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02/10/09, 08:50 AM
Successful Presentations in English 1
OPENING WORDS
The first few sentences of your presentation are extremely important. You need to get the attention of your audience and show that you are in control. To do this, you should include the following points:
Purpose
- The purpose of this presentation is to show you…
- The aim of the next 30 minutes is to give you an overview of…
- Should you upgrade your intranet software? In the next 30 minutes, let’s try to find the answer to this question.
Benefit
- Did we reach our sales targets in the last quarter? This is, of course, a very interesting question for most of us. After all, our bonuses depend on the answer.
- At the end of this presentation, you will have enough information to decide on the benefits of upgrading your intranet software.
Greetings
- Welcome to ABC software. It’s good to see s many of you here.
- Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for inviting me to talk to you today.
Yourself
- My name is Hermann Flick and I am the HR manager here.
- My name is Sabrina, Sabrina Goetz. My role is to support the sales department with marketing tools and concepts.
Agenda
- Let’s first look at an overview of my presentation.
- I’ve put an agenda on the flip chart so we can see how we’re doing.
- First of all, let’s have a quick look at the plan for this talk. I’d like to spend the first 20 minutes talking about…
TIPS:
-- Stop before you start! When you stand up to speak, plant your feet firmly on the ground. Take a deep breath. Think about why you are there. And start speaking only when you feel you are ready.
-- Get your audience’s attention by starting with the goal or benefit. Then you can greet your audience and introduce yourself.
-- “My name is Jack, Jack Murray” is a friendly introduction. Here, the speaker shows that he wants to be called “Jack.”
Source: Business Spotlight "The Essential Series" 2007
OPENING WORDS
The first few sentences of your presentation are extremely important. You need to get the attention of your audience and show that you are in control. To do this, you should include the following points:
Purpose
- The purpose of this presentation is to show you…
- The aim of the next 30 minutes is to give you an overview of…
- Should you upgrade your intranet software? In the next 30 minutes, let’s try to find the answer to this question.
Benefit
- Did we reach our sales targets in the last quarter? This is, of course, a very interesting question for most of us. After all, our bonuses depend on the answer.
- At the end of this presentation, you will have enough information to decide on the benefits of upgrading your intranet software.
Greetings
- Welcome to ABC software. It’s good to see s many of you here.
- Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for inviting me to talk to you today.
Yourself
- My name is Hermann Flick and I am the HR manager here.
- My name is Sabrina, Sabrina Goetz. My role is to support the sales department with marketing tools and concepts.
Agenda
- Let’s first look at an overview of my presentation.
- I’ve put an agenda on the flip chart so we can see how we’re doing.
- First of all, let’s have a quick look at the plan for this talk. I’d like to spend the first 20 minutes talking about…
TIPS:
-- Stop before you start! When you stand up to speak, plant your feet firmly on the ground. Take a deep breath. Think about why you are there. And start speaking only when you feel you are ready.
-- Get your audience’s attention by starting with the goal or benefit. Then you can greet your audience and introduce yourself.
-- “My name is Jack, Jack Murray” is a friendly introduction. Here, the speaker shows that he wants to be called “Jack.”
Source: Business Spotlight "The Essential Series" 2007