Giving a presentation in English
The structure of a talk and its signposting phrases, answers to questions, slide rules and the word stress of technical words French speakers often misplace.
- 28 cards
- 4 topics
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The outline, topic by topic
Each topic is weighted the way the exam weighs it.
- Concepts
- Questions
- Sort and link
- The steps
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Outline: what is it?
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The announcement, at the start of a talk, of the main parts that will follow.
It guides the audience: “I've divided my talk into three parts”. It comes after the topic and before the body.
Where does the stress of “category” fall?
- On the 1st syllable: CAT-e-go-ry
- On the 2nd syllable: ca-TE-go-ry
- On the 3rd syllable: cat-e-GO-ry
- On the 4th syllable: cat-e-go-RY
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On the 1st syllable: CAT-e-go-ry
The stress is on the first syllable: CAT-e-go-ry. The French “catégorie” stresses the end, hence the mistake.
To announce the outline, say “I've … my talk into three parts”; to change section, “Let's … on to…”.
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To announce the outline, say “I've divided my talk into three parts”; to change section, “Let's move on to…”.
Each moment of the talk has its phrase: announcement, transition, visual (“As you can see…”), conclusion (“To sum up…”), questions.
Signposting: what is it?
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The set of phrases that tell the audience where you are: start, change of section, visual, conclusion.
Examples: “Let's move on to…”, “As you can see here…”, “To sum up…”. Listeners cannot reread: these markers replace the headings of a text.
The structure of a talk: which step comes after "Greeting"?
- Topic
- Outline
- Body
- Summary
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Topic
You greet, state the topic then the outline, develop, sum up the key points, conclude, and only then open the floor to questions.