Basic Seminar:
English Business Presentation Skills
Goal:
In this seminar, participants learn how to prepare and give a business presentation in English. The course looks at how to answer preliminary questions, how to structure content as well as how to introduce and conclude a successful presentation. Furthermore, participants learn how to use presentation vocabulary and idioms.
All participants give their presentations and receive feedback from senior coaches in group and individual coaching sessions. They then have to implement the feedback and give their presentations again. All presentations are recorded on video. By the end of this seminar, all participants are able to prepare and to give a successful business presentation in English.
Contents:
- Preparing a business presentation
- Structure, agenda and main body
- Introductions and conclusions
- Presentation vocabulary and idioms
- Preparing slides
- Learning to "tell a story"
- Body language and speech
Requirements:
Basic English language skills
Preparation of a 15-minute business presentation
Materials:
English for Presentations, Cornelsen
Grammar No Problem, Cornelsen
Attendance:
Max. 6 participants
Time structure:
- Monday, 09.00 - 17.00 Introduction and 6 presentations
- Tuesday, 09.00 - 17.00 Individual coachings, content/slides
- Wednesday, 09.00 - 17.00 Individual coachings, content/performance
- Thursday, 09.00 - 17.00 Individual coachings, performance
- Friday, 09.00 - 17.00 6 presentations and conclusion
From Tuesday till Thursday each participant gets two individual coachings (2 hours). First focused on content and slides, second focused on performance, body language and speech with video feedback. Rest of the days they can work on improvements of their presentations. A plant manager should join the final presentations on Friday (2-3 hours).
