Exercise 2. Fill in the correct word from the list, then make sentences using the completed phrases.

flip, overhead, handle, e-mail, visual, deliver, key, large, underlined, clear, challenging, readable, chronological, default, basic, central

 

1) ………… proposition; 9) ………… audience;

2) ………… message; 10) ………… question;

3) ………… words; 11) ………… transparencies;

4) to ………… orally; 12) ………… aids;

5) ………… chart; 13) ………… structure;

6) ………… number; 14) ………… information;

7) to ………… nervousness; 15) ………… colours;

8) ………… heading; 16) ………… address.

 

Exercise 3. Fill in the prepositions: on, of, in, for, at, behind.

1) to stick ……… three points; 2) ……… a general way; 3) instead ……… talking to so many people; 4) to speak ……… the lectern; 5) to run out ……… time; 6) ……… the beginning of the presentation; 7) ……… the other hand; 8) ……… advance; 9) to depend ……… the content; 10) ……… instance; 11) to consist ……… three themes; 12) time is moving ………; 13) ……… in addition; 14) a presentation ……… next generation broadband; 15) to speak ……… public; 16) meaningless ……… its own.

 

Exercise 4. Arrange the following words in pairs of synonyms and translate them.

1) effective a) to pronounce

2) audience b) to present

3) to articulate c) to estimate

4) readable d) precedence

5) to deliver e) proper

6) to emphasize f) useful

7) preference g) beforehand

8) sparingly h) to underline

9) to appreciate i) intelligible

10) conventional j) moderately

11) in advance k) listeners

12) suitable l) common

 

Exercise 5. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.

1. It’s not necessary to clarify with the organizers what facilities you will require.

2. You should highlight the key message in a word or a slide.

3. You must have copies of your slides either at the beginning of your presentation or at the end.

4. The audience can’t see in advance the slides the presenter is going to use.

5. Listeners at the back wouldn’t rather have copies of the slides.

6. The slides don’t have to look flashy.

7. The slides look good if they use a consistent format, typeface and readable colours and especially if they have the logo of the organization and a chronological number.

8. Underlined words are easy to read.

9. You have the interest of your audience if you both make the title catchy and ask a challenging question.

10. A good working assumption is that five slides for each theme is about right.

11. You should answer the question in the body of the slide.

12. A picture is worth a few words.

 

Exercise 6. Speak about a PowerPoint Presentation following the mentioned information from the text above.

 

II. THE STRUCTURE OF PRESENTATIONS

THE INTRODUCTION

In any presentation the beginning is crucial. Certainly some things are essential in an introduction and others are useful.

Good morning / afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I plan to say a few words about...I’m going to talk about... The subject of my talk is...The theme of my presentation is... I’d like to give you an overview of... I’ve divided my talk into (three) parts.First... Second...Third... In the first part...Then in the second part...Finally... My talk will take about ten minutes. The presentation will take about two hours... but there’ll be a twenty minute break in the middle. We’ll stop for lunch at 12 o’clock. Please interrupt if you have any questions. After my talk there’ll be time for a discussion and any questions.

Exercise 1.a) Read the beginning of a presentation on the marketing plans for a new telecommunications system produced by Telco and answer two questions.

· Is it a good introduction?

· Why? Why not?

Thank you for coming today. As you know, I want to talk about the marketing plans. Brand identity is a key issue and what it means is how we are seen by our customers and how our products are recognised and what our consumers think of us as a company. And I should also say, what they think of our products and the name... what Telco means for them. And advertising is part of it of course, though not something I am going to talk about now except to say that as for brand image, it’s important in that area too.

b) Read the introduction to a presentation about plans to develop a new production plant in India. Think about these points:

· Is it a good introduction?

· Why? Why not?

Okay, thanks. I’m here to talk about the design proposals for the production plant in Mumbai. My talk will be in three parts followed by a 30-minute discussion. I’m going to start with the background to each proposal – something about our negotiations with the Indian government – then in the second part I’ll go over the main characteristics of each proposal, Proposal One and Proposal Two. Then in the third part I’ll highlight some key considerations we have to bear in mind. Finally, I’ll end with an invitation to ask questions or make any comments you like. We’ll discuss matters arising from the talk... Okay? So to begin with, a few words on the history.