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1 Unit 8 Presentations: The Middle of a Presentation
Business English Unit 8 Presentations: The Middle of a Presentation

2 Conversation Question
Think of a job you’d like to have in the future. What kind of presentations might you have to give for that job?

3 Chart Review In pairs, ask each other for the missing information on your chart.

4 Poster Presentations

5 Signposting in an Introduction
“First you say what you’re going to say, Then you say it. Then you tell them what you’ve said” Why is sign posting important. Difference between reading and listening.

6 Example - Outline [Introduction] Interview participants
age nationality job Results of survey questions Explanation of questions Results of survey questions based on nationality, gender, and job Implications How we will use these results in our marketing strategy [Conclusion and Discussion]

7 Example - Introduction
“Hello, today I’m going to talk to you about _______.” [Background information] “I’ll start my talk with _________”. “Then I’ll move on to _________”. “Finally I’ll finish with _________”. “My talk will take about _____ minutes and it will be followed by a short discussion time where you are free to ask questions.” “Now let’s begin with ______”.

8 Structure Think about what main points need to be focused on in order to make your presentation strong and clear. Link these ideas together in a logical sequence Time order Importance Strength of your points Make your sequencing clear Use transition words and phrases Refer back to previously stated ideas Repeat and review main ideas as you go

9 Linking Ideas Listen to the speech on Energy Resources in South America. How does the speaker link the different ideas in his speech?

10 Linking Ideas “Lets look now at Argentina, which is quite a lot different from Venezuela….” “That’s all I want to say about Argentina. Now let’s talk about Peru. …” “Now, so much for Peru. I now want to say something about other opportunities in South America…”


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