PRESENTATIONS

Speaker Audience Presenter

COMMUNICATION!

WRITTEN LANGUAGEmore complex

longer sentences sophisticated words no repetitions impersonal style

SPOKEN LANGUAGEsimpler

shorter sentences simple words repetitions personal style eye-contact

Don’t read in presentations (or speak as if you do)!

It’s like speaking to your grandmother ...

simple enough clear enough loud enough

(... and all this in line with high professional standards!)

LANGUAGE

Use spoken language!: simple and clear (KISS)

Use appropriate expressions (signalling –RB)

Avoid slang, but do not be too formal

Do not reproduce texts orally by heart!

DELIVERING A PRESENTATION

nervous? (preparation → confidence) hostile questions possible (anticipate them!) be organised, fluent, brief, relaxed, natural (!) establish rapport with the audience

↓COMMUNICATE! body language:eye-contact, tone of voice, ... visual aids, surprising facts, stories, anecdotes, jokes,

acting, questions to the audience, personal experience

But, above all, …

COMMUNICATE! TALK TO YOUR AUDIENCE!

PREPARATION: Planning

Purpose Why?

Audience To whom?

Content What?

Structure How?

PREPARATION: What? How?

Phase 1 brainstormingPhase 2 content organisationPhase 4 putting it into wordsPhase 5 rehearsing

What would you talk about in a presentation on ...?

STUDENT JOBS IN CROATIA

PREPARATION: What? How?

Brainstorming & Content Organisation

1. Collecting ideas2. Selecting ideas3. Grouping ideas4. Sequencing ideas

↓STRUCTURE OF THE MAIN PART

PREPARATION: Putting it into words

Step 1 – essay writing (preparation)

Step 2 – reading aloud (preparation)

Step 3 – key points (preparation)

Step 4 – notes on cards? (not in our classes)

Rehearsal! Rehearsal! Rehearsal!

PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

1. OPENING greeting/welcoming the audience introducing yourself/institution introducing the subject explain the structure of your presenttaion explain how to deal with questions

hints: capture people’s interest relate the subject to them memorise the opening

PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

2.MAIN PART (BODY) presenting 3-4 main points Structure:

e.g. signaling the start of each part, handing over to next speakers, …

PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

3. END summarising main points thanking the audience inviting questions (Q&A session)

PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

A rule of thumb is …

…tell your audience what you are going to say,

say it,then tell the audience

what you have said.

PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

The audience will find it easier tounderstand the structure of yourpresentation if you use

SIGNALLING DEVICES (SIGNPOSTING) - RB:pp.83-90

PHRASES TO USE, pp.84-85

USING VISUALS

Do not make your slides look like this:U 2006. ostvareno je 4% više turističkih dolazaka i 3% više noćenja u odnosu na  2005., a procjenjuje se da će i noćenja i dolasci u sljedećem razdoblju rasti po godišnjoj stopi od 3 do 5%. Prihod od međunarodnog turizma iznosio je 7.31 milijardi USD za prvih devet mjeseci 2006.godine. Hrvatska raspolaže sa 101.925 postelja u hotelima i 363.282 u privatnom smještaju, 205.754 u kampovima i 50 marina s 15.407 vezova duž cijele obale. Prednosti su očuvana prirodna bogatstva i okoliš, kulturno i povijesno nasljeđe, blaga mediteranska klima i blizina europskih tržišta, te ekološki zaštićene destinacije. Hrvatski turistički proizvod poštuje autohtone regionalne specifičnosti, kroz različite oblike selektivnog turizma:nautički turizam, ronilački turizam, krstarenje na motornim jedrenjacima, turizam na seoskim domaćinstvima, itd.

Good slides

visually logical avoid full sentences (key words only) pictures, charts, ....

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1. Background information

2. Test launch and its effectiveness

3. Future plans

MK: p.110

Main point? Arguments? (examples)

Language of presentations (revision)

Signalling devices (signposting)

Fill in the missing words:1. We all know that a presenter should establish a

good 1...... with the audience. This is where eye- 2...... is very important.

2. Ok, let’s get 3......3. Let me expand (elaborate, clarify) 4...... that a

little later.4. My presentation is 5...... into two parts. I will

first discuss 6...... the problem of our profits and then I will turn 7...... our strategy.

5. If you have any questions, don’t 8...... to ask.6. Please feel 9..... to 10...... me if you have any

questions.7. I have told you about the advantages of this

strategy. Let’s now move 11...... 12...... its disadvantages.

Key to the exercise:

1. We all know that a presenter should establish a good rapport with the audience. This is where eye-contact is very important.

2. Ok, let’s get started.3. Let me expand (elaborate, clarify) on that a

little later.4. My presentation is divided into two parts. I will

first discuss Ø the problem of our profits and then I will turn to our strategy.

5. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.6. Please feel free to interrupt me if you have any

questions.7. I have told you about the advantages of this

strategy. Let us now move on to its disadvantages.

Fill in the missing words:8. Let me now hand 13...... to John who will tell

you about the major weakness of our product. 9. To 14...... up, I would like to remind you 15......

the advantages and disadvantages of the product.

10. Good morning, I’d like to thank you all for 16..... here today.

11. My 17...... today is to tell you about our strategy.

12. I’ll quickly recap now. As I have already pointed 18...... , our strategy has a major weakness.

13. Finally, may I thank you all for 19...... such an attentive audience.

Key to the exercise:8. Let me now hand over to John who will tell

you about major benefits of our product. 9. To sum up, I would like to remind you of

the advantages and disadvantages of the product.

10. Good morning, I’d like to thank you all for being here today.

11. My purpose today is to tell you about our strategy.

12. I’ll quickly recap now. As I have already pointed out, our strategy has a major weakness.

13. Finally, may I thank you all for being such an attentive audience.

Global employment trends RB:pp.23-24

Presentation structure:3 members:1. Main idea (pg.1)2. Evidence (examples) (pg.2)3. More evidence & conclusion (pg.3, Galbraith, opinion?)

4 members:1. Main idea (pg.1)2. Evidence (examples) (pg.2)3. More evidence (pg.3)4. Conclusion (pg. 3, Galbraith,

opinion?)

What matters in a presentation?

rapport (eye-contact, loudness, communication)

language: a) presentation phrases and b) appropriate style c) vocabulary/grammar

Content & structure (creativity, research effort, clarity, sources mentioned, …)

professional manner (body language, preparedness, …)

PRESENTATIONS – Technicalities

4-5 speakers, tot. 15 min. application list, office door, 10 Nov-15 Nov

(room 15)

business topic (‘soft business’, appropriate for students): linked with the syllabus (after the topic is done in class), reliable sources, referencing

before the presentation: 1. check the topic with TSA informally 2. office hours: a) slides: layout, content, spelling b) signalling phrases

Assessment rapport (eye-contact, loudness, communication)

language: a) presentation phrases and b) appropriate style c) vocabulary/grammar

Content & structure (creativity, research effort, clarity, sources mentioned, …)

professional manner (body language, preparedness, …)

OVERALL IMPRESSION!

Be creative, professional, enthusiastic and prepared!

COMPETITION (date?)