- •Introduction
- •1. Speaking in public: the basic concepts
- •2. How to prepare your presentation
- •Practice 1
- •Formulate the main argument (topic) of your speech and its title.
- •Complete the details about the presentation you are planning.
- •Practice 2
- •Identify the possible objectives of the following public presentations:
- •3.1. Introduction
- •Attention-getting Phase.
- •3. How to structure your speech
- •Orientation Phase.
- •Practice 1
- •Practice 2
- •Problem technique
- •Amazing facts technique
- •Story / anecdote technique
- •Practice 4
- •Introduction 1
- •Introduction 2
- •Introduction 3
- •Practice 5
- •Practice 6
- •Practice 7
- •Practice 8
- •3.2. Body
- •Main body of information
- •Problems of Urbanisation
- •3.3. Conclusion
- •Inviting questions and / or introducing discussion
- •Organising your speech
- •Introducing
- •Sequencing/Listing
- •Adverbs in initial position
- •Basically
- •Introduction
- •Outline
Introduction 2
Good morning. My name is Sarah Benson and, as you know, I work as a consultant for the LX Consulting Group. You’ve been aware of the presence of myself and two of my colleagues over the last couple of weeks, and I’d like to thank you very much for your cooperation and understanding.
What I’d like to do this morning is to present the results of our study into the consolidation of your computer activities in Europe. I’m going to be developing three main points. First, I’ll give you some background information about the LX project team which, as many of you will know, was set up three months ago to study levels of computer activity. Then, after outlining the objectives of the team I’ll go on to examine the current organisation of your European data centres. Lastly, I’ll explain our recommendations for maximizing the efficiency of those centres.
Introduction 3
I imagine many of you here today have been to Italy on holiday. And no doubt, some of you drove along the famous Autostrada del Sole, and noticed a large number of tunnels which have been carved through the rock. In fact, here in Italy, we have about 300 km of tunnels. But what about the lighting of these? Did you know, for example, that the total energy consumption for lighting this network of tunnels is equivalent to lighting a city the size of Turin?
But, in spite of all this investment, much of lighting is inadequate, and is the cause of many car accidents.
In fact, eight out of ten accidents in tunnels can be attributed to bad lighting, and many these have fatal consequences. So, in my presentation today I’m going to explain the technical problems involved in lighting of tunnels, and outline the investments we intend to make to improve efficiency and safety.
Practice 5
How you begin the presentation depends on how formal the situation is. Most audiences prefer a relatively informal approach.
Below you will find two alternative ways of introducing yourself and the subject of your presentation – one fairly formal, the other more friendly.
Fairly Formal More Friendly
Erm, perhaps we should begin. OK, let’s get started
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen Morning, everyone
On behalf of…, may I welcome you to… Thanks for coming
My name’s is… I’m…
For those of you who don’t know me already… As you know
I’m responsible for… I’m in charge of…
This morning I’d like to… What I want to do today is..
Discuss talk to you about…
Report on… tell you about…
And present… and show you…
If you have any questions you’d like to ask, Feel free to ask any questions
I’ll be happy to answer them. you like as we go along.
Now use these expressions in your own examples of the opening lines of the presentation.