Business English

UNIT 5
PRESENTATIONS: PLANNING AND GETTING
STARTED

Conversation Question
Think about the best presentation youve ever seen

and the worst presentation youve ever seen. What

made it so good or bad?
Be specific, write out some of your ideas after talking
to your partner.

Effective Presentations
paragraph a

Have a simple, clear structure

paragraph b

Consider the audience

paragraph c

Choose visuals to support

the presentation

paragraph d

Use PowerPoint

paragraph e

Making informal presentations

paragraph f

Dealing with nerves

paragraph g

Show enthusiasm

Knowing your Audience (page 58)

Why might audience members have made the

following comments?
What on earth is he talking about? I have no
idea!
Hey, Sarah! Wake up! Hes finished!
Read that! I cant read that! Id need a pair of
binoculars!
Speak up! I cant hear a thing!
Summarize four main points? I only noticed one!
Have I been asleep?!

Knowing your Audience

A medical conference in Tokyo with papers on new

techniques in open heart surgery.

An internal meeting of administrative staff to discuss
a new accounting procedure.
The Purchasing and Product Managers of a
Taiwanese company interested in buying some
production equipment from your company.
A staff meeting to discuss a charity event for
earthquake victims.

Knowing your Audience

A medical conference in Tokyo with papers on new

techniques in open heart surgery.

An internal meeting of administrative staff to discuss
a new accounting procedure.
The Purchasing and Product Managers of a
Taiwanese company interested in buying some
production equipment from your company.
A staff meeting to discuss a charity event for
earthquake victims.

Knowing your Audience

A medical conference in Tokyo with papers on new

techniques in open heart surgery.

An internal meeting of administrative staff to discuss
a new accounting procedure.
The Purchasing and Product Managers of a
Taiwanese company interested in buying some
production equipment from your company.
A staff meeting to discuss a charity event for
earthquake victims.

Knowing your Audience

A medical conference in Tokyo with papers on new

techniques in open heart surgery.

An internal meeting of administrative staff to discuss
a new accounting procedure.
The Purchasing and Product Managers of a
Taiwanese company interested in buying some
production equipment from your company.
A staff meeting to discuss a charity event for
earthquake victims.

Interview
PRESENTATION ONE

Interview
Next class will be our Interviews (presentation

one). April 12, 2015

You are interviewing for the position of
receptionist. The company is a large Korean
company that wants an English speaking receptionist
to handle incoming calls and visitors. This is a huge
company with many different buildings, so they can
hire 15 new employees. If you are not hired you will
not receive an A for your presentation score.

Interview
You will serve as both interviewer and interviewee.
As an interviewer you will have questions prepared

(by me) to ask the person youre interviewing.

As the interviewee, you will have to prepare answers
to various questions.
Each interview will be around 5 minutes.
You will need to wear professional attire (clothing).
You will need to hand in your cover letter and
resume when it is your turn to be interviewed. They
should not be folded or wrinkled.

Interview
You will be graded on the following:
Coherence

The ability to answer the interview questions appropriately with relevant

detail

Clarity

The ability to make yourself understood, including volume, pronunciation,

and intonation

Confidence

Use of appropriate greetings, posture, eye contact and attitude.

Accuracy

Correct and effective use of grammar and vocabulary

Fluency

Speed, flow, naturalness, and comfort with English

Interview
You will be assigned a time to come to the classroom

for your interviews. DO NOT BE LATE. You will be

deducted points if you are late.
You will be separated into groups and I will be
monitoring and taking notes on both groups.

Monday April 13 -

3:00-3:40

Sabrina
Jin
James
June ( )
Michael
David ( )
Gilgoh

Monday April 13 -

Jackson
Rachel
Olivia
Jeff
Jane
Lucy
Zora

3:30-4:10

Monday April 13

4:00-4:40

Rebecca
Dave ( )
Nora
Chloe
June ( )
David ( )
Stephan

Monday April 13

4:30-5:10

Clint
Jen
Isaac
Jestin
Ellen
Jason ( )
Harrison