Giving business presentations in English

Giving presentations is quite common in the business world, but it may represent a big challenge for many people. In some cases, presentations are not quite successful because people make mistakes.  The most important thing is to prepare your presentation really well. 

Read the following tips for giving presentations.

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Tips for business presentation

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What is your experience about giving presentations?

Click on the image below to listen to some questions and then record your answers.

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The following document provides a simple structure to organize a presentation. It also lists expressions that can be used in each stage of the talk.

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The video below provides more information about giving presentations. Watch the video, pay attention to the examples using appropriate expressions for giving presentations. After watching, record messages with example sentences that you can use in your own presentantions. In this way, you can practise new expressions and vocabulary.

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A look at grammar!
Let's stop a moment to consider the following grammar points.

You can use different verb structures to tell the audience what you are going to say:

WOULD LIKE + Infinitive	Today, I'd like to tell you about our new plans.
	In this presentation I'd like to show you our latest product.
WILL + Infinitive	I'll start off by explaining the function.
	Then, I'll go on to give an outline of the project.
GOING TO + Infinitive	Today, I'm going to talk to you about new developments.
	I'm going to explain to you how to improve sales.
WILL BE + verb -ing	In my talk, I'll be looking at the costs of the project.
	I'll be talking about disadvantages of this method.

These are verbs that you can use in your introduction:

TALK ABOUT
TELL YOU ABOUT
FOCUS ON
EXPLAIN
SHOW
BEGIN BY (verb -ing)

START OFF BY (verb -ing)
REPORT ON
UPDATE YOU ON
GIVE (an overview / some information) DESCRIBE
DISCUSS

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Practice time. Work with the activities below to reinforce what you've learned.

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