Make Your Data Meaningful

If you need to present numbers or some comparative analysis of algorithms for integration, use some visuals to present it. You can use charts, graphs or diagrams to make your data meaningful and visually attractive. Remember that pie charts are good for representing proportions, line charts to represent trends, column and bar charts for ranking.

Useful phrases in English:

"Here are some facts and figures"
"The pie chart is divided into several parts"
"The numbers here have increased or gone up"
"The numbers change and go down (decrease)"
"The numbers have remained stable"

9. Summarize

At the end of the presentation, briefly summarize the main points and ideas. Provide the audience with your opinion and give them a call to action, let them know what you want them to do with the information you've shared. End the presentation by thanking all the listeners and inviting them to the Q&A.

Useful phrases in English:

"Let's summarize briefly what we've looked at…"
"In conclusion…"
"I'd like to recap…"
"I'd like to sum up the main points…"

Practice

Try rehearsing your presentation using the above tips. Practice in front of a mirror or with your friends, parents or spouse. The more you practice, the better. While practicing, try not to use crutch words (examples: uhhhhh, ahhhh, so on, you know, like etc.)

Good luck with your presentation!

Practice

I. Look at these extracts from a presentation. In which part of the presentation would you use each of them?

a And I think that just about covers the market research, so now let's deal with the third part of my presentation, which is to explain our financial requirements and plans ...

b Good morning and welcome to the Adelphi Hotel.

c In my presentation, I'm hoping to do three things. First, I'll... Then I'll tell you ... and finally I'll...

d Now to move on to my second point: market research …

e If you have any questions you'd like to ask, please leave them to the end, when I'll be very happy to answer them.

f Now, if I can just summarise the main points again, they are these: first, ...

g So, finally, I'd like to finish off by saying that it's been a pleasure talking to you all and thank you for your patience and interest in listening to me. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them now.

h So, let me introduce myself: my name's ... and this is my partner, ...

i Let's start with my first point - our main business idea …

j Thank you all very much for coming; some of you have travelled a long way to hear us today ...

k The purpose of this presentation is to explain our business plans to you ...

II. Work with a partner. Choose one of the following topics and prepare a brief presentation of about two or three minutes.

· Follow the ten steps of the presentation structure.

· Do not write exactly what you are going to say; make brief notes.

· Finally, change partners and take turns to give your presentations to each other.

· Listen to your new partner's presentation and ask two or three questions at the end.

· Give your partner feedback on what he/she did well and what could be improved.

A

Present the company or organisation you work for. You can say: · what the company or organisation does · how it started · what it will do in the future.

B

Present a product or service you know well. You can say: · what the product is · what the advantages of buying it are · how it is marketed.

C

Present the town you live in to a business person who is thinking of starting a business there. You can say: · what industries there are in your town · what facilities there are for new businesses · what the advantages of opening a business in your town are.

III. Prepare a presentation about the company you work for or the products your company manufactures.

Unit IIWriting an Annotation

What is Annotation?

An annotation is a critical examination, or commentary of a look, article or other publication. It includes important aspects of content not evident in the title. It enables the researcher to establish the relevance of the subject matter and to decide whether or not to read the full material.

Characteristics

The conventional rules of effective writing should be followed in writing annotations as well. This means that it should be brief and clear. Every sentence should convey a maximum amount of information in minimum number of words. There must be clear organization and the content must be devoid of irrelevant ideas.