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Presentations in English – How to Give a Presentation – Business English

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Warm-up Questions

How often do you give presentations in English (or in your first language)?
What is the most difficult part of giving a presentation in English: starting, organizing ideas, or answering questions?
What makes you want to listen to a presenter?

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Presentations in English – How to Give a Presentation – Business English

Introducing yourself and your topic (00:00 – 03:53)

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1. In a formal setting, what should you include when you introduce yourself?

A joke to relax the audience
Your full presentation script
Your hobbies and personal background
Your name and your position/department

2. If your topic is more complex, what does the speaker suggest you do in your introduction?

Avoid details so you finish quickly
Break the idea into stages (what you will cover first, next, and finally)
Ask the audience to read a handout instead
Apologize for the complexity

3. What are learners asked to practice doing in this section?

Introducing themselves informally (simple topic) and formally (detailed topic)
Designing slides with charts
Memorizing the entire presentation word-for-word
Answering difficult audience questions

Presentations in English – How to Give a Presentation – Business English

Getting attention and structuring with signposting (03:53 – 11:52)

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1. According to the speaker, what do good speakers understand about the audience?

Everyone has to listen to them
The audience prefers long, detailed introductions
People will listen automatically if the topic is important
No one has to listen, so the speaker must earn attention

2. Which of these is NOT one of the three techniques to engage the audience at the beginning?

Telling a short story connected to the topic
Reading definitions of key terms from a dictionary
Establishing a problem and offering a solution
Mentioning a surprising statistic

3. What is 'signposting language' used for?

To avoid answering questions
To make slides look more professional
To show the audience where points begin/end and what comes next
To translate difficult words into the audience’s language

Presentations in English – How to Give a Presentation – Business English

Dealing with problems and difficult questions (11:52 – 16:46)

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1. What preparation tool does the speaker recommend to help you stay on track?

A long script you read word-for-word
A dictionary you check during the talk
A cue card with key points and important vocabulary
A recording of the audience’s questions

2. Which phrase is suggested to correct yourself without directly admitting a mistake?

Let me rephrase that
You didn’t understand me
That’s a stupid question
I’m sorry, I was wrong

3. What are the 'three Ds' for dealing with difficult questions?

Delay, deflect, dismiss
Describe, draw, deliver
Decide, disagree, defend
Discuss, demonstrate, discontinue

Presentations in English – How to Give a Presentation – Business English

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1. Which introduction approach best fits a complex presentation topic?

Explain the structure: what you’ll cover first, next, and finally
State the topic in one short sentence only
Skip the introduction and go straight to details
Start by asking the audience to hold questions until the end without saying what the talk is about

2. Why is structure important in a presentation, according to the video?

Because audiences only like presentations with lots of data
Because structure replaces the need for practice
Because structure helps people follow and stay attentive
Because structure makes your accent sound more native

3. If you can’t answer a question immediately, what is one recommended strategy?

End the presentation early
Ignore the person completely
Make up an answer confidently
Delay and say you’ll address it later or get back to them

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Presentations in English – How to Give a Presentation – Business English

Which of the three attention-getting techniques (problem-solution, surprising fact, story) would work best in your job or studies? Why?
What signposting phrases do you already use in presentations? Which new ones from the video would you like to practice?
Think of a presentation you gave (or watched). What made the structure clear or unclear?
How do you usually handle difficult questions? Which of the three Ds (delay, deflect, dismiss) feels most natural for you?