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8月 23, 2013
Presentations- conclusions
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- by anthony
The last element of your presentation is the conclusion. Begin your conclusion with a clear signpost such as “In conclusion,…”, “To conclude,…” or “I’d like to conclude my presentation by saying…”.
Common themes for closing statem...
8月 16, 2013
Presentations- summarizing
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After signposting the end of your final point, you should move onto a summary. The purpose of the summary is to reinforce your main points in your audience’s minds before you end your presentation.
8月 9, 2013
Presentations- signposting
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A habit of good communicators is that they announce what they are going to say, before they say it. This is called signposting and you should use it in your presentation when you begin and end a point.
Let’s imagine, as in the previous blog post, you are making ...
8月 2, 2013
Presentations- organizing content
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- by anthony
Earlier in the Global Communication School blog we told to prepare your content by initially brainstorming ideas. Well, you may have many ideas, but it is highly recommended that you classify these various ideas into three main points. As well as three points being much easier for you...
7月 26, 2013
Presentations- openings part 5
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This is the final entry on the opening of your presentation so let’s review the main items:
2. Self-introduction
7月 19, 2013
Presentations- openings part 4
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Up to now we have built the presentation opening up to include greeting, self-introduction, hook, topic and overview. The next item is probably the most importan...
7月 12, 2013
Presentations- openings part 3
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- by anthony
So far, we have looked at four stages of your presentation opening: greeting, self-introduction, hook and topic. It is now time to give an overview of the main points you are going to talk about. How effective do you think ...
7月 5, 2013
Presentations- openings part 2
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After the first two stages of greeting and self-introduction, you can now move onto introducing the topic of your presentation. As we are still at the early stages of your talk, it is important to continue building your relationship with the audience by connecting with them. A good st...
6月 28, 2013
Presentations- openings part 1
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A simple way to structure your presentation is to divide it into an opening, main body and ending. In the opening of your presentation your challenge is to engage your audience and encourage them to respond positively to you. Here are the first 2 things that help you do this in your opening structure.
1. Greeting
2. S...
6月 21, 2013
Presentations- preparing content
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- by anthony
Imagine your boss is going to be away on urgent business and you have suddenly been given the responsibility of making a vital presentation in 3 days’ time. How do you feel?
From now on the Global Communication School blog, I am going to give you step-by-step advice to improve your chances of success in a business presenta...