Problem definition
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 427.
MAIN BODY OF A PRESENTATION
| Background information | |
| Problem definition | |
| Possibilities | |
| Proposals | |
Use of signalling words and phrases
Signalling to the audience where they are throughout the whole of a talk:
· marking the start/finish of each key point
· identifying every new idea, argument, topic
· linking and sequencing information.
| Now, ... Now for ... Now then, ... | Right. Right then, ... | ||||||||||||||
| Let me | draw your attention to ... point out that ... focus on ... digress ... | ||||||||||||||
| Let me outline | the idea the plan | ||||||||||||||
| Let me remind you | that ... of ... | ||||||||||||||
| Let me | go on move on turn | to the second part of ... | |||||||||||||
| Next we come to ... | Turning now to ... | ||||||||||||||
| As I mentioned | earlier, ... at the beginning, ... in the first part of my talk, ... a few moments ago, ... | ||||||||||||||
| As I've already said ... | |||||||||||||||
| I'll | come return | to that to this point to this problem | later in a few minutes | ||||||||||||
| Focus | To present a problem of central concern to the audience, it is essential to ... |
· identify the main points
· lay special emphasis on the root of the problem
· use only real facts relating to the problem
· get arguments and figures into the best order possible.
There is no need to give details: if you are talking to people who know nothing about the problem, details will not help, they will only confuse the matter. If the audience know a lot about the subject, details will only annoy them. If the problem is really complex, it needs detailed handouts.
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| Capturing and keeping the audience's interest | | | We have, I would say, two options. |