IV. Complete the following sentences and translate them into Russian.

1. Making a presentation presents a challenge _________________________.

2. Before the presentation you should rehearse it _______________________.

3. Plan the content and structure but ________________________________.

4. Don't labour a particular point___________________________________.

5. Don't run over ________________________________________________.

6. In order to join the audience's attention ____________________________.

7. You should make eye contact ___________________________________.

8. To emphasize key points you should _____________________________.

V. Comment on the following statements. In your opinion are they: a) essential; b) helpful; c) unhelpful for a successful presentation?

1. Tell a joke at the beginning.

2. Speak more slowly than you normally do.

3. Smile a lot.

4. Involve the audience.

5. Invite questions during the presentation.

6. Always keep to your plan.

7. Move around during your presentation.

8. Use a lot of gestures to emphasize important points.

9. Read out your presentation from a script.

10. Stand up when giving your presentation.

VI. Fill in the gaps with the words from the text.

I am very worried about next week. I am doing a __________ presentation about our new advertising campaign. There will be about 30 people in the_________ - mainly regional sales managers. The _____________ is a big hotel in London. They have excellent ___________ so I don't have to worry about that. I've prepared the ___________ of my talk but I'm still working on my visual___________. I've tried to ___________ the main parts of my talk so I won't have to read from my notes. On Friday, I'm going to___________ the whole thing in front of a few friends from the department.

VII. Paraphrase the " Five Rules for Presenters" using the words from the text.

Five Rules for Presenters

Rule 1: Start on time. Don't wait for people who get to the presentation after the starting time.

Rule 2: Keep to the time that you have allocated to each point in your plan.

Rule 3: Don't go on and on about a particular point for a long time.

Rule 4: Don't go off the point and talk about things that aren't in your plan.

Rule 5: Don't go on past the time when the presentation is supposed to finish.

VIII. Answer the following questions.

1. Why can making a presentation present a challenge for the speaker?

2. What can be done to make it less stressful?

3. How should you start a presentation?

4. What are the musts and mustn'ts of speaking while giving a stand up presentation?

5. What are the tips on body language?

6. What can be done to gain the audience's attention?

IX. Using appropriate words and phrases at key moments of a talk makes it easier for your audience to follow what you are saying and to anticipate what you will be saying next. Study the following phrases carefully.

Introducing the talk:

ü This morning I'm going to be talking about...

ü In my talk today I will be looking at...

ü I'd like to start by giving you...

Indicating the structure and sequences of your talk:

ü I have divided my presentation into X sections...

ü In the first section I will/am going to describe...

ü Then I will/am going to go on to...

ü After that I will/am going to look at...

ü Finally I will/am going to...

Moving from one section of your talk to another:

ü I would now like to go on to the next point which is...

ü If I can now move on to the next section... To continue...

Summarizing and condensing what you have said:

ü To recap...

ü The main thing/s to remember is/are...

ü The point that I am making here is that...

Highlighting:

ü This is particularly important because...

ü I can't stress enough that...

ü It should be pointed out that...

ü I would like to draw your attention to...

Giving examples:

ü For instance...

ü For example...

ü Such as...

ü Like...

ü A case in point is...

Inviting questions and feedback from the audience:

ü Are there any questions so far?

ü Feel free to ask if you have any questions.

ü I welcome questions if at any point you don't understand something.

ü If you have any questions about this, please/do ask.

Asking rhetorical questions (questions that the audiences are not expected to answer):

ü Some of you may be wondering how can this be done?

ü Am I right in thinking that...?

ü So, just how can this be achieved?

ü You may be wondering how long will this take?

Drawing conclusions:

ü This means that...

ü Consequently...

ü As a result...

ü Therefore...

Closing your talk:

ü I would just like to finish by saying...

ü To finishI would just like to remind you...

ü In conclusion, thank you...

ü Do you have any questions?

X. Choose one of the presentation situations below. Prepare a short presentation and get ready to answer the students' questions about your product and services.

Ø Your company is developing a small car aimed at women.

Audience: a group of car dealers.

Ø Your bank wishes to encourage young people to save money.

Audience: a group of students.