Presentations for business english

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Presentations for

Business English

Instructor: C. Veli

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Have you ever presented in front of an audience? What did you think of this experience?

Can you think of any good public speakers? What was their strongest point?

What communication skills do you think are required to give a presentation?

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In order to deliver a presentation you need to combine BOTH :

Presentation

A. Writing skills B. Speaking skills

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Writing

Preparing slides Knowledge of the topic Clear structure layout Font size Visual aids Correct spelling

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Speaking

The audience

(formal style of delivery) Speed of speech Clear pronunciation(not

‘’British’’ accent but phonologically undistorted sounds-words..)

Rhetorical questions

Emphasis Repetition Pausing Grouping points in 3s Pairs of contrasting points Loudness of voice(confident but

friendly..)

Style of delivery(personal but Professional)

Elements to consider:

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Preparation:

• Think about the audience

• Plan • Notes/handouts/visuals• Good slide design

Delivery

• Practice your P• Overcome your nerves• Engage the audience• Keep timing• Deal with questions

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In other words……………

Watch this!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATfY8dvbuFg

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The Structure of Presentations

1. Introduce yourself

2. Greet audience

3. Outline the talk

4. Main body

5. Summarize main points

6. Conclude the talk

7. Invite/accept/answer Qs

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1. Greeting the Audience

• Good morning/

afternoon/evening.• Hello everybody.• It’s very nice to be here.• I’m very pleased to be here

with you.• It’s a pleasure to be here

today.

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2. Introducing Yourself

• My name’s John David and I’m from work with ‘’MMM’’ Ltd. I’m here today to talk to you about …...

• I think you all know me. I’d like to talk to you about….• I am John David and I represent MMM Co. I’ve come

here today to explain/talk about/present ……

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3. Outlining Your Talk

• I’ve divided my talk into three parts. I plan to speak for about

20 minutes. I’ll be happy to answer your questions at the end of

my talk/ Please feel free to interrupt me if you have a question.

• My talk will focus on three areas

and will take about 20 minutes.

• In the first part I will look at …..

The second part will deal with …..

In the final part I’ll ……

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4. The Main Body

• I’d like to start now by looking at ….To begin with, I’m going to …..

• Moving on now to my next point : …..

Let’s turn now to ……• Could you please look at the screen for a moment?

I’d like to show you an example of what I mean.• To digress for a moment/turn to a different matter…• As I’ve already said ….

I’ll go into this in more detail at a later stage.

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5. Summarizing

• I’d like to end now by summarizing the main points of my talk.

• What we have looked at here today is …..• To summarize/sum up/ wrap up/recap,….

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6. Conclusion

• I’d like to end/finish this presentation by thanking you for your attention.

• …….• …….

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7. Inviting Questions

• I’ll be happy to answer your questions now.• We have some time for questions and comments.• If you have any questions, I’ll be pleased to answer them

now.

7.1. Handling Questions/comments

• That’s an interesting point you have made.• I see what you mean/I see your point…• I don’t think I can answer that just now but I’ll find out for

you.• Thank you for the question. As I have explained/ showed

you/ demonstrated before,…..• You have made an interesting point there. I will/ let me

come back to it in a minute.

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Visual aids

Visual aids are important as they help the audience

to better follow the talk to better understand/realize the info to remember the info more easily for longer You can refer back to it and take it home(if print outs)

Combining senses helps understanding and memory

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Types of visuals

• Paper Handouts of the presentation• Images• Audio/video files—links/hyperlinks• Tables• Graphs

Also important:

Font size/color/background/slide movement effect…..

Various presentation programs(other than Microsoft Power Point, but keep it relevant)

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Types of Visuals

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Also remember to use

Proper referencing and correct quotation(‘….’)*, , if applicable.

…..In this way you avoid plagiarism, you make your data more valid and demonstrate professionalism.

*further discussion on the topic later on

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That’s it for today!!