English

for Business Communication

Dian Palupi, M.Pd.

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 What can you
say about this
picture?

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 How to make
a good presentation?
By the end of this class, you are
expected to be able to:

- Plan a good presentation

- Open a presentation
- Give a presentation clearly
- Close a presentation

Sources:
English for Presentation – Oxford University Press
English for Business Communication – Cambridge University Press
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 Presentation
Three main parts:
- Opening part
- Main part
- Closing part

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 Opening Part:
WISE strategies
Marion Grussendorf (English for Presentation)

Welcoming the audiences Saying what your topic is

- Good morning/ afternoon, ladies and gentlemen - Today's topic is ...
- Hello/ Hi, Everyone! - What I'd like to present to you is ...

- First of all, let me thank you all for coming here today. - The subject of my presentation is ...

Introducing yourself Explaining why you chose your topic

- Let me introduce myself, my name is ... - I present to you about (your topic) because ...
- For those who don't know me, my name's ... - My topic is important for you because ...
- I'm here in my function as (your position) - My presentation today is particularly relevant to you who ...

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 Getting
audiences’ attetion:
Ask a rhetorical question
- Do we really need ... ?
- Is ... important?

Start with an interesting fact

- According to the article I recently read, ...
- Did you know that ... ?

Tell them a story of anecdote

- I remember when I firstly ...
- At a conference in Madiun, I was once asked ...

Show them something interesting

- Picture
- Video
- Your talent

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 Main Part
Make an interesting Power
Point design
Give a point, not a Pay attention to the background of your
passage audiences

Do not read your slides. Show points, and

elaborate it.

Add visual support

You can add picture, video, or graph

Highlight the
important points
What really important is ...
I'd like to emphasize that ...
Pay attention to your
So, please draw your attention to ... body languages
Let's do a mini quiz about this one!
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 Body Languages
1. How should you stand? 5. How should you keep eye contact
a. Arms crossed on chest with the audience?
b. Straight but relaxed a. Make eye contact with each individual often
c. Knees unlocked b. Choose some individuals and look at them as
often as possible
2. What should you do with your hands?
c. Spread attention around the audiences
a. Put hands on hips 6. How fast should you speak?
b. Put one hand in a pocket a. About 20% more slowly than normal
c. Keep hands by your side b. Just as fast as in a normal conversation
3. How can you emphasize something? c. Faster than in a normal conversation
a. Point finger at the audience
b. Move or lean forward to show that something is important 7. How should you express enthusiasm?
c. Use a pointer to draw attention to important facts a. By raising voice level
b. By waving arms
4. What should you do when you feel nervous? c. By making hand or arm gestures for
a. Hold a pen or cards in your hands
important point
b. Walk back and forth
c. Look at the flip chart or screen (not at the audience)
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 Closing Part
Summarizing the key points

Giving effective conclusion

Using Questions
After all, isn't it that why we're here?

Quoting a well-known person

As ... once said, ...
To put it in the words of ...

Referring back to the beginning

Remember what I said in the beginning of my talk today? Well, ...
Let me just go back to the story I told you earlier ...

Calling the audiences to the action

So, let's make a real effort to reach the goal.
Now, it's your turn to ...

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 Presentation Practical Assessment

Prepare a presentation for next week.

Feel free to choose the topic, can be a persuasive

presentation as well
Explore and use various kinds of resources

Criteria of assessment:
 Content  Duration: 3-5 minutes
 Presentation
 Pronunciation
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 Wrap up!

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 Thank You

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