongly Agree

  • The following questions are for classification purposes only.

  • Your current age?
    • 18-24
    • 25-34
    • 35-44
    • 45-54
    • 55-64
    • 65+
  • Approximately how many employees are in your company?
    • 1 - 10
    • 11 - 50
    • 51 - 200
    • 201 - 500
    • 501 - 1,000
    • 1,001 - 5,000
    • 5,001 - 10,000
    • 10,000+
  • How would you describe the level of your position with the company?
    • Owner / Executive / C-Level
    • Senior Management
    • Middle Management
    • Intermediate
    • Entry Level

  • SECTION 2: YOUR PERSONAL COMMUNICATION/PRESENTING EXPERIENCE

  • 1) Approximately how many ‘significant’ presentations (which may include informal customer/stakeholder discussions) do you make each year?

     

  • 2) Describe a representative sample (3-4) of these: audience, purpose, length, interactivity.

     

  • 3) List some words you would associate with the experience of designing an important presentation/discussion.

     

  • 4) List some words you would associate with the experience of delivering an important presentation/discussion.

     

  • 5) Name areas you regard as your strengths as a presenter/communicator.

     

  • 6) Name areas you regard as your weaknesses.

     

  • 7) What are the most common pieces of feedback you receive when you present.

     

  • SECTION 3: PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SECTION IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING AN UPCOMING ORATIUM WORKSHOP.

  • Name

    First Last

  • Email

     

  • Organization

     

  • City of Upcoming Event

     

  • If you have any issues when you click Submit, please check that your answers for Question #3 equal 100%.