English Presentation Skills- Structuring the Information

English Presentation Skills- Structuring the Information Yu-Hui Tao ytao@nuk.edu.tw 愈忙愈要學英文字串簡報篇 by Quentin Brand 貝塔語言出版

Structuring the Opening (mp3.11) Listen to mp3.11 on pp. 108-109 Don’t read/look at the book in the beginning. Try to shadow the audio clip as much as you can.

Structuring the Opening 1. I am going to begin by Ving. 2. …, beginning with n.p. • Note: The differences between here and Part II Structuring the Presentation: • Here is to tell the audience something now. • Part II is to tell what will be told in the future (later).

Practice I • Choose your “opening” sentence. • Practice with a partner.

2. Enumeration(mp3.12) Listen to mp3.12 on pp. 110-116 Don’t read/look at the book in the beginning. Try to shadow the audio clip as much as you can.

Enumeration-Points to make 1. I have a few points tomake about n.p. 2. I’d like to make a couple of points now about n.p. 3. There are a number of points I’d like to make about n.p. 4. There are a number of n.p. two n.p.

Enumeration – consistency • We need to address two critical issues: first,n.p.; and secondn.p. • There are three main points to here: first, +clause;second, + clause; and third, + clause. • The first/second point is that +clause. • The first/secondn.p. is n.p.

Practice II • Choose your enumeration sentences. • Practice with a partner.

3. Transitioning to a new topic(mp3.13) Listen to mp3.13 on pp. 117-127 Don’t read/look at the book in the beginning. Try to shadow the audio clip as much as you can.

Transition - new topic • 1. Now/At this point, I’d like [you] to V [now]. • Let’s/I’d like to turn now to n.p. • [Now] If I could just|Let’s move on to [talk about] n.p. • [Right now], We are|I amgoing to| Let’s look at n.p./+wh-clause • Turning now to n.p. • [Now] I am [now] going to V. • But this is not all/ And there is more/Let’s move on now. • Let’s|Next, I’d like to talk about n.p./ + wh-clause. • Let me talk a bit about n.p.| + wh-clause. • There is another point I’d like to add about n.p.|here.

Practice III • Choose your sentence for transitioning to a new topic. • Practice with a partner.

4. Transitioning to a more in-depth discussion(mp3.14) Listen to mp3.14 on pp. 128-129 Don’t read/look at the book in the beginning. Try to shadow the audio clip as much as you can.

Transition- in-depth discussion • Let’ look at n.p/+wh-clausein more detail/more carefully. • Let’s take for example n.p.|the way that +wh-clause. • Let’s take n.p. for example.

Practice IV • Choose your sentence for transitioning to a more in-depth discussion. • Practice with a partner.

5. Including an aside(mp3.15) Listen to mp3.15 on pp. 131-133 Don’t read/look at the book in the beginning. Try to shadow the audio clip as much as you can.

Including an aside • Another interesting … + clause. • A notable point that I’d like|Another interesting point (I’d like) to add here is +clause. • Another point I’d like to make is that + clause.

Practice V • Choose your sentence for including as aside. • Practice with a partner.

6. Transitioning to your conclusion (mp3.16) Listen to mp3.16 on pp. 134-137 Don’t read/look at the book in the beginning. Try to shadow the audio clip as much as you can.

Transitioning to your conclusion • We’ve seen how/that + clause. • That’s all I want to say about n.p. • Finally, I am going to V. • I am going to conclude/finish by Ving. • Let’s conclude now by Ving. • I’d like to wrap up by Ving.

Practice VI • Choose your sentence for transitioning to your conclusion. • Practice with a partner.

7. Example of opening/enumeration/transition to a new topic/to a more in-depth discussion/including as aside (mp3.17) Listen to mp3.17 on pp. 138-144 Don’t read/look at the book in the beginning. Try to shadow the audio clip as much as you can.

Practice VII • Choose an example to revise your own version. • Practice with a partner.

English Presentation Skills- Structuring the Information