Name your greatest fears about presenting.

Write these fears in the table provided.

Ask yourself: Are these fears realistic? Is this really likely to happen?

Address each fear by noting down ideas for overcoming it.

2. Read and translate. Dos and don’ts body language. Tips on body language.

- Make eye contact: look at each person in the audience for about a second, before moving on to the next person. Don’t concentrate on just one or two people.

- Don’t speak to the equipment or the screen: face the audience at all times.

- Smiling is fine at appropriate moments, but not too much/

- Use gestures (hand movements) to emphasize key points.

- Stay more or less in one place: don’t move around too much.

- Avoid mannerisms (ways of moving and speaking which you do repeatedly without realizing)

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4. Which words from ex-s 2-3 could the underlined words refer to?

1. But don't overdo it. It can seem insincere (not real)

2. Again, don't overdo it. Look round at everybody in the room.

3. Don't let these dominate the presentation. People have come to see you, not the equipment.

4. Keep them under control. Remember, for example, that pointing with your finger is rude in some cultures

5. Make sure there will be enough of them for everyone and make sure that they reach everyone in the room.

6. Some of them, for example putting your hands in your pockets or running your fingers through hair, really upset some people.

5. Watch the video “Delivering a bad presentation”. Find mistakes.

Task

Prepare and give a presentation to the class using as many of the key expressions as possible. You will need to

- open the presentation

- show a simple design of the new item/idea

- explain why it is the best idea

- describe your target market and explain how you would promote your product

- close the presentation and answer any questions.

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