职场英语:怎样做好英文Presentation—准备篇
英语课
在学习与工作中,经常需要我们用英文做一些主题展示,或表达思想,或介绍经验,或推广品牌... ... Presentation既像演讲,又不同于演讲,同在于都需要良好的语言组织能力和表达沟通技巧,异在于,相比于演讲的某些渲染效果,Presentation对于信息传达的精准性和简洁性要求更高,目的性更强,往往还会借助PPT这一媒介。因此,不论是在课堂还是工作中,能做好一个英文Presentation的能力都极为重要。
今天就为大家介绍一些做Presentation的注意事项。
Preparation准备篇
要想做好一个presentation,最重要的三件事是什么?
Preparation!
Preparation!
Preparation!
重要的事说三遍!!!
那么,我们应该考虑哪些问题呢?
1. Objective 目标
“Why am I making this presentation?”
任何presentation都要有一个目标。一般来说,这些目标可以分为四大类:
Inform
(通知,介绍)
Train
(培训)
Persuade
(劝说)
Sell
(销售)
2. Audience 受众
"Who am I making this presentation to?"
这个问题看似简单,其实不易。我们需要考虑到种种情况:
How many people?
多少人
Who are they? Business people? Professional people? Political people? Experts or non-experts?
受众职业、社会地位
Will it be a small, intimate group of 4 colleagues or a large gathering 1 of 400 competitors?
规模
How much do they know already and what will they expect from you?
受众的了解程度和期许
3. Venue 2 地点
"Where am I making this presentation?"
In a small hotel meeting-room or a large conference hall?
是会议室还是大厅?
What facilities and equipment are available?
有哪些设备?
What are the seating arrangements?
座位安排是怎样的?
4. Time and length 时间与时长
"When am I making this presentation and how long will it be?"
Just before lunch, when your audience will be hungry, or just after lunch, when your audience will be sleepy?
考虑特殊情况,如果在午饭前,观众会不会因为饿急着吃饭?如果在午饭后,观众会不会困倦?
5. Method方式
“How should I make this presentation?"
Formal or informal?
正式还是非正式?
Lots of visual aids or only a few?
使用多少视觉上的媒介(如图片,视频,实物等)
Will you include some anecdotes 3 and humour for variety?
是否应该加一些引用和小幽默
6. Content 内容
"What should I say?"
Brainstorm 4 your ideas.
第一步 头脑风暴
Be selective. You should include only information that is relevant to your audience and your objective.
第二步 筛选(条件设定要根据以上考虑的5个问题)
Create a title for your presentation. The title will help you to focus on the subject.
第三步 拟定标题(这一步可以在头脑风暴中就完成)
Prepare your visual aids, if you have decided 5 to use them. But remember, in general, less is better than more.
第四部 准备视觉辅助工具(求简不求多)
7. Structure 结构
清晰的结构是一个成功presentation的关键。一般来讲,一个presentation大概可以分为三部分
BeginningShort
introductionwelcome your audience
introduce your subject
explain the structure of your presentation
explain rules for questions
MiddleBody of
presentationpresent the subject itself
EndShort
conclusionsummarise your presentation
thank your audience
invite questions
8. Rehearsal 6排练
排练在Presentation中发挥着至关重要的作用,主要有以下好处:
you will become more familiar with what you want to say.
熟悉内容
you will identify weaknesses in your presentation.
发现缺陷
you will be able to practise difficult pronunciations.
练习难点
you will be able to check the time that your presentation takes and make any necessary modifications 7.
把握时间
以上就是在做presentation准备阶段需要考虑的问题,当然,英语君只举了有限的例子。相信有了整体的框架之后,大家做Presentation的思路会更加清晰,需要的只是在框架中填补内容。下一期,英语君将为大家带来做Presentation的更多注意事项。
1 gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
2 venue
n.犯罪地点,审判地,管辖地,发生地点,集合地点
- The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
- The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。
3 anecdotes
n.掌故,趣闻,轶事( anecdote的名词复数 )
- amusing anecdotes about his brief career as an actor 关于他短暂演员生涯的趣闻逸事
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman. 他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 brainstorm
vi.动脑筋,出主意,想办法,献计,献策
- The women meet twice a month to brainstorm and set business goals for each other.她们每个月聚会两次,在一起出谋献策,为各自制定生意目标。
- We can brainstorm a list of the most influential individuals in the company.我们可以集体讨论,列出该公司中最有影响的人员的名单。
5 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
6 rehearsal
n.排练,排演;练习
- I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
- You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。
7 modifications
n.缓和( modification的名词复数 );限制;更改;改变
- The engine was pulled apart for modifications and then reassembled. 发动机被拆开改型,然后再组装起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The original plan had undergone fairly extensive modifications. 原计划已经作了相当大的修改。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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