INTRODUCTION Present yourself (name & study area) and your topic (with a clear purpose statement describing the aim of your talk); provide an informative outline* of the main points (don’t put structural information such as the words introduction, summary, conclusion, discussion into the outline); you may state to your audience when and how you would like to handle questions. An introduction should not only arouse curiosity, but also provide an overview of the most important points. The audience should get the impression that your topic is well thought out (an interesting, informative title), that you have done the audience analysis (well-chosen style and register), and that you have a clear idea about the actual content of the presentation. Task 1 don’t hesitate a chance I take care I’m delighted sections to communicate go through in more depth* my purpose is finally divide to emphasise Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It’s a pleasure to be with you today. My name is Gordon Mathews and I’m in charge* of teaching presentation skills. We are here today to review* some key ideas about why it is important to learn effective communication skills. As we are living in the information age and may often be overwhelmed with massive amounts of information, it is important to know how to highlight the main ideas and provide a framework for what we are trying to get across. What I intend to do is to break down* this presentation into three parts: first, the preparation phase; second, the use of sign-posting language, and third, the actual delivery of the presentation. If you have any questions, please, feel free to interrupt* me, but I should also say that there’ll be an opportunity to discuss issues at greater length* after my talk. ENDING – Signal to End – Summary – Conclusion – Recommendation – Closing – Questions The ending should contain a summary of the data, where the main points of the presentation should again be stressed. There must be an evaluative conclusion, i.e. a comment on the importance of the findings*. In an academic presentation there should be a recommendation for future research, development, proceedings, etc. and a closing – thanking the audience and inviting questions. Task 2 Complete the following ENDING with words from the list and find the concluding statement. questions that’s all secondly discussion meaningful conclude issues briefly finally begin So, ____________I have planned to say about the topic. Let me summarize the main ____________. Very ____________, they are four. First, I spoke about the preparation phase, where it’s very important to determine the aim and its relevance to the audience; ____________, the use of sign-posting language, which is used to provide optimal orientation; and ____________, the actual delivery, where it’s good to think about your voice and body language. I’d like to ____________ by emphasizing that many presentations could be greatly improved by providing the audience with a ____________ concluding statement that stresses the position of the speaker on the topic. I suggest we start the ____________, but before we ____________, let me thank you for your attention. I’d be glad to answer any ____________ now. INTRODUCTION Present yourself (name & study area) and your topic (with a clear purpose statement describing the aim of your talk); provide an informative outline* of the main points (don’t put structural information such as the words introduction, summary, conclusion, discussion into the outline); you may state to your audience when and how you would like to handle questions. An introduction should not only arouse curiosity, but also provide an overview of the most important points. The audience should get the impression that your topic is well thought out (an interesting, informative title), that you have done the audience analysis (well-chosen style and register), and that you have a clear idea about the actual content of the presentation. Task 1 don’t hesitate a chance I take care I’m delighted sections to communicate go through in more depth* my purpose is finally divide to emphasise Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It’s a pleasure to be with you today. My name is Gordon Mathews and I’m in charge* of teaching presentation skills. We are here today to review* some key ideas about why it is important to learn effective communication skills. As we are living in the information age and may often be overwhelmed with massive amounts of information, it is important to know how to highlight the main ideas and provide a framework for what we are trying to get across. What I intend to do is to break down* this presentation into three parts: first, the preparation phase; second, the use of sign-posting language, and third, the actual delivery of the presentation. If you have any questions, please, feel free to interrupt* me, but I should also say that there’ll be an opportunity to discuss issues at greater length* after my talk. ENDING – Signal to End – Summary – Conclusion – Recommendation – Closing – Questions The ending should contain a summary of the data, where the main points of the presentation should again be stressed. There must be an evaluative conclusion, i.e. a comment on the importance of the findings*. In an academic presentation there should be a recommendation for future research, development, proceedings, etc. and a closing – thanking the audience and inviting questions. Task 2 Complete the following ENDING with words from the list and find the concluding statement. questions that’s all secondly discussion meaningful conclude issues briefly finally begin So, ____________I have planned to say about the topic. Let me summarize the main ____________. Very ____________, they are four. First, I spoke about the preparation phase, where it’s very important to determine the aim and its relevance to the audience; ____________, the use of sign-posting language, which is used to provide optimal orientation; and ____________, the actual delivery, where it’s good to think about your voice and body language. I’d like to ____________ by emphasizing that many presentations could be greatly improved by providing the audience with a ____________ concluding statement that stresses the position of the speaker on the topic. I suggest we start the ____________, but before we ____________, let me thank you for your attention. I’d be glad to answer any ____________ now.