Presentations in English

Jaquie Mary Thomas stammt aus Oxford, England. Als Diplom-Sozialpädagogin (FH) ist sie auf Erwachsenenbildung spezialisiert. Sie ist von der University of Cambridge (England) als »Teacher of English as a Foreign Language« zertifiziert und von dem International Cultural Institute (Portland, USA) in »Intercultural Foundations« ausgebildet. Ihr Institut »International Communication Training« berät und schult seit 1992 Mitarbeiter und Führungskräfte von internationalen Konzernen. Die Schwerpunkte sind Trainings in Business English, TOEFL, GMAT, Präsentation, Moderation, interkultureller Kompetenz, Führung und Teambildung. Darüber hinaus ist sie Mitglied in SIETAR (Berufsverband für interkulturelle Zusammenarbeit und Internationalisierung) und war Lehrbeauftragte an der Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München.

CONTENTS

PREPARATION
- Developing an international viewpoint
- Preparing yourself, the person
- Putting yourself in your audience's shoes
- Organising facilities
- Your presentation structure
- How to prepare good slides

GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS
- What to say when you enter
- Introducing your presentation well
- Introduction components
- Dealing with handouts
- Taking care of technical problems

MAIN SECTION: SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
- Fixing your body language
- Using your voice well
- Making transitions
- Explaining slides and diagrammes
- Business English terms
- Dealing with questions
- Handling interruptions and disturbances

ENDING YOUR PRESENTATION
- Making a good finish
- Ending components
- Saying goodbye

USEFUL EXAMPLES
INDEX

LESEPROBE AUS DEM KAPITEL "GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS" (S. 42-43) WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU ENTER We all know that greetings are not the same the world over. If you choose to match style, points to watch for are: - whether handshakes are made or not (less common after the first meeting) - strength of handshake: you should mirror, strong with strong and gentle with gentle - amount of eye contact or looking away: again, mirror - don't force someone to look in your eyes if they don't want to - distance between persons: could be much further or closer than you are used to - use of first or last names: this often causes uncertainty. Listen carefully and then match the style. Americans, Australians and British tend to use first names very soon, if not immediately - "You can call me Robert." Other cultures use "Mr" and "Ms" to start with and may or may not switch to first names later. Chinese often have an additional western first name, which you should then use. Japanese often add "san" at the end of the name - conversation making: be prepared to do it! EXAMPLEWhen doing business with the Far East, watch out for card exchanging when greeting. Koreans, for example, will stand apart, approach each other, bow, exchange business cards using both hands, step back and then read each other's business card aloud, with appropriate remarks "I see you are the Business Director ...". This shows respect for the persons and their posi- tions. As a foreigner, you are not expected to know how exactly to bow (different depths show different levels of respect), but you should not write on the business card and definitely not put it into the back pocket of your trousers. Watch to see what the other does.