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Chunking 2
Pausing in the wrong place in a presentation sounds like l1esitation. But pausing for effect in the right place is a powerful technique, Obviously, there are places where you can't pause without destroying the meaning of what you are saying. But how frequently you pause is a matter of choice .

TASK 1
The following extract is presented in two different ways. Read it aloud. Remember to: 1. pause briefly at the end of each chunk 2. stress the words in bold (usually with an extra strong stress at the end of each chunk) 3. put no stress on unimportant words like to, at, of, a and the 1.
I'd like you to look at these

FIGURES,
of

which clearly indicate the strategic importance in our attempt to gain a foothold in South-East

SOUTH KOREA

ASIA.

2.
I'd

LIKE you FIGURES,

of

to look at these which clearly

INDICATE SOUTH KOREA

to gain a

the strategic importance in our attempt in South-East

FOOTHOLD

ASIA.

Which extract sounds more fluent? Which sounds more emphatic? Which do you prefer?

TASK 2
Break the following presentation extract first into small chunks, then into larger ones. Read each version aloud. Which version do you think sounds better?
A company is, in many ways, a political organism. But, as far as I'm concerned,there's no placefor political agendasin any company I'm running. So to prevent political and territorial battles breakingout, I havetwo 'golden rules'. First, i make sure that departmentsinterfereas little as possiblein each other's business. And, second, I keepeveryonefully informed of developmentsin all departments. There are no secrets. Onceyou havesecretsin an organization,you start getting into company politics.

Try mixing large and small chunks. Try pausing after single words like but, so and first.

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