{"id":918,"date":"2011-01-16T01:00:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-16T09:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=918"},"modified":"2023-02-06T12:15:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T20:15:23","slug":"business-skills-360-tips-for-successful-presentations-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2011\/01\/16\/business-skills-360-tips-for-successful-presentations-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills 360 &#8211; Tips for Successful Presentations 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-918-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.10-Mob.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.10-Mob.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.10-Mob.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Welcome back <strong><a title=\"Business English Skills 360\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-english-360\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Skills 360<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; the podcast that looks at the other side of Business English. <\/p>\n<p>This is the second part of our series on effective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/presentations\/\" title=\"Business English Presentations\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English presentations<\/a>. Last week, we talked about keeping it short, simple, engaging, and real. Much of that happens in the preparation. Today, we&#8217;re going to talk about what happens when you stand up in front of that audience and have to start speaking.<\/p>\n<p>Your first goal should be to make a connection with each and every listener. That connection is the pathway along which your message travels. If you have a good connection, there&#8217;s a good chance your message will sink in. To make this connection, you have to do two things: you need to control the audience&#8217;s attention and you need to engage their minds. And to do these two things, you have three tools: your voice, your props such as PowerPoint &#8211; and your body or movement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What is the most difficult part of speaking in front of a group of people?<br \/>\n2. What different types of visual aids are commonly used in presentations?<br \/>\n3. 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