Business English: Making Presentations
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About this course: This course teaches you language and techniques that will help you make effective presentations in English. The final task is to develop a well-organized, persuasive presentation using charts and graphs that sells your city as a venue. The course focuses on students who have an intermediate level of English, with a minimum of two years of formal language study. Course Learning Objectives • Present information in an organized and engaging way • Share data in charts and graphs • Use persuasive language in a presentation
Created by: University of Washington-
Taught by: Richard Moore, Extension Lecturer, International & English Language Programs
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When you enroll for courses through Coursera you get to choose for a paid plan or for a free plan .
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- Paid plan: Commit to earning a Certificate—it's a trusted, shareable way to showcase your new skills.
About this course: This course teaches you language and techniques that will help you make effective presentations in English. The final task is to develop a well-organized, persuasive presentation using charts and graphs that sells your city as a venue. The course focuses on students who have an intermediate level of English, with a minimum of two years of formal language study. Course Learning Objectives • Present information in an organized and engaging way • Share data in charts and graphs • Use persuasive language in a presentation
Created by: University of Washington-
Taught by: Richard Moore, Extension Lecturer, International & English Language Programs
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Taught by: Daphne Mackey, Extension Lecturer, International & English Language Programs
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WEEK 1
Giving Effective Presentations
Week 1 is an overview of giving effective presentations. You will see examples of good and bad presentations and what mistakes to avoid.
12 videos, 5 readings, 2 practice quizzes expand
- Video: Video 1: Welcome to Presentations
- Reading: Read Me First
- Video: Video 2: Course Overview
- Video: Video 3: Scenario Effective Presentation (A & B)
- Video: Video 4: Presentation Guidelines Part 1
- Video: Video 4: Presentation Guidelines Part 2
- Video: Video 5: Effective Introductions
- Reading: Useful Language and Guidelines: Presentations
- Video: Video 1: Transitions and Conclusions
- Practice Quiz: Transitions Expressions
- Video: Video 2: Scenario Difficult Audience (A)
- Video: Video 3: Answering Questions
- Video: Video 4: Scenario Difficult Audience (B)
- Reading: Useful Language: Signposts
- Video: Video 1: Slides
- Practice Quiz: What’s the Mistake with these Slides?
- Reading: Resources: Citations & Guidelines
- Reading: Week 1 Summary
- Video: Video: Effective Presentations Advice
- Discussion Prompt: What makes an effective presentation?
- Peer Review: Activity: Adding Audio to a Slide
Graded: Guidelines on Giving a Presentation
Graded: Effective Introductions
Graded: Introduction, Transitions, and Conclusions
WEEK 2
Referring to Data and Describing Visuals
Week 2 is all about the visuals in presentations – any slides or graphics that you will use to support your presentation. This includes more work on describing charts and graphs clearly.
8 videos, 4 readings, 2 practice quizzes expand
- Video: Video 1: Introduction to Week 2
- Video: Video 2: Explaining Graphs
- Video: Video 3: Challenges in Describing Visuals
- Practice Quiz: Describing a Graph
- Reading: Useful Language: Graphs and Charts
- Video: Video 1: Using Large Numbers
- Video: Video 2: Describing Data
- Reading: Expedia
- Video: Video 3: Expedia Interview
- Practice Quiz: Expedia
- Discussion Prompt: Discussion: Expedia Interview
- Reading: Useful Expressions and Resource: Numbers
- Video: Video 1: Introduction to Trends
- Reading: Week 2 Summary
- Video: Video: Slides and Visuals Advice
- Peer Review: Practice: Creating slides with graphs
Graded: Describing Charts and Graphs
Graded: Giving Details about Data
Graded: Trends Vocabulary
WEEK 3
Persuasive Language in Marketing
Week 3 week focuses on using persuasive language in presentations, which should help you if you have to market anything from a product to a plan you’re presenting to your boss.
3 videos, 2 readings, 1 practice quiz expand
- Video: Video 1: Introduction to Persuasive Language
- Discussion Prompt: What is one of your favorite advertisements?
- Practice Quiz: Making Sentences Compelling
- Reading: Useful Expressions: Persuasive Language
- Video: Video 1: Introduction to Promoting a Place
- Reading: Week 3 Summary
- Video: Video: Persuasive Language Advice
Graded: Marketing Expressions
Graded: Writing a Marketing Piece
WEEK 4
Putting it all Together
In Week 4, you will prepare and present a short presentation for your colleagues.
2 videos, 2 readings expand
- Video: Video 1: Putting it all Together
- Video: Video 2: Model Presentation
- Reading: Resource: Creating Graphics and Audio for PowerPoint
- Reading: Resource: Creating Graphics and Audio for Google Slides
Graded: Final Presentation
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