II. Dictate the following text to your group mate. Check it together.

Having an agenda will help you pace the flow of your presentation. Visual Aids You will want to stay on course to finish in the time allotted. Advance Preparation Effective presenters employ the following techniques to manage their delivery. Start Strong ? Establish norms. For example, will you take questions as you go along or would you prefer to take them at the end? ? Use transitions to indicate when one topic ends and another Manage the Flow has begun. Example: ?Now that we?ve discussed topic A, let?s now consider topic B.? Speaking Style ? Stay focused. Respond to audience input but avoid time- consuming tangents. Example: ?Thank you for your comments but now we need to move on.? Engage the Audience

III. The introduction and conclusion are very important - perhaps the most important - parts of your presentation. The introduction is the first impression that your audience have of you. You should concentrate on getting your introduction right. You should use the introduction to: welcome your audience; introduce your subject; outline the structure of your presentation; give instructions about questions. Use the conclusion to: Sum up (Give recommendations if appropriate); Thank your audience; Invite questions.

Consider a report you recently wrote at class or at work. How might you present this as an oral presentation? Choose a particular audience for your presentation and prepare notes for an extemporaneous oral presentation. Be sure to explain how you will engage your listeners from the start and how you plan to close the presentation.

Fill in the following table and choose examples of language for each of these functions.

Possible language

1. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen

Good morning, gentlemen

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen

Good afternoon, everybody!

2. I am going to talk today about...

The purpose of my presentation is to introduce our new range of...

3. To start with I'll describe the progress made this year. Then I'll mention some of the problems we've encountered and how we overcame them. After that I'll consider the possibilities for further growth next year. Finally, I'll summarize my presentation (before concluding with some recommendations).

4. Do feel free to interrupt me if you have any questions.

I'll try to answer all of your questions after the presentation.

I plan to keep some time for questions after the presentation.

5. To conclude,... In conclusion,... Now, to sum up... So let me summarise/recap what I've said.

Finally, may I remind you of some of the main points we've considered.

6. In conclusion, my recommendations are...

I therefore suggest/propose/recommend the following strategy.

7. Many thanks for your attention.

May I thank you all for being such an attentive audience.

8. Now I'll try to answer any questions you may have.

Can I answer any questions? Are there any questions?

Do you have any questions? Are there any final questions?

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