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Richard Bradley / 9/6/2012 / Page 1 Department of English The International University of Vietnam-HCMC
Introduction
What makes a good presentation? List all the things you think make a good presentation.
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1. Overall
Who are they? What are their needs or interests? What do they expect from you?
Clear objectives (to inform, persuade, welcome, entertain, etc)
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2. System
Planing have a clear struture and a sense of timing Organization have clear connections between the different parts or ideas Information Make sure what you say is interesting and relevant to your audience Impact make sure you have a strong introduction and conclusion
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3. Delivery
Clear, simple and fluent Use of natural spoken language Use of pauses for emphasis
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4. Body language
Use of strong, clear gestures for emphasis Good eye contact with the audience Positive,confident and relaxed manner No distracting gestures
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Visual Aids
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Westwood Brewery
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Based in London A traditional company. Recently created the post of Public Relations (PR) Manager in order to improve the company's image in the market.
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The Presenter
Joanna Brookes is Westwood's new PR Manager. She has organized a meeting to discuss the brewery's corporate image in particular whether it needs to be changed.
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The audience
Senior managers of the brewery and some outside consultants. They are expecting to participate in a meeting about the corporate image of the brewery
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The presentation
Joanna gets the date wrong. She only realizes her mistake when her secretary tells her that the audience is waiting in the conference room. She starts the meeting with a short presentation. The presentation should introduce the main topics for discussion
Video 00:00 -03:18
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Evaluation
System
Not prepared Presentation was unstructured and confusing Information was not organized logically or linked clearly She did not present much useful information No strong introduction or conclusion
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Delivery
Hesitates a lot Read from a paper (badly) Refered to herself negatively She did not think about timing
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Language Use
Style and register were not appropriate to the audience Used specialist language
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Manner
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Body Language
Gestures not linked to speech Distracting gestures Poor stance Poor eye contact Poor appearance
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Handling questions
She didn't
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Visual aids
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Overall impression
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