Company

LOGO

COMPANY PRESENTATION

QUIZ: Guess what the job is

It's an easy job really I do have a lot of

responsibilities and long working hours. I did not

need any training for this job and I don't work from

home I go to my clients when they need me. I can

only have one client at a time and the job can be

between one and six weeks. My busiest time is from

May till September but I may have to work

Christmas and New Year too.

House – sitting

PART 1: Talk about jour job

I am a … I work in the … department My responsibilities include … / I have a lot of responsibilities at work, including My job involves … I am responsible for … = I am in charge of I like … I don’t like … I work normal hours / anti-social hours / have long working hours / work from …to.. I work shifts, including days and nights I have to wear uniform at work I love my job because …

LISTENING

1. Listen to a presentation about Tara Fashions and do exercises I.

2. Listen to another presentation on Galway Software and do exercises II and III.

STRUCTURE

1 INTRODUCTION

2 BODY

3 CONCLUSION

QUESTIONS

1. INTRODUCTION

1. welcome your audience

2. introduce your subject

3. outline the structure of your

presentation

4. give instructions about questions

Function Possible language

1 Welcoming your audience

• Good morning/ afternoon ladies and gentlemen • Good afternoon, everybody

2 Introducing your subject

• I am going to talk today about... • I am here today to present …

3 Outlining your structure

• I have divided my presentation into …• To start with /// First /// First of all I'll talk about

(present/ describe / analyse, mention, consider…..)

• Then /// Second, I'll….• After that // Next // Then, ….• Finally /// Last of all, I’d like to present

4 Giving instructions about questions

• Do feel free to interrupt me if you have any questions.

• I'll try to answer all of your questions after the presentation.

3. CONCLUSION

1. Sum up

2. (Give recommendations if appropriate)

3. Thank your audience

4. Invite questions

Function Possible language

1 Summing up

• To conclude /// In conclusion /// To sum up…• So let me summarise/recap what I've said. • Finally, may I remind you of some of the main

points we've considered.

2 Giving recommendations

• In conclusion, my recommendations are... • I therefore suggest/propose/recommend the

following.

3 Thanking your audience

• Thank you very much for your attention. • Thanks very much for listening to my talk

4 Inviting questions

• Can I answer any questions? • Are there any questions? • Do you have any questions? • Are there any questions?

Useful structures

Introducing new information Here’s some basic information Let me add a new figure Let’s have a look at some statistics. What are our strengths?

Useful structures

Introducing a slide or visual I’d like you to look at this slide My next slide shows … Let’s look at the next slide This graph shows As you can see,

SAMPLE OUTLINE

1. Background information:+ trading name+ location+ activity+ head office / research centers+ number of staff / branches / stores+ market share+ annual turnover / profits2. Company history + foundation date / year+ founder + major events / key dates3. Company structure:+ board of directors+ sections / departments4. Major markets / target customers / lines of products (services)5. Strengths and weaknesses6. Future plans / advertising