UNIT 3 – MY NEXT SLIDE SHOWS…

Week 6

Public Speaking & Presentation (Advanced)

Amy Hayashi

Today’s Class• attendance & prep sheet check

• review

• visual aids

• listening

• talking about numbers

• the rule of six

• presentation practice

• in-class presentations

Review

• What is signposting?

- Words/phrases that help guide the audience through the presentation

• Give some examples of signposting.

- So, let me give you a brief overview…

- This now leads us to my next point.

- Let’s move on to the next point.

- Let’s now turn to the next issue.

Review

• Give some examples of ‘expressions with as’

- As you all know…

- As I’ve already explained…

- As I mentioned before/earlier

- As I pointed out in the first section …

- As you can see, …

Review• What is the checklist for the main part

of a presentation?

Briefly state your topic again.

Explain your objective(s).

Signal the beginning of each part.

Talk about your topic.

Signal the end of each part.

Highlight the main points.

Outline the main ideas in bullet-point form.

Tell listeners you’ve reached the end of the main part.

Visual Aids

Listening

Sentences Referring to Media• Exercise 3, page 24

2.h

3.c

4.a

5.g

6.d

7.e

8.b

9.f

Tic Tac Toe

251 € 49 m 175 m2

7,489 $ 19.62 1,240,000

3.8 bn ⅔ 7.2

Approximate numbers

• With a partner, fill in the chart – pg 26, exercise 3

- (less) +/- (about the same) + (more)

a little less than about; almost just over

just under approximately; around well over

nearly; roughly

Examples• exercise 6

ANSWERS

2. Almost/nearly 15%

3. rougly/around two million euro(s)

4. just over/ approximately 18°centigrade

5. just under/ a little less than four dollars

6. approximately/roughly 400 square metres

The Rule of Six• exercise 8, page 27

Survey: British Businesses and the Euro

- 49% ‘wait and see’

- 13% ‘never’

- 35% yes, immediately

Your Turn!• In groups, make a slide and prepare an

explanation

• Follow the Rule of Six

• Your clasmates will listen and write down what they think the slide contains

• Be creative and silly!