Florida Fire Instructor 1 Practice Exam

You should pause during your presentation partly because most people only take notes at how many words per minute?

1. 50

2. 20

3. 100

4. 150

The correct answer is: 20

When giving a presentation, it is important to pause periodically. This allows the audience to process the information and take notes at a comfortable pace. While it may seem difficult to determine the exact number of words per minute that most people can take notes at, research has shown that on average, people can take notes at a speed of about 20 words per minute. This is why it is important to pause during a presentation, to give the audience enough time to keep up with the information being presented. The other options may seem plausible, but they are either too slow or too fast for most people to take notes at, making them incorrect in comparison to the average speed of note-taking.