Giving a presentation

Exercise 1. In order to carry out successful presentation you should:

·   introduce the main points one by one;

·   welcome the audience;

·   introduce the first point;

·   tell the audience the subject of the presentation.

Exercise 2. Read this short introduction to a presentation. Check the answers to Ex.1.

«Good morning, everyone. it’s nice to see so many of you here  today.

  The subject of my presentation today is our marketing plan for the next three years. Basically, there are main points I want to talk about, if you look at the first slide, you can see them listed there. First, I’ m going to tell you about our new product range aimed at the teenage market. Secondly, I’ll talk about each of the products  and our plans for marketing them. And , finally I’d like to talk briefly about the competition. OK, let’s start with the point, our new product range…»         

Exercise 3. Use the useful vocabulary:

§ Thank you for listening.

§ Let’s move on to …

§ Are there any questions?

§ This slide shows…

§ So, in conclusion…

§ As you can see …

§ My next point is … 

§ If you look at the next slide…

Exercise 4. Look at ways of ending a presentation. Which  ones do you think are good ways of ending? Which are not good? Why? 

1.  Ask the audience if they have any questions.

2.  Stop talking, say goodbye and leave.

3.  Write the list of the main points of your talk on the boar/flip chart.

4.  Thank the audience for coming.

5.  If possible, tell the audience where you will be for the next few minutes so that individuals can come and speak to you.

6.  Give a very brief summary of what you said and how you feel achieved your objectives.

7.  Give the handouts to the audience with the main points of your talk on them.

8.  Ask the audience if they have any questions on your talk.