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Business Presentations and Public Speaking in English

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Business Presentations and PublicSpeaking in EnglishEssential points in presentationsPurpose: The topic of the presentation is directly linked to the aim of the talk.Aims:to inform - Informative purpose- Instructional purposeto persuade - Persuasive purposeto celebrate - Celebration purpose:TopicsTechnical subjectEconomic/fnancial subjectInfuenced by the audienceThe focus for an oral presentationclearunderstandable!ell-or"ani#ed!ell-planned!ell-timed.re$uirementsthe situation of the oral reportthe introduction of the presentation is essential%isual support is essentialthe key elements of the %isuals should be discussedspeakin" style and "estures must be appropriatere$uirementstechnical aspect of the topic should be e&plained %ery clearly and understandablyuse '%erbal headin"s(the report should be planned in ad%ance and practiced so that it is organizedreal conclusions ) summari#e conclude, last thoughtPreparing the Oral Presentationscript practiceoutline of your talk*et up cue cards+rite a script and read from itfeedback- informally by chatting with the listeners after the presentation ,reactions comments !ill sho! you if and ho! !ell they understood the messa"e-formally - $uestions . ans!ers sessions ,plan carefully so as not to lose control of the meetin"-Deliering an Oral PresentationTiming Volume Pacing, speed Gestures and postureVerbal crutches /isualsTransparencies for overhead projectorPosterboard-size chartsandouts!bjectsvideo-projecting computer-made slides on a displa"*lides should use mainly#ra$ing or diagram of %e" Tables, charts, graphs - If statistical data are discussed,!utline of "our tal%, report, or both &e" terms and de'nitions &e" concepts or points0eli%erin" an oral presentation1eadin" from a prepared manuscript0eli%erin" from memory0eli%erin" e&temporaneously relyin" on brief notes or clue cards.Extemporaneous presentation are most popular, mostdesirable. The main features of this presentation method are:materials are or"anised either in outline form or on note cards!it allo!s to monitor the audience2s reactions to slo! do!n to elaborate on di3erent points4it encoura"es the audience2s in%ol%ement4it contributes to buildin" trust confdence and commitmentThe P"" #onceptPerson $ indiidual making the oral presentation"essage $ the presentation itself"edia $ the presentation aidsBusiness communication and the achievement of apositive impact also requires the use of nonverbal elements"ood "roomin"appropriate dressnatural mannerssilent communicatorse3ecti%e body lan"ua"ea pleasin" %oice"ood eye contactan authoritati%e presence5asic parts:the Takeo% that gains the audience&s attention and introduces the themethe #onincing Eidence - data 'facts 'info( the )indup - closes the message a summary of key elementsThe achie%ement of and e3ecti%e be"innin" techni$ues(tartling informationumourThe )nusual(uspenseThe *essage Core Courteous +eginningThe conincing eidence should includeconcepts that are familiar to your audience more comple& concepts "radually introducedimportant elements in lo"ical se$uencecases . incidents supportin" ideasuse of illustrations . e&amplesthe necessary depth