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Student Name: Enrollment:

Abigali Guadalupe Hernández Nava 2850055
Paola del Carmen Hernández Vasconcelos 2851251
Emmanuel Eliseo Castillo Mondragón 2742183
Name of the curse: Professor:
Advanced English II Alicia Manrique García
Module: Activity:
Module 2. Work Communication Activity 8
Date: 27 March 2021
Bibliography:
Whitmore, J. (2021). Top 10 Ways to Make Your Presentations More
Memorable. Retrieved 19 March 2021, from
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/244356
Roth, C. (2021). 5 Easy Ways to Become a Better Public Speaker -- Fast.
Retrieved 19 March 2021, from
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/236611
Whitmore, J. (2021). 10 Ways to Engage Your Audience During an Important
Meeting. Retrieved 19 March 2021, from
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/242899

Instructions and results:

Practice Activities
Exercise 1
Instructions:
a. Read 10 Ways to Make Your Presentation More
Memorable at https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/244356
Answer the following questions:
1. What advice does the author give for being relatable?
Create commotion through anecdotes and stories so that the audience reaches
a point of feeling identified and can feel some emotions and share them.

2. How does the author feel about the use of data in presentations?
The data used must be exact and not too much, since instead of answering
questions or making known something about the subject, the only thing that will
be done is to confuse the audience.
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3. What is an “a-ha” moment?

It is about when one realizes when it is necessary to generate a change.

4. What suggestion does the author give for making a powerful

conclusion?
At the conclusion of you can make a call to action of the message, which will
make there more interested in the subject.

b. Read 5 Easy Ways to Become a Better Public Speaker—

Fast at https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/236611
Answer the following questions:
1. According to the article, how/what should you memorize?
Memorize content through keywords that help to understand a concept faster
and thus avoid moments with awkward silences.

2. What is the benefit of talking to a few audience members before

you begin?
Feel affection, be able to measure the sense of humor on the part of the
speaker and gather information to make it known during the presentation.

3. If you are using a slide show presentation, what should you not do
with the slides?
Read the slide directly as it is being presented.

4. To ease your nerves, instead of focusing on yourself, focus on

your ___________________.
Change the way you think and think about the audience instead of focusing on
yourself.

5. Why is involving the audience (being interactive) beneficial?

Involving the public in the presentation can make the talk much more dynamic,
which will make the subject more interesting for the audience, having a better
time and learning better from their own point of view.
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Exercise 2
Instructions:
1. Write a one page anecdote in which you demonstrate your ability to use
the Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect tenses. Note: This
assignment will become part of a speaking activity as well.
You can find some tips in this video:
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/exams/speaking-exams/tell-story-or-
personal-anecdote

We studied in Universidad TecMilenio, where there are many activities that are
extracurricular o vary depending the on the subject. Occasionally, we had to
participate and complete small projects related to the theories and knowledge
we learnt during our classes.

As first semester university students, we had difficulties adapting to the work

rhythm, as we came from different prep schools carrying different workstyles.
In the beginning we had problems adapting to certain activities or the time we
had to do them as we felt we had too little time doing them, so we had to work
quickly.

As time went by, we adapted the way we worked and studied in the university,
and our grades and knowledge began to grow.

There was a day where we had one project about making water guns with
simple materials, where the important thing was the method used and how we
did it, as we had to work by ourselves without the help from others.

That was one of our first activities that had great value, as it was like a test,
because of that we tried to work by doing our best so we could get good results,
and with that a good grade.
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Our classmates passed by, team by team showing the work they did, explaining
everything they had done and how were their procedures. We as a team were
very scared because our project was not functioning the way it should during
the preemptive tests we did, and we had no idea how to solve it at the moment.

After that, it was our turn to pass, we explained the way we worked the theory
and how we applied it in practice. It did not function as we would have wanted,
but it did the basic.

We commented about what happened, we could not explain why it turned out
that way, but in the end we realized that we lacked more effort to complete that
activity.

Finally, the class was over, each team passed and showed their work and gave
their feedback, our grades and what we should improve in a future project. We
understood that we could have done a better job and that to make things better,
we need good organization and working in form and time.

To Practice More
Exercise 2
Read 10 Ways to Engage Your Audience During an Important Meeting at
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/242899
Answer the following questions:
1. When people are nervous, they frequently speak too
___________.
When you feel stressed or anxious, you can talk too quickly.

2. What does it mean to be vulnerable?

It means connecting with the audience through stories, in order to get to know
each other a little more.

3. Should you use a lot of “big words”? Explain.

The words to be used must have a vocabulary that is logical for the audience,
that they will actually know and understand in general.
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4. The article suggests to tell your most interesting story/fact:

a. immediately
b. in the middle of the presentation
c. at the end of the presentation
Immediately, at the beginning of the presentation.

5. If you plan to share detailed information, you should give your

audience _____________.
Use formats, such as brochures, where a little more information is disclosed.
6. True or False: Audience dialogue is an interruption and you
should avoid it/stop it.
False, the dialogue must be handled and be at a certain moment, but this
serves to make the talk between the audience and the presenter didactic.

7. Summarize in your own words the author’s advice for using jokes
in your presentation.
The jokes can exist in the conversation, as long as they are moderate and
funny, they should not be directed towards a specific person, as well as not go
beyond professionalism.