Skills for English Presentation
At some time or other, most of us will have to give a presentation. The idea of speaking in public can be frightening enough if you're a native English speaker, but it's even more so if English is your second language.
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1. Know your audienceFOB Business Forum5l"Y!i:N*j
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To give an effective presentation, you need to know something about your audience. How good is their English? How much do they know about the subject of your talk? Why will they be interested in listening to you? It??s a good idea to find out who is attending your presentation so that you can make the information relevant and interesting to them. For example, a presentation on your company??s financial results to financial analysts will focus on results, reasons and analysis. A presentation on new auditing software will focus on the benefits and features of the software.
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Also ask yourself what you want to achieve from your presentation. Sales presentations are different from information-giving presentations, for example. It??s always a good idea to work out what you want your audience to think or do at the end of your talk, as this will help you focus on the language and content of your presentation.FOB Business Forum/c6A6T;?!r5~6q
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The first minute of your presentation is crucial. In this time you should interest your audience and give them a reason to listen to you. What you say in the first minute depends on your audience and their interests, but it must mean something important to them. Perhaps it is a problem that you know how to solve, or a fact or statistic that they need to know. FOB Business Forum6z6b"w'x-`3V
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3. Don??t forget the physical details
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You??ll need to make sure the room is big enough for the number of people attending, and that you have all the equipment you need. Find out when you are giving your presentation ˇ§C your audience may be less attentive if it??s right before lunch or at the end of the week and you??ll need to make especially sure that the presentation is interesting if it??s at a difficult time.%M$R/S9@0B*h
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Planning helps you focus on your presentation goals, and minimises the chances of anything going wrong.
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If you know who you are talking to and why you are talking to them, you can put yourself in your audience's position. You can decide what information to include and how to order it. FOB Business Forum n:F8Q"T(g9t9g!F5@7^3I'|3q
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d) Your summary
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e) A question and answer session
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Put your points on individual index cards to help you during the presentation. If you put the key words onto cards (1 card for 1 key word or point) you can refer to them at any time if you forget where you are in the presentation.
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Use your index cards for any words that you might find difficult to remember, or words that are difficult to pronounce.
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You can also use the index cards to write the links between points, such as:
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Simple graphic visuals such as pie charts and bar graphs work better than visuals with lots of labelling or words. Use colour and different fonts to help information stand out.
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You're likely to have questions at the end of your presentation, so try to think of some in advance, as well as possible answers. The more you prepare these, the better you'll feel able to deal with them.
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