{"id":8018,"date":"2015-09-27T04:44:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-27T12:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=8018"},"modified":"2022-12-28T10:05:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T18:05:58","slug":"business-english-pod-275-essential-presentation-skills-2-engaging-your-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2015\/09\/27\/business-english-pod-275-essential-presentation-skills-2-engaging-your-audience\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 275 &#8211; English Presentation Skills 2: Engaging your Audience"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8018-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP275-Essential-Presentations2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP275-Essential-Presentations2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP275-Essential-Presentations2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 275 - Business English Presentations 2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP275POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP275-COVER-600x256.png\" alt=\"BEP 275 - English Presentation Skills 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"256\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP275-COVER-600x256.png 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP275-COVER-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP275-COVER.png 784w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-english\/\" title=\"Business English\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business English Pod<\/a> for today&#8217;s lesson on delivering an engaging and organized presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Getting up in front of a room full of people to give a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/presentations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">presentation in English<\/a> can be a difficult task. Whether you&#8217;re reporting information or trying to convince people to buy something, you need to catch their attention. Then you need to keep it. And at the end of it all, you want them to walk away feeling like they learned something, or they agree with you, or they want to buy what you&#8217;re trying to sell them. <\/p>\n<p>Sure, it might seem difficult, but there are skills you can learn to make it much easier. Several techniques in both presentation and delivery can help ensure an engaging <a title=\"English Presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/presentations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English presentation<\/a> that will wow your listeners. <\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s lesson, we&#8217;ll take a closer look at some of these techniques, including asking people to imagine a situation in order to persuade them, and focusing on the \u201cwhy\u201d behind your ideas rather than the \u201cwhat.\u201d We&#8217;ll also learn how you can use a single thread throughout your presentation and how you can transition between ideas. And finally we&#8217;ll cover how to check in with your listeners and add emphasis. <\/p>\n<p>Today we&#8217;ll hear two short dialogs from different presentations. In the first, we&#8217;ll rejoin a recruiter called Nick who is presenting to some potential recruits for a medical supplies company. In the second, we&#8217;ll hear finance manager Diane continue with a report about her company&#8217;s quarterly financial results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhat does Nick ask his listeners to imagine?<br \/>\n2.\tWhat is the key idea that Nick keeps coming back to?<br \/>\n3.\tAfter talking about fuel savings, what does Diane do before moving on to her next idea?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP275SN-Presentations2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Study Notes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP275QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Online Practice<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP275PC.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" 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