PresentationsWorkshop
CONCLUSION
ORGANISATION CHART: INFORMATIVE PRESENTATIONS: MODEL
INTRODUCTION
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OBJECTIVE
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OUTLINE
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BODY
(POINTS POINTS POINTS)
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RECAP
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Language Signposting
Categories of "signposts" :
1) Introducing your subject
2) Sequencing
3) Referring to visuals
4) Ending a point
5) Moving to a new topic
6) Returning to a point
7) Summarising
Bicycle pump:
Frustration with cars and city life
Spend even more time in traffic jams
Buy second home in the country
Go to country every weekend
Vicious circle 1 – Linking Cause & Effect
Solar still
Night storage radiator
Repetition: Favourite words and
expressions used too much.
The Right Vocabulary:The Audience : Experts or laymen?
Jargon: Avoid it at all costs.
Misunderstandings: Words which look like words in your language.
Twinning Options
1 - Have exchanges mainly in the sports area – football matches etc.
2 - As well as the above the schools of the two towns can get involved in cultural exchange.
3 - As well as the above we can look at business and industry and see if real advantages can be found with cooperation.
The Voice
Maintaining Interest: Four points to consider.
1) Intonation in English is lower than in French
2) Emphasis in English transmits more meaning.
3) Silence can be a useful tool.
4) Pace provides variety
Statement: Our research was done
using primate subjects.
Question: Could you let us know what species of monkey was usedRequest rephrasing:
Excuse me? I don't quite see what you mean?
Response: Ah, Well, In fact wedidn't use monkeys but a species of lemurian ...
Rephrasing: What kind of monkey was used in your tests?
Framework: Handling Questions - Reformulation.
Example:
Ending your presentation.
Invitation for questions
I'd be glad to answer…
If you have any questions I shall be happy to…
Any questions
Signal to end Before I finish…
I think that covers everything…
So, coming to the end…
Summary To sum up
So, to summarise…
Thus the main points…
Conclusion Thus there are some excellent reasons…I'd like to leave you with this idea… In conclusion
(Recommendation) My recommendation is therefore…
So I would suggest…
I propose that…
In my opinion…
Close Thank you for your attention
Thank you for coming (listening) (participating)
I hope I have helped to clarify…
The Wold's biggest countries: Population and territory.
Crime figures for the USA:
Paris (Orly) climate. Madrid
A weather chart.