Making Successful BusinessPresentations in English

Elena Soria

We want to know who you are!!!!

•How to get ready •Tools for preparing•How to organize your ideas•Some useful expressions•Tips for delivering a great presentation•Hands on approach

Getting Ready

Know your audience

vs.

How?

What do you need to know?

What do you need to know?

Prepare your Presentation

How?Mind mapping

Brainstorming a list

Writing down an outline

Mind Mapping

Brainstorming a list

Writing an outline

Hands on AproachRead the Business Case Studies provided to you, and select the piece of information you want to use for a 5 minute-presentation.

Jot down your ideas using:a) A mind mapb) A listc) An outline

You have 15 minutes

Organizing your Presentation

Parts of a Presentation Introduc

tion

Main Body

Conclusion

Q/A

Parts of the Introduction

Opening Introducing yourself

Involving your audience

Stating your goals or

objectives

Explaining the plan of the

presentation

Opening

•“Hi everyone, thank you for coming”•“Shall we get started?”•“Let’s begin”•“Let’s get the ball rolling” (casual American English idiom)•“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for coming today”•“Good afternoon folks”•“Good morning everyone”

Introducing yourself and the theme

“My name is ___________ and I work in the sales office in New York. I have been asked to come today to speak about intercultural communication.”“I am the marketing manager here at _______________ and I would like to speak about social media marketing today”.“I am a representative of _____________and I have come here today to speak about _______________”.

Involving your Audience

“Perhaps you are already aware that…”“You may be wondering…”“Have you ever heard of…?”“How many of you know….?”

State your Goals

“My goal today is to help you understand…”“Today I would like to communicate my opinion on…”“In this presentation I will show you how to…”“My objective today is to demonstrate…”“I have prepared this presentation to introduce…”

Explaining the Plan of your Presentation

“First, I will present some simple vocabulary and definitions”“Then, I will explain…”“In the next section, I would like to show…”“Finally I am going to ask you to take part in a demonstration…”

The Body of your Presentation

Giving examples Summarizing Call to action Inviting to questions and comments

Give an example

“For instance”“To illustrate this”“For example”“To show you what I mean, let’s take a look at this example”

Summarizing a Main Point

“As we have seen today”“To summarize what we have talked today”“Today I have discussed”“In conclusion”“To sum up”

Give a Call to Action

“So, I’d like to suggest”“Based on the information that I have presented today, I propose”“Now that you know more about (topic), I encourage you to”

Invite your Audience to Ask Questions and Comments

“At this point I would be happy to answer any questions”“What questions do you have?”“If there are any questions, feel free to ask now”Thank you very much for listening. Does anyone have a question or comment?”“Questions anyone?” (Casual)

Acting time!!!!

Prepare your 5-minute presentation with your team, using what we have learned today!!!

You have 20 minutes.

Some Tips

More tips

Body Language

Lastly

Now it is your turn!!!

Your team will deliver the presentation to us.

Take the stage: you are the ones.

At the end, we will provide you with…..

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