- •Table of contents
- •Introduction
- •Theme 1 communication
- •1. Communication Structure. How do people communicate?
- •2. Objectives of communication
- •3. Communication skills
- •4. Channels of communication
- •5. Barriers to Communication
- •6. Success in communication
- •Please engage brain before opening mouth
- •7. Basic forms of communication
- •Verbal Communication
- •8. Communication spheres of translators
- •Reader Theme 2. Intercultural communication
- •1. Culture of communication
- •2. Intercultural communication
- •3. Translators in Cross-Cultural Communication
- •4. Culture and entertainment
- •Theme 3
- •Verbal communication
- •1. Verbal Communication
- •Verbal languages
- •2. Culture of verbal communication
- •Verbal Etiquette
- •3. Semantic and social nature of language
- •Introductions
- •3. Verbal Activities
- •Theme 4 telephoning
- •Introduction. Nowadays, even with e-mail and the Internet, the telephone is still the most common means of communication in business. Telephone is very important in modern business operations.
- •Words are missed
- •Words are misheard
- •The message is misunderstood.
- •Reader. Theme 5. Non-verbal communication
- •4.1. Introduction
- •4.2. Classification of non-verbal communication
- •4.3. Intercultural differences in non-verbal communication
- •4.4. Visiting another country
- •4.5. Professional skills of translators
- •Theme 6 Applying for a job
- •1. Introduction
- •2. The application itself
- •If possible make a photocopy of the blank form before you start. Use this to make a rough copy and then you can be sure that the final version is laid out as neatly as possible.
- •3. Interview
- •4. Translator in a job interview
- •Information to bring to an interview:
- •5. Cross-cultural interviews
- •6. Job interviews in the usa compared with other cultures
- •Reader. Theme 7
- •Interpersonal communication at work
- •1. Interpersonal Communication
- •2. Interpersonal skills
- •3. Communication climate
- •4. Relations and Processes in Workplace
- •5. People in the Office Environment
- •Reader. Theme 8. Meetings
- •1. Introduction
- •2. Types of meetings
- •3. Meeting procedure
- •Place a watch or clock in a prominent position so you are able to keep an eye on the time.
- •4. Chairing meetings
- •5. Duties of members (attendees, participants) at a meeting
- •6. Teleconferencing
- •7. International meetings
- •8. Business etiquette of the translator
- •8. Vocabulary. Meetings
- •Writing an agenda
- •An example of formal minutes
- •Reader Theme 9. Negotiations
- •1. Introduction
- •2. Types of negotiations
- •3. Stages in negotiation
- •4. Cross-cultural negotiations
- •1. The basis of the relationship
- •2. Information at negotiations
- •3. Negotiation styles
- •5. Grammar of diplomacy in negotiations
- •10 Being open to negotiation. The -ing forms.
- •12. Verbs patterns with recommend / suggest /advise
- •Reader. Unit 10. Presentation
- •1. Public communication
- •2. Presentation
- •Translator and presentation
- •3. From the life of famous orators
- •4. Preparation to presentation
- •5. Delivering a presentation
- •6. Language.
- •6. Public Communication in different cultures
- •7. Presentation language
Translator and presentation
As a translator, you will be involved in presentation events. Translator has to stand up and face an audience from time to time. Sometimes you will have to give or translate a speech at a dinner. Sometimes it is a conference or a professor’s lecture where you make a consecutive or simultaneous translation to a big audience in a conference or assembly hall.
Being able to communicate the message through “presentation” has become a very important skill. Developing effective presentation skills is one of the best things you can do for yourself and certainly one of the most rewarding. If you take the time to prepare well and to present your talk effectively, you will no longer fear speaking in public, but will welcome the opportunity.
The main objective of this chapter is to help you to improve your presentation skills through planning, preparation, and performance. Reading and learning presentation techniques will turn you into a competent, confident speaker.
3. From the life of famous orators
All the great speakers were bad speakers once. (Emerson, The Conduct of Life, 1993) |
Many people, and students among them, have fears to talk before other people. But it is quite normal to be nervous before talking to large groups. Famous politicians have confessed to feeling literally sick with nerves before making a speech. Lloyd George (Prime Minister during the First World War), who is still considered by many to have been the best orator and debater in his country, was said to have been like a cat on hot bricks before he had to speak in the House of Commons.
Radio recordings of famous speakers reveal that the practice gained over the years perfected their art. Early recordings of Lloyd George have none of the power and oratory that he later developed. Similarly, videos spanning Margaret Thatcher’s career to Prime Minister reveal just how much coaching changed her appearance, her voice and her delivery. However, Tony Blair was as good when he was shadow spokesman for trade as he later was as Prime Minister.
‘But how can I get practice?’ you may say. Think over your life. There have been occasions when you asked someone else to say a few words to open a meeting, or thank a visiting speaker and you have hastily declined saying, ‘No! I’m really no good at that sort of thing. Ask so-and-so. They’ve got the gift of the gab.’ Have you sat through a public meeting and felt dying to put your point of view, but you couldn’t get to your feet? Well, from now on, take every opportunity to ‘say a few words.’
Lloyd George prepared his speeches very thoroughly with the help of Roget’s Thesaurus and often wrote them out before hand and learned them by heart. He was renowned as a brilliant phrase-maker. To that skill with the language he added a dramatic talent and the voice to demand attention. Many great speakers have the essential talent of making speeches sound informal. It seems as though they are thinking on their feet, but the work has been done long before they reach the platform.
There are two techniques of making a good presentation, which we can learn from experienced speakers – preparation and practice. Both are equally important.