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Language skills

Language skills. Written reports, letters, essays, memos, notes... Spoken presentations, small talk, meetings, negotiations. Language skills. Written reports, letters , essays, memos, notes ... Spoken presentations , small talk, meetings, negotiations. Short words Short sentences

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Language skills

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  1. Language skills Written reports, letters, essays, memos, notes... Spoken presentations, small talk, meetings, negotiations

  2. Language skills Written reports, letters, essays, memos, notes... Spoken presentations, small talk, meetings, negotiations

  3. Short words Short sentences Repetition Synonyms Redundancy Signalling/Signposting Long words Complex sentences Coherence Condensed language Paragraphs (topics) Spokenvs. Written Language

  4. Presentations: sales presentations talks at conferences lectures board meetings... Elements of presentations: • preparation • delivery

  5. Preparation: • purpose WHY? • audience TO WHOM? • content WHAT? • brainstorming, research • selection • grouping, sequencing, organisation • structureHOW? • (intro, body, conclusion) - visuals - REHEARSING

  6. Preparation: Content (what?) • Preparing the main part • writing an essay vs. identifyingkey points • reading aloud vs. making notes • key points vs. reorganizing • notes on cards • Rehearsing from notes DANGERS:DANGERS: Learning by heart Requires discipline, Formal language self-asurance & Long sentences & words patience MORE NATURAL

  7. Presentation structure (how?) • A rule of thumb is... ... tell your audience what you are going to say, say it, then tell the audience what you have said.

  8. Structure • Introduction • welcome your audience • introduce your subject • outline your structure • give instructions about questions • Body • the “real” presentation • (structure, signalling, summarising) • Conclusion • recap, conclude, end, handle questions

  9. Delivery: • enthusiasm • control • rapport with audience • natural language (spoken, signposting/signalling) • visual support • body language (eye contact, loudness, natural, relaxed behavior, polite behavior)

  10. SIGNPOST - Tell your audience where they are! 1 Explain the structure 2 Signal the start of each part: Let me begin with... This brings me to... 3 Recap and move on: Having established the facts we can move on to.. 4 Clarify and rephrase: In other words... Let me expand on that... 5 Conclude EXERCISE: RB p 55

  11. Persuasive presenters • Terri Sjodin on You Tube: - Persuasive and effective communicators http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nt7YWymVak&feature=channel - About using Power Point http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKv_s6WMc1U&feature=relmfu

  12. Homework • RB (pp 49 – 54) • read p 49 & make notes (p 50) • study pp 51 – 54 • Optional (for extra credit): write a short speech (100 words: intro, body, conclusion + phrases from pp 53-54) on one of the following topics: • a football / hockey / basketball... match • your hobby (dancing, chess, volunteering...) • why you are studying economics/business

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