M 4.1 Presentations Introduction

Boost your public speaking! Learn presentation skills, tips, and techniques.

Task 1. To start a presentation follow the advice given below. Match tips to examples: Introduce yourself. My name's Katherine Bekette and I work for Alianz Life. My talk is called "Consultancy Skills in the 21st Century" Outline what you’re going to talk about: describe the different sections of your talk. There are a few main areas in computing testing I want to talk about today. Say whether people should ask questions during the talk, or at the end. If you have any questions, I will be very happy to answeer them at the end of the session. 2. Do’s and don’ts of a presentation. Sort them. Do's Start on time. Plan how long you’re going to spend on each point and keep to these timings. Finish on time. Don'ts Don’t wait for latecomers. Don’t labour a particular point (spend too long on something) Don’t digress (talk about things that have nothing to do with the subject), unless you have a particular purpose in mind. Don’t run over. It looks bad if you don’t have time to finish all your points and answer questions. 3. The text below contains several recommendations of a sales specialist for giving effective presentations. Match the seven points to the right paragraph (a-g). a) Have a simple, clear structure. The key to a successful oral presentation is to keep things simple. I try to stick to three points. I give an overview of the points, present them to the audience, and summarize them at the end.b) Considering the purpose and the audience. My purpose or desired outcome, the type of audience, and the message dictate the formality of the presentation, the kind of visuals, the number of anecdotes, and the jokes or examples that I use. Most of my presentations are designed to sell, to explain, or to motivate. When I plan the presentation, I think about the audience. Are they professionals or non-professionals? Purchasers or sellers? Providers or users? Internal or external? My purpose and the audience mix determine the tone and focus of the presentation.с) Choose visuals to support the presentation. When I make a presentation, I use the visuals as the outline. I will not use notes. I like to select the kind of visual that not only best supports the message but also best fits the audience and the physical location. PowerPoint, slides, overhead transparencies, and flip charts are the four main kinds of visuals I use.d) Use PowerPoint. PowerPoint and slide presentations work well when I am selling a product or an idea to large groups (15 people or more). In this format, I like to use examples and graphs and tables to support my message in a general way.e) Making informal presentations. In small presentations, including one-on-ones and presentations where the audience is part of the actual process, I like transparencies or flip charts. They allow me to be more informal.f) Dealing with nerves.I get very, very nervous when I speak in public. I handle my nervousness by just trying to look as if, instead of talking to so many people, I’m walking in and talking to a single person. I don’t like to speak behind lecterns. Instead, I like to get out and just be open and portray that openness: “I’m here to tell you a story.”g) Show enthusiasm.I try very hard for people to enjoy my presentations by showing enthusiasm on the subject and by being sincere. I try not to use a hard sell – I just try to report or to explain - and I think that comes across. In addition, it helps that I am speaking about something that I very strongly believe in and something that I really, really enjoy doing. 3.1 What advice do you think is the most important? Task 4. Read an example of a presentation talk. Match the equivalents of the words in bold type. “OK. 1) To begin, let’s look at the first type of skills that consultants need: technical skills. Для початку, давайте поглянемо на 2) Of course, related to technical skills is a good general knowledge of management subjects… Звичайно But 3) I’m digressing: let’s get back to the technical skills themselves… Я відхожу від суті, давайте повернемся до… 4) That’s all I have time for on technical skills. Це все, що я встигаю сказати о… Let’s move on to the second area: interpersonal skills. 5) As you can see on this transparency, there are two key areas. Як Ви бачите 6) In relation to interpersonal skills I think… По відношенню (відносно) 7) That covers everything on interpersonal skills. Вище сказане покриває усі аспекти… 8) Time is moving on, so let’s turn to the third area: people management issues." Час спливає, тому давайте перейдемо до… Task 5. Correct the mistakes in these sentences according to the new expressions from the previous exercise. 1. OK. For begin, let we look for the most basic product in our range.To begin2. Of course, related with product specifications of our basic model is the issue of product performance.related to3. But I’m a digression: let’s get back on the product specifications themselves.I'm digressing4. That’s all I’m having time for on product specifications. Let’s moving on to our mid-range model.I have time for5. As you can be seeing on this transparency, there are two key features I want to talk about in relative to mid-range model.As you can see on6. I think that covers up everything on our mid-range model.covers everything on7. Time is moved on, so let’s turn up to our top-of-the-range product.Time is moving on