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嘿嘿 Presentation Introduction All presentations have a common objective. People give presentations because they want to communicate in order to: inform train persuade sell A successful presentation is one of the most effective ways of communicating your message. And because English is so widely used in international business, a working knowledge of the vocabulary and techniques used in an English language presentation is a valuable asset. We will start by exploring the importance of preparation. After that, we will consider what equipment to use. Then we will look at how to deliver a presentation. After Delivery, we will examine the language of presentations, before moving on to the presentation itself. Finally, we will conclude with a review of what we have covered. Afterwards, you will be invited to take a self-assessment test and ask questions. Preparation Can you name the 3 most important things when giving any presentation? Number 1 is . . .???Preparation Number 2 is . . .???Preparation! Number 3 is . . .???Preparation!! With good preparation and planning you will be totally confident and less nervous. And your audience will feel your confidence. Your audience, too, will be confident. They will be confident in you. And this will give you control. Control of your audience and of your presentation. With control, you will be in charge and your audience will listen positively to your message. Objective Before you start to prepare a presentation, you should ask yourself: Why am I making this presentation? Do you need to inform, to persuade, to train or to sell? Your objective should be clear in your mind. If it is not clear in your mind, it cannot possibly be clear to your audience. Audience Who am I making this presentation to? Sometimes this will be obvious, but not always. You should try to inform yourself. How many people? Who are they? Business people? Professional people? Political people? Experts or non-experts? Will it be a small, intimate group of 4 coll