Name: Presentations in English - How to Give a Presentation - Business English
Uploaded: 2020-12-30T03:34:45.000Z
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In this lesson, you can learn how to make a presentation in English.

Do you have to make presentations in English in your job?

Imagine you have to give an important presentation in English tomorrow.

This lesson will help you learn useful phrases and techniques to introduce yourself and your

topic, keep your ideas organised, deal with problems, and respond to questions from audience

Imagine you're standing in front of your colleagues.

You need to introduce yourself and what your presentation is about.

What are some words and phrases you could use?

If some people in the audience don't know who you are, you should introduce yourself

In a more formal setting, you could say something like this:

For those who don't know me, my name's Simon, and I work in the marketing department.

Before we begin, let me introduce myself briefly: I'm Reese and I'm the head of HR.

If you work in a more informal company, you could say:

Hi guys; if you don't know me, I'm Sylvia and I work in digital marketing.

I see some new faces, so I'll introduce myself first: I'm Julia and I'm one of

If your presentation topic is simpler, you could just say one sentence, like this:

Today, I'm going to be talking about our new HR policies and how they affect you.

Or: I'd like to talk to you today about quality control and why we're all responsible

for quality control, whichever department you work in.

If your topic is more complex, you might add more detail to break your idea into stages.

For example: I'll begin by outlining the policies, and

then I'll go on to highlight what they mean for you and your working habits.

Finally, I'll briefly discuss why we feel these new policies are necessary and beneficial

Here's another example: First of all, I'll explain why 'quality

control' has a broader meaning than you might expect.

I'll continue by giving examples of real quality control, and why this matters for

To finish, I'll be asking you to think of ways you can incorporate quality control into

You can use these as templates to begin your presentation:

First, practice introducing yourself informally, and explaining your topic in a simple way,

Then, practice introducing yourself formally, and explaining your topic in a more detailed

All the language you need is in this section.

I'm sure that in your life, you've heard good speakers and bad speakers.

Good speakers grab your attention and don't let go.

You feel interested and energised by listening to them.

Even if you try to make yourself listen, you find that your attention drifts away.

Your eyelids feel heavy, and you have to struggle to stay awake.

So, here's a question: what's the difference between good speakers and bad speakers?

And, how can you make sure you speak effectively when you make your presentation in English?

Here's one way to think about it: bad speakers don't think they have to earn your attention.

Good speakers understand that no one has to listen to them, so they work hard to make

What does this mean for you, and your presentation?

Getting people's attention starts from the beginning.

You need to make it clear what people should expect from your presentation, and why they

Sounds like a nice idea, but how do you do this?

One: establish a problem which many people in your audience have.

Then, establish that you have a solution to their problem.

Have you ever felt unfairly treated at work, or felt that the work you do isn't appreciated?

We've been working to design new HR policies that will make sure all staff get fair recognition

In this way, you take a boring-sounding topic like HR policies, and you make it more relevant

By connecting it with their experiences and feelings.

Mention an interesting fact, or a surprising statistic to get people's attention.

Did you know that the average office worker spends eight hours a day at work, but only

does four hours of productive, useful work?

I'm here to tell you about 'quality control', and how you can use this idea to make better

Finally, you can engage people by telling a short story and connecting it to your topic.

Stories are powerful, and they can add an emotional dimension to your topic if you do

I once met a young salesman—I won't mention his name.

He spent several weeks building a relationship with a potential client.

He worked overtime, and he was working so hard that he was under severe stress, which