A New System to Learn public speaking:
Quick Presentations in English breaks a presentation into five main parts to make learning easy and fast. Hundreds of sample sentences are included for each stage of the presentation, making it easy to practice.
This book can help anyone overcome his/her fear of making professional presentations. Through a structured approach, presentations are easy to learn and teach with this guide. With many years of experience, Professor Warden makes this difficult skill seem easy. The English text is easy for students of English as a second language (ESL) to follow while each point is followed up with examples.
Four DVDs (sold separately) match the book with practice sentences all included in both audio and video. Example presentations include both one good example (how to do it right) and one bad example (things to be careful not to do). The presentations include an office meeting with staff, a consulting presentation to managers, a factory introduction to visitors, and an academic presentation.
For teachers, you can receive 4 DVDs for use in class as well as 3 audio CDs. The DVDs include eight presentations, four good and four bad, with English subtitles (that can be turned on or off). The sample presentations include business meetings, factory introduction, and conferences. Also on the DVDs are practices (ten practice sentences at a time, as well as quizzes and answers to quizzes). This is a great resource of the classroom if you want to give today's students more input as well as helping you add structure to your class
Table of Contents
Unit 1 Getting Ready
Choosing a topic
Meeting people
Know your audience
Audience types
Main point
A System
Outlining
Index cards
Microsoft Word
Outline example
Unit 2 Visual Helpers
Visual aids
Tips for designing visual aids
Do not copy graphics from the Web
Flip charts
Overhead projector (OHP)
LCD projector
Presentation tools
Graphic Design
Controls for PowerPoint
Unit 3 Opening
Dress code
Send strong signals
Start out with a topic
Outline/Index
Unit 4 Content
Introduce main points
Core information
Transition to next point
Body language
Important parts of body language
Delivery (tone)
Pace (tempo)
Graphics on slide
Unit 5 Conclusion
End the presentation
Signal the end
Ending
Summary
Concluding
Implications
Question time
Not all questions are questions
Handling questions part 1
Invite questions
Attention & notes
Clarify question
Handling questions part 2
Accept criticism & praise
Frame question
Answer/postpone question
Check back with the questioner
Presentation Planning
OPENING
CONTENT
CONCLUSION
BODY LANGUAGE CHECKLIST
