The needs of the audience are always important to a technical writer. An oral presentation brings you into direct, face-to-face contact with that audience. A speaker has a captive audience. Yes, people can sneak out the back of the room if they are terribly bored, but the audience wants you to succeed.) Oral Presentations: A Road Map. If you have access to an electronic presentation software package such as PowerPoint, you can often load templates that will guide you through the process of writing a presentation.
At last, on January 31, 1958, the United States succeeded in launching its first satellite, the Explorer. The Explorer was still slighter than Sputnik, but its launch sent it deeper into space. The Soviets responded with yet another launch, and the space race continued.he fact that the Soviets were successful fed fears that the U.S. military had generally fallen behind in developing new technology. As a result, the launch of Sputnik served to intensify the arms race and raise Cold War tensions.
The Soviet accomplishment, years ahead of what was thought possible by most U.S. officials, caused a panic in the American government. The United States developed the atomic bomb during the latter stages of World War II and dropped two bombs on Japan in August 1945.By the time of the bombings in Japan, relations between the United States and the Soviet Union were already crumbling.Many U.S. officials, including President Truman, came to see Americaâs atomic monopoly as a valuable asset in the developing Cold War with Russia.n addition, the United States was unaware of the scope of Soviet spy efforts to gain valuable information. Years ahead of what Americans thought possible, the Soviets had exploded a nuclear device. Truman reacted by requesting an intensive re-evaluation of Americaâs Cold War policies by the National Security Council.