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Press Conference Assistantand others. 2. Socializing:spend five minutes registering with the press conference assistant, greeting acquaintances and talking shop. The panel take their place at the separate table. Reporters take care to strategically position themselves in the press conference room - you don't want to be situated so far from the source that the mediator will not see your hand raised during a question and answer session. But you also want the ability to survey the room, see the people in it and be able to hear everyone. Opening the press conference: the mediator welcomes everyone, briefly states the subject of the press conference, introduces the panel and invites the spokespersons to make their statements. Speakers make their presentations. 4. Question and answer session: the mediator announces that the floor is open for questions and controls the procedure. Reporters raise their hands to ask questions, introduce themselves before questioning, listen carefully and take notes or record what is being said. Speakers give brief, pointed answers unless required otherwise, reinforcing their important messages. 5. Closing the press conference:when there are no more questions, or if the questioning drags out, the moderator thanks everyone for participation and closes the press conference. It may be noted that the panel is available for interviews. The press conference assistant hands out additional background materials, if any. 6. Interviews (optional):the questions which have not been asked during the press conference for the lack of time or being off-subject can be now addressed to the members of the panel in separate interviews to get more information on the curious points. 7. Analysis of the press conference:the participants present their views on how successful they were in attaining their goals, discuss the positive and negative sides of their strategies, point out and correct each other’s mistakes in communication. Reporters present their press conference stories written in the style and manner appropriate to their roles.
LANGUAGE MASTERY EXERCISES I. Find the Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations: a) to host k) unrest b) under the auspices of l) to reiterate c) to be due to m) with reference to d) to attach great importance to n) peacekeeping operation e) to be under way o) to launch negotiations f) principled stand on smth. p) in turn g) joint press conference q) to provide humanitarian relief h) at/by request of r) internally displaced person i) outcome of the discussions s) refugee j) mediation t) to withdraw troops
II. Match the phrases 1-10 (11-20) with their communicative goals in a-j (k-r): 1. In this connection we would like to state the following. 2. If additional information emerges, we will find the opportunity to brief the media. 3. On this issue, I suggest you make an inquiry to .../ I would like to redirect you to the press service of Russia's Defense Ministry, which is engaged in this bilateral matter. 4. We are convinced/believe/consider that… 5. We do not possess complete information. We’ll clarify the matter and will give you the answer in the course of our work. 6. We have received many inquiries about this, but this information has not been confirmed. 7. I would like to recall that … 8. At this stage I’ll confine myself to just this comment, taking into account the ongoing serious preparation for the meeting 9. We have repeatedly spoken about …/ We have repeatedly and publicly covered this issue. I am ready to routinely discuss it with you. 10. We welcome/appreciate the fact that … 11. Please, comment on … / Could you comment on …?/What’s your comment? 12. Is there any information on ..?/Do you have any information regarding..? 13. Could you confirm or deny this information? 14. What do you expect from ..? 15. How do you assess the situation with ..? 16. Do you have any further comments on ..? 17. Do you think it possible ...?/Is there any likelihood that..? 18. I would first ask Mr A about … . And my second questions is to Mr B. 19. What do you think of..?/What is your opinion/position/reaction ...? 20. Are you ready to … ? If not, what measures do you intend to undertake to resolve the situation?
a) to readdress the question; b) to postpone the answer to the question; c) to express approval; d) to refute information; e) to make an announcement; f) to remind; g) to suggest discussing the subject after the press conference; h) to imply that you think better not to comment any further; i) to promise further publicly covering the issue; j) to express opinions; k) to know if the information is true-to-fact; l) to ask two people different questions; m) to find out if something is probable or not; n) to inquire about the awaited outcome of smth.; o) to ask for evaluations; p) to require more information about smth., which has already been discussed; q) to solicit information (3 points); r) to make the speaker identify his intentions.
III. Use the appropriate forms of the following words and word combinations to fill in the gaps: Date: 2015-12-17; view: 717
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