Listening:
1. What should you do when you decide on a goal?
2.Why are we less likely to do it when we tell friends?
3. What does conventional wisdom suggest?
4. Explain in your own words the experiment
5. How should we talk about our goals to friends?
Presentation style:
Watch the talk again.
1. Derek Sivers starts his presentation in a way that really grabs the attention of the audience. How does he do this?
2. Look at the way he uses powerpoint images. How effective are they in your opinion? What purpose do they serve?
3. Look at his body language - how does he move around the stage and use his hands. What effect does this have?
High-power and low-power position poses: We all judge people based on their body language, even without realising. But How does body language affect the way we thingk about ourselves?
You are going to present a topic. You have 15 minutes to prepare. Spend at least 5 minutes thinking about how you are going to make your presentation engaging (ie not just content but delivery)
Speaking
You are going to present a topic. You have 15 minutes to prepare. Spend at least 5 minutes thinking about how you are going to make your presentation engaging (ie not just content but delivery)
You are director of France's Tourist Board. Prepare a presentation about how you plan to attract Chinese tourists. Keep your talk engaging and lively!
| Section of presentation | Signpost language |
| Introducing the topic | The subject/topic of my talk is ... I'm going to talk about ... My topic today is… My talk is concerned with ... |
| Overview (outline of presentation) | I’m going to divide this talk into four parts. There are a number of points I'd like to make. Basically/ Briefly, I have three things to say. I'd like to begin/start by ... Let's begin/start by ... First of all, I'll... … and then I’ll go on to … Then/ Next ... Finally/ Lastly ... |
| Finishing a section | That's all I have to say about... We've looked at... So much for... |
| Starting a new section | Moving on now to … Turning to... Let’s turn now to … The next issue/topic/area I’d like to focus on … I’d like to expand/elaborate on … Now we'll move on to... I'd like now to discuss... Let's look now at... |
| Analysing a point and giving recommendations | Where does that lead us? Let's consider this in more detail... What does this mean for...? Translated into real terms... Why is this important? The significance of this is... |
| Giving examples | For example,... A good example of this is... As an illustration,... To give you an example,... To illustrate this point... |
| Summarising and concluding | To sum up ... To summarise... Right, let's sum up, shall we? Let's summarise briefly what we've looked at... If I can just sum up the main points... Finally, let me remind you of some of the issues we've covered... To conclude... In conclusion ... In short ... So, to remind you of what I’ve covered in this talk, … Unfortunately, I seem to have run out of time, so I’ll conclude very briefly by saying that ….. I'd like now to recap... |
| Paraphrasing and clarifying | Simply put... In other words....... So what I’m saying is.... To put it more simply.... To put it another way.... |
| Invitation to discuss / ask questions | I’m happy to answer any queries/ questions. Does anyone have any questions or comments? Please feel free to ask questions. If you would like me to elaborate on any point, please ask. Would you like to ask any questions? Any questions? |
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