Выступления, презентации и доклады на английском языке. Учебное пособие

General invitations like 'Any Comments on this?' stimulate less interaction.

Answering Questions

When you answer a question, paraphrase what you've been asked. At large gatherings where only the speaker has a microphone, paraphrasing ensures that everyone hears what has been asked. Also questions containing bland language can be made more graphic. Belligerent questions can be made more benign, by replacing emotive words with neutral ones.

Questions are opportunities for you to reinforce points that you have already made, and to make new points that you have prepared in addition to your presentation. Answer each question then expand on your answer so that you build a bridge that allows you to include your prepared point.

The rule is:

Paraphrase

Answer

Expand your answer to build a bridge to your new point

If you don't know the answer to a question you can:

a) Say you don't know it OR

b) Prove you don't know it!

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Things DO and NOT TO DO with visuals

DON'T

1.Use visuals as prompt cards

2.Overload the visuals

3.Mis-time the visuals

4.Use visuals which are facetious rather than funny

5.Use visuals with long lists

6.Use visuals that aren't visuals at all

DO

1.Prepare so that the pictures don't take over

2.Give time to the visuals

3.Own the presentation

4.Stay in eye contact

5.Refresh what is predictable

6.Personalize the visuals

7.Know the difference between data and understanding

COMPUTERIZED PRESENTATION

Computer presentations may be human controlled and selfdemonstrated.

In both cases the main rules are mostly the same as in ordinary presentations.

Presentations can be developed with special programs like Microsoft Power Point and can be put on an Internet site as connected web pages.

The difference between a computer presentation and presentation without a computer lies in the concentration of the

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audience attention mostly on computer slides. The behavior and gestures of a lecture make less impact, but his/her voice gets more importance.

Slides should be attractive and contain interesting information without unnecessary details.

Below there is an extract from a good computer presentation consecrated to the development of Inland Water Transport. [2]

1. A clear and simple title

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2.Reasons for use and development

3. A good example

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A comparison with other options

4. Additional developments

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5. Another examples

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6. Some specifications

7. Suggestions

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8. Additional benefits

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9. Conclusions

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10. Recommendations

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