- •Part I Let’s get started
- •Introducing yourself
- •Structuring a presentation
- •Hot tips to “jump start” your presentation
- •Dealing with nervousness
- •Visualize success
- •Today’s topic is …
- •Indicating the end of a section
- •Tips on presenting to an English-speaking audience
- •Visual aids
- •Describing a visual
- •Introducing a visual
- •Saying numbers
- •Talking about trends
- •Some advice to describe trends on graphs and charts
- •Concluding a presentation
- •Handling the question and answer session
- •Powerful techniques
- •Some additional techniques to help communicate the message
- •If we took at imagery first, what’s the difference between simile, metaphor and analogy?
- •Love your audience … not everyone is like you
- •If you are an Extravert, you probably …
- •If you are an Introvert, you probably …
- •If you are a Sensor, you probably …
- •Presentation activities for different personality types
- •Multiple intelligences
- •Some presentation activities for “intelligences”
- •Part II Test yourself
- •1. Match these less formal phrases with the more formal phrases in the table.
- •2. Complete sentences 1 – 8 with the correct form of the verb and a sentence ending from the box below.
- •3. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
- •4. Complete the sentences with the prepositions in the box.
- •6. Replace the highlighted words in the presentation with words or phrases from the box.
- •7. Match the two parts to make typical sentences from the introduction.
- •8. Match items from the three columns to make attention-grabbing openings.
- •9. Put the words in the right order to make sentences.
- •10. Match examples of jump starts (a –g) with the techniques 1 – 7.
- •11. Make signpost sentences using elements from each column.
- •12. Complete the sentences with words from the box.
- •14. Choose the correct verb to fit the sentence.
- •15. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
- •16. Match the two parts to make sentences used to refer to media.
- •17. Match the two parts to make sentences.
- •18. Complete the sentences with the correct adverb – adjective construction from the box.
- •19. Complete this presentation with words from the box.
- •20. Choose the correct word to fit the sentences.
- •21. Match the two parts to make sentences used to talk about visuals.
- •23. Use the notes to make sentences in the past simple or present perfect.
- •24. Read the following sentences and check whether rise and raise have been used correctly. If not, correct the sentences.
- •25. Choose the correct verb to fit the sentences.
- •26. Put the sentences that describe the graph in the correct order.
- •28. Sometimes it is necessary to interrupt the visual by explaining the reason behind the fact (the cause) or its consequence (the effect). Use the words from each column to make sentences.
- •29. Complete the presentation extract with the correct prepositions.
- •30. Unscramble the sentences to make typical sentences from a conclusion.
- •31. Complete the sentences with words from the box.
- •32. Match the two parts to make final statements from conclusions.
- •33. Complete the sentences with prepositions.
- •34. Look at the clues in brackets and underline the word which should be stressed in each sentence.
- •35. Match the two parts to make sentences.
- •36. Complete the dialogue with phrases from the box.
- •37. Complete the sentences with verbs from the box. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
- •38. Test yourself. See how much you’ve learned about giving presentations in English.
- •39. Look at the text below containing three small ones.
- •42. Complete the gaps in these presentation extracts
- •43. Choose the best adverb or adjective for each sentence.
- •44. Complete this presentation extract with the correct prepositions.
- •45. Look at the graphs and complete these presentation extracts, using the correct form of the verbs in brackets
- •46. Now, look at this graph and complete sentences 1 – 6, describing the sales. What tenses did you use and why?
- •47. Read the statements below and write a rhetorical question that could go before each of them.
- •48. Read the statements below and write a rhetorical question that could go after each of them.
- •49. A Yale University study identified the following words as the twelve most powerful words in the English language. Why do you think these words are powerful?
- •50. Choose the best response (a, b or c) for questions 1 – 8. Then define the question and the strategy the presenter uses to answer each question.
- •Part III Full presentations Presentation 1
- •Presentation 2
- •Presentation 3
- •Presentation 4
24. Read the following sentences and check whether rise and raise have been used correctly. If not, correct the sentences.
We haven’t raised prices since 1January 2003.
Unemployment raised to a record high at the beginning of this year.
Why did they rise their rates last December?
Train fares have risen by 5% in the past two years.
Interest rates will raise again this year.
The company rose the dividends in March.
25. Choose the correct verb to fit the sentences.
Productivity has a hit low / has gone down / fell in November.
Output climbed up / has improved / recovered since 2008.
After the take over in May sales grew up / have decreased / plunged.
This year our market share raised / has grown / dropped down by 10%.
Staff numbers have doubled / rose up / have risen this year.
In 2009 sales have climbed / slumped / have risen.
26. Put the sentences that describe the graph in the correct order.
In June, however, the programme’s market share plunged to 6%.
Over the next three months, the figures continued to rise steadily and reached record levels each month: 11% in July, 12% in August, and 14% in September.
The next graph shows the market share of Lifestyle Today for the first six months after it was launched in April 2008.
This drastic decline has a simple cause. We lost a large part of our audience to live transmissions of two major sporting events: Wimbledon and Confederations Cup.
As you can see, we started off with a rather low market share of about 7%.
Fortunately, this was only a temporary setback.
Audience ratings improved significantly, climbing to 10% in May.
27. Rewrite the sentences using an adjective + noun expression and one of the sentence beginnings from the box.
There was / has been … This was followed by … We have seen … |
The turnover has increased slightly since May.
There has been a slight increase in turnover since May.
Income fell sharply last year.
This number of jobs has declined drastically this year.
Hotel rates dropped slightly in Munich.
Tourist numbers increased suddenly.
Social security costs have grown steadily.
28. Sometimes it is necessary to interrupt the visual by explaining the reason behind the fact (the cause) or its consequence (the effect). Use the words from each column to make sentences.
1. There are several |
caused |
for the decrease in productivity. |
2. We chose this method |
has lead |
a new overtime policy. |
3. The |
resulted |
by the collapse of one of our partner firms. |
4. Our new policy |
reasons |
of this move was a drastic increase in our costs. |
5. The slump was |
thanks to |
to a significant rise in sales. |
6. Downsizing |
and |
in a drastic fall in staff numbers. |
7. We increased our prices |
because |
our sales went up! |
8. Our output doubled |
result |
we needed reliable figures. |