LEADER 04492nam 22006015 450 001 9910298548203321 005 20200919054807.0 010 $a1-4939-0644-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4939-0644-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000134381 035 $a(EBL)1782018 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001268800 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11745531 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001268800 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11277654 035 $a(PQKB)10743386 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1782018 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4939-0644-4 035 $a(PPN)179765752 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000134381 100 $a20140619d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPresentations, Demos, and Training Sessions $eA Guide to Professional English /$fby Adrian Wallwork 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cSpringer New York :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 225 1 $aGuides to Professional English 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-322-13281-X 311 $a1-4939-0643-7 327 $aThe Importance and Characteristics of a Good Presentation -- Learning from Other People's Presentations -- Your Audience and Preparing Them for Your Presentation -- Preparing a Script -- Preparing Your Slides -- How to Reduce the Amount of Text and Number of Characters -- Using Bullets -- Using and Commenting on Diagrams and Processes -- Pronunciation and Intonation -- Usage of Tenses and Verb Forms -- Conducting a Presentation, Demo, or Training Course with a Face-to-Face Audience or Via Video Conference -- Conducting a Demo/Training Via an Audio Conference Call -- Generating Questions During a Demo/Training Session -- Making Your Demo/Training Interactive: Setting Tasks -- Answering Questions -- Practising Your Presentation -- Improving Your Skills as a Presenter and Trainer -- Useful Phrases: All Types of Presentations -- Useful Phrases: Informal and Technical Demo -- Useful Phrases: Formal Business Presentations. 330 $aThis is the first book ever for non-native speakers on how to conduct technical demos and training sessions. You will also learn how to present your company, and explain your products and services. The book is designed to help both those who have never done presentations before, as well as those whose English is already good but who want to improve their presentation skills. The focus is on language, rather than on the creation of slides from a technical/artistic point of view. This book will help you to: prepare and practice a well organized, interesting and memorable presentation give effective demos and training sessions either on site or via audio/video conference highlight the essential points you want the audience to remember avoid problems in English by using short easy-to-say sentences involve your audience, check their understanding, and deal with their questions improve your pronunciation overcome problems with nerves and embarrassment motivate your audience to listen and act on what you have said There is an introduction for trainers on how to teach presentations and demos within a Business English course. Adrian Wallwork is the author of over 30 books aimed at helping non-native English speakers to communicate more effectively in English. He has published 13 books with Springer Science+Business Media.  Other books in this Professional English series: Email and Commercial Correspondence CVs, Resumes, and LinkedIn User Guides, Manuals, and Technical Writing Meetings, Negotiations, and Socializing Telephone and Helpdesk Skills. 410 0$aGuides to Professional English 606 $aSuccess in business 606 $aCareers 606 $aPopular works 606 $aCareers in Business and Management$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/517020 606 $aPopular Science, general$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q00007 615 0$aSuccess in business. 615 0$aCareers. 615 0$aPopular works. 615 14$aCareers in Business and Management. 615 24$aPopular Science, general. 676 $a428.2402465 700 $aWallwork$b Adrian$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0730806 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910298548203321 996 $aPresentations, Demos, and Training Sessions$92518483 997 $aUNINA