Business English: Making Presentations
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assignment Level : Intermediate
label English
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timer 8 hours in total

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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

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Syllabus

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Week 4 - Putting it all Together
    In Week 4, you will prepare and present a short presentation for your colleagues.
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Instructors

Richard Moore
Extension Lecturer, International & English Language Programs
UW Educational Outreach

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The university has a 703-acre main campus located in the city's University District, as well as campuses in Tacoma and Bothell. Overall, UW comprises more than 500 buildings and more than 20 million gross square feet of space, including one of the world's largest library systems with more than 26 academic libraries, art centres, museums, laboratories, lecture halls and stadiums.

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Useful course and a good refresher for presentation making.

Published on September 26, 2021
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Useful course and a good refresher for presentation making.

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Useful course and a good refresher for presentation making.

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very good