Lesson 30: Presenting a Report (20-25 minutes)

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1 Main Topic 4: Business Presentations Lesson 30: Presenting a Report (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to PRESENTING A REPORT. 2. Use of As - As. I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. Then practice using the words in your own sentences. 1. Nervousness is what I feel whenever I report the monthly sales. a. Relief b. Tension c. Dismay d. Excitement 2. While presenting, gestures help capture the attention of your audience. a. jokes b. volume c. laughter d. movements 3. Confidence is needed to establish credibility while making a sales presentation. a. Belief in one s capabilities b. Sharing of one s experiences c. Display of one s achievements d. Presentations of one s sales records 4. One determinant of success in reporting is clarity in the pronunciation of words. a. softness b. clearness c. gentleness d. cheerfulness Page 1

2 5. You need to prepare the things you need for the up-coming meeting. a. be ready with b. be anxious with c. be contented with d. be concerned with Page 2

3 Exercise 2: What s the word? (5-7 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. Ben and Maria are preparing the Annual Sales Report to be presented to the major stockholders of the company. Ben: Maria, we have to make this report as (1) as possible so that we will not bore those who will be attending the meeting. Maria: I agree. However, we still have to put-in all the details because more importantly, our report has to be (2). Ben: Okay. Just remember to inject some (3) during the presentation okay? You need to be as entertaining as possible so no one will fall asleep while you are presenting. Maria: Don t worry. I will. Ben: And pay careful attention to your (4). It is necessary to project confidence by the way you stand and move while delivering the report. Maria: Okay, yes I will. Wait a minute, why is it that you re telling me all of these? How about your role in the presentation? Ben: Well, I m too shy to present in front. Please manage the presentation without me. Would you please? I ll just create a wonderful power point presentation for you to use. Just remind me to adjust the (5) of the speakers on that day to ensure that the sound effects I shall be adding to the power point presentation would be heard. Maria: Oh ok. Just make sure you come-up with a superb presentation and I ll handle the rest. Choices: a. volume b. seriousness c. posture d. interesting e. informative f. humor Page 3

4 II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Use of As As (5-6 minutes) This structure is used to measure and compare items with similar proportions. Similar proportion means: having similarity in structure and equality in importance. Let us try to analyze this sentence: Sasha presented as well as I did. 1) Similarity in structure - This sentence contains two independent clauses: ) Sasha presented and I did Imbalance would result if two different structures are used i.e. if an independent clause is compared to another noun or pronoun only. Take for example, this sentence: Sasha presented as well as I. The first clause Sasha presented is compared only to the pronoun I resulting in a sentence which sounds imbalanced and incorrect. 2) Equality in importance - The structure as as is applicable in the sentence above because the sentence implies that both items: Sasha and I presented well. One did not present in a better way than the other. The structure as as is also used with a few fixed phrases such as: E.g. as soon as possible as much as I can as much as possible Remember: The items to be compared should be similar in structure and equal in importance. Examples: Case Comparing items of equal weight Fixed phrases Example He spoke as confidently as I did. She is as brilliant as her other colleagues. I will be there for the meeting as soon as I can. Comprehension Check: Please complete the following sentence using the pattern as as. His report is. Page 4

5 Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (5-6 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. The conference room is as as the auditorium. a. big b. bigger c. biggest d. more big 2. The volume of the microphone to be used by the presenter is as loud as a. a. bell ringing b. bird chirping c. wind blowing d. mouse scampering 3. The of this meeting was as long as the previous meeting. a. size b. distance c. duration d. dimension 4. Hurry! We need the report on the operating expenses. a. as soon as possible b. as much as possible c. as much as you can d. as soon as you know 5. He delivered the presentation as well as. a. she b. she did c. she has d. she was Page 5