Includes a glossary and the answers to the exercises.

"Business Presentations is for students with an intermediate level of English and can be used in the classroom or for self-study. The book will enable students to develop their spoken language skills in order to give business presentations in English with confidence.

Business Presentations offers:
essential vocabulary and expressions presented in context
useful notes to explain important language points
a variety of practice exercises with answer keys provided
a glossary section at the end of the book with space for translation into your own language
useful phrases and dialogues recorded on CD.

English for Work is a new series of titles that will provide the language needed in the everyday workplace" (Book Cover).

CONTENTS

Introduction

1. GETTING STARTED
Dialogues 1: Welcoming a speaker — Welcoming visitors and introducing the speaker — Saying who you are — Explaining the reasons for listening — Starting with a personal story — Starting with an interesting fact
Dialogues 2: Giving background — Explaining the plan for the session — Outlining a presentation — Questions while you talk — Questions at the end — Handouts at the end — Handouts now

2. MOVING ON
Dialogues 1: Using questions to organise — Organising points — The general to the specific — Presenting options — Giving your opinion — Referring back — Changing topic
Dialogues 2: Reporting bad news — Reporting positive information — Explaining the meaning of abbreviations — Explaining the meaning of specific words/terms — Giving examples — Repeating your point using different words — Expressing positive/likely outcomes — Concluding and moving on

3. NUMBERS
Dialogues 1: Percentages — Fractions — Large and small numbers — Decimal points — Positive and negative numbers — Approximate numbers
Dialogues 2: An increase — A decrease — Staying the same — High and low points — Predicting — Describing changes

4. VISUAL AIDS
Dialogues 1: Using slides — Changing slides — Looking at detail — Commenting on the content of a visual — Moving between different visual aids — Problems
Dialogues 2: Explaining a graph — Using a pie chart — Explaining a diagram — Describing a flow chart — Describing a table

5. PROBLEMS AND QUESTIONS
Dialogues 1: Losing your place in your notes — You don't know the English word — A deleted or wrong slide — Time has run out — You have forgotten to say something — Making a mistake — You are unable to do something you had planned to
Dialogues 2: Interruptions to you talk — You don't understand a question — A question that is not on the topic — You don't know the answer to a question — An aggressive or difficult question — No questions

6. CONCLUDING
Dialogues 1: Making a final point — Giving your professional opinion — Summarising main points — Summarising advantages and disadvantages — Making a recommendation — Stating sources and further reading
Dialogues 2: Telling people how to contact you — A final summary — Thanking people for listening — An informal ending — Ending on a positive note — Ending with a final thought — Ending with a quote

Glossary

Answers

Intended for students at the intermediate English level for use in classroom or individual study.