COMMUNICATION ENGLISH III

Oct. 14, 2014

Today- Presentation skill: Pausing

- Non-verbal aspects of presentation

- Work on Task 1 presentation

Reminder

Presentations begin next class (Friday).

Asking questions will also be part of your grade.

- See ppt. on the website (Handling Questions)

Pausing

Some speakers speak too fast (and look nervous)

Others may speak too slow (and appear nervous or unprepared).

- Proper pausing can help make your speech more effective.

After reading the newspaper// I went back to bed/// My bedroom was really cold.

Pausing

Proper pausing can help make your speech more effective.

- The two types of pausing are:

Full stop (i.e., at the end of a sentence). /// Slow down (a vey brief pause between two words). //

Pausing - Example

Right now//, John’s studying business //at the University of Michigan./// His major area of interest //is managing non profit corporations./// Before John went to college//, he traveled around the world(//) for two years.///

PausingRight now,//

John’s studying business//

at the University of Michigan.///

His major area of interest//

is managing non profit corporations.///

Before John went to college,//

he traveled around the world for two years.///

Linking words (sign posts)

Subject + verb + object

Prepositional phrase

Noun phrase

Noun phrase

Subordinate clause

Main clause

Pausing - Example

Right now//, John’s studying business// at the University of

Michigan///. His major area of interest// is managing non

profit corporations///. Before John went to college//, he

traveled around the world for two years///.

Pausing

You can also use pausing for dramatic effect.

i.e., after asking a rhetorical question:

“Ladies and gentlemen, did you know that homework destroys the lives of 99 out of every 100 students each day?”

PAUSE

“Work, at home. What a terrible threat to fun…”

Erica got a B.A. //in international business// in

2001///During college//, she did research// on economic

growth in India/// After graduation//, she interned at a

consulting firm //that works on emerging markets //in Asia///

Three years later//, she returned to university// to get her

master’s degree// in economics./// Right now//, she works

as a consultant// at Capital Economics.///

• // means to slow down /// means to stop.

Erica got a B.A. in international business //in 2001.///During

college,// she did research on economic growth in India./// After

graduation,// she interned at a consulting firm// that works on

emerging markets in Asia./// Three years later,// she returned

to university //to get her master’s degree in economics./// Right

now, // she works as a consultant // at Capital Economics.

Pausing practice

After dinner last night...

At the Indian restaurant downtown

It was interesting, however, …

The best part of the night…

Finally,….

A few notes:

“Thank you for listening” = DO NOT USE

Friday: Avoid long scripts

- If you must, you can use small cue cards.

Remember your time limit:

- 10-12 minutes + 5 minutes for Q&A.

A Good Presentation: Non-verbal aspects

perfect language skills does not = a good presentation.

Non-verbal elements also play a role in giving a good presentation:

- Appearance

- Posture

- Body language

- Eye contact

- Good speech structure

Non-verbal skills

Appearance:

VS.

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Non-verbal skills

Appearance:

A professional appearance makes you seem:

- More confident.

- More knowledgeable.

- More reliable

It also draws peoples’ attention…in a good way.

A Good Speech

Posture:

VS.

Non-verbal skills

Body language:

Non-verbal skills

Body language:

- Use gestures naturally (like you would when talking to your friends).

- Trying to “plan” or “fake” too many gestures will make you appear unnatural.

- Be careful to avoid exaggerated gestures.

- A good way to practice gestures is to speak in front of a mirror.

Non-verbal skills

Posture:

- Stand straight (but not like a robot).

- It shows you are serious and confident.

- Also draws peoples’ attention.

A Good Presentation

THE most important element of a good presentation?

Preparation