Unit 2-Making a Presentation高级职业英语第三册

LOGO高等教育出版社高等教育电子音像出版社ReadingandWritingUnitTwoGettingThingsReady1ThingstoDo2ThingstoWrite3MoreThingstoDo4CareerSkillDescriptionUnit2MakingaPresentationmakeaneffectivepresentationrecognizedifferentchartsanddiagramsdescribeachartInthisunit,youwilllearn：nextSection1GettingThingsReadynextSection1GettingThingsReadynextSection1GettingThingsReadynextSection1GettingThingsReadynextSection1GettingThingsReadyWhenmakingpreparationsforapresentation,firststartwiththeendinyourmind,themere1)_____________ofinformationisnotenoughfortheaudience.Secondly,knowtheaudienceaswellaspossible,attheveryleast,youneedtoanswerthe2)___________“W”questionsaboutthem.Thenalwayskeepthecontentsolidandsimple,focusonthe3)___________ofyourmessage.Activity2:ReadthepassageinSection2andcompletethefollowingparagraph.transferbasicessenceSection1GettingThingsReadynextAppropriate4)____________mayhelpyoumakeit.Therightcolourcanhelppersuadeandmotivate.Lastly,themoreyouareontopofyourmaterialthemore5)__________youwillbe.Section1GettingThingsReadycolouredchartsconfidentbackThingstoDoActivityTwoListenandWriteReadandThinkActivityOnebackSection2ThingstoDologicconclusionbebasedondeliverypointofviewmotivatetaketheplaceofformulatepurposeacademicsatisfactorybackActivityOne:ListenandWriteSection2ThingstoDoQuestion3Wereyounervousaboutitwhenyoumadeapresentation?Howdidyoudealwithit?Question2Whatshouldwedotomakeaneffectivepresentation?Question1Howcanweknowwhetherapresentationiseffectiveornot?nextSection2ThingstoDoMakinganEffectivePresentationSurveyscontinuallyshowthatpeoplefearpublicspeakingmorethandeath,butsomuchofacademicandcorporateliferequirespublicspeakingthatitcannotbeavoided.Thispassagegivestipsonhowtomakeaneffectivepresentationinpublic.Startwiththeendinmind.Beforeyouevenopenupapresentation,sitdownandreallythinkaboutit.Whatistherealpurposeofyourtalk?Whatdoestheaudienceexpect?Inyouropinion,whatarethemostimportantpartsofReadandThinkyourtopicfortheaudiencetotakeawayfromyou?Remember,evenifyou’vebeenaskedtoshareinformation,rarelyisthemeretransferofinformationasatisfactoryobjectivefromthepointofviewoftheaudience.Knowyouraudienceaswellaspossible.Beforeyoubegintoformulatethecontentofyourpresentation,youneedtoaskyourselfmanybasicquestionswithaneyetobecomingthebestpossiblepresenterforthatparticularaudience.ReadandThinkAttheveryleast,youneedtoanswerthebasic“W”questions.Whoistheaudience?Whatisthepurposeoftheevent?Whereistheplace?Whenisit?Content,content,content!Nomatterhowgreatyourdelivery,orhowprofessionalandbeautifulyoursupportingvisuals,ifyourpresentationisnotbasedonsolidcontent,youcannotsucceed.However,keepitsimple.SimplicitytakesmoreforethoughtandplanningonyourpartbecauseyouhavetothinkveryhardaboutwhattoincludeReadandThinkandwhatcanbeleftout.Whatistheessenceofyourmessage?Appropriatecolouredchartsmayhelpyoumakeit.Therightcolourcanhelppersuadeandmotivate.Herearesomeexamples:Piecharts.Usedtoshowpercentages.Limittheslicesto4–6andcontrastthemostimportantsliceeitherwithcolourorbyexplodingtheslice.ReadandThinkBarcharts.Usedtoshowchangesinquantityovertime.Bestifyoulimitthebarsto4–8.ReadandThinkLinecharts.Usedtodemonstratetrends.Forexample,hereisasimplelinechartshowingthatoursaleshavegoneupeveryyear.Thetrendisgood.Thearrowcomesinlatertounderscorethepoint:Ourfuturelooksgood!ReadandThinkTheartofstorytelling.Goodpresentationsincludestories.Thebestpresentersillustratetheirpointswiththeuseofstories,oftenpersonalones.Storiesareeasytorememberforyouraudience.Ifyouwantyouraudiencetorememberyourcontent,trytofindawaytomakeitrelevantandmemorabletothem.Inaddition,goodstorieshaveinteresting,clearbeginnings,provocative,engagingcontentinthemiddle,andaclear,logicalconclusion.Ihaveseenprettygoodpresentationsthathadveryaveragedeliveryandaveragegraphics,ReadandThinkbutwererelativelyeffectivebecausethespeakertoldrelevantstoriesinaclear,concisemannertosupporthispoints.Confidence.Howtogetit?Themoreyouareontopofyourmaterialthelessnervousyouwillbe.Wefearwhatwedonotknow.Whenyouremovetheunknownandreduceanxietyandnervousness,confidenceissomethingthatwillnaturallytaketheplaceofyouranxiety.(436words)nextReadandThinkFindoutthemostfrequentlyusedtypesofcharts.ReadandThinkTask1Testyourproblem-solvingability.nextReadandThinknext1.Thispassageismainlyabouthowtomakeaneffectivepresentation.2.Onlythetransferofinformationisasatisfactoryobjectivefromthepointofviewoftheaudience.3.Thebestpresentersillustratetheirpointswiththeuseofstoriesandvisuals.TFTnextTask2WriteT/F(TrueorFalse)foreachofthefollowingstatements.ReadandThink4.Storiescanhelpmakeiteasierfortheaudiencetorememberyourpresentation.5.Alwayskeepthecontentasdetailedaspossiblewhenyougiveapresentation.6.Agoodpresentationisbasedonsolidcontentsupportedwithprofessionalgraphicsandinterestingstories.TFTnextReadandThinkTask3Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.Whatshouldbeconsideredwhenyouopenupapresentation?Weshouldconsiderthetopicandtheaudience.2.Beforeyoubegintoformulatethecontentofyourpresentation,whatarethebasic“W”questionstobeconsidered?Theyare:whotheaudienceare