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Write in the missing verbs for each sentence. Look at the grammar it will help you.
Hello everyone, let’s get started, thank you for coming, I am ……………………………………….. This morning I am going to be:
showing talking taking reporting telling
1. ……………….. to you about the video phone project.2. ………………. you about the collapse of the housing market in the early 90’s3. ………………. you how to deal with late payments.4. ………………. a look at the recent boom in virtual reality software companies.5. ………………. on the results of the market study we carried out in Austria.
So I will begin by:
making outlining bringing giving filling
1. ……………… you in on the background to the project2. ……………… a few observations about the events leading up to that collapse.3. …………….. company policy on bad debt.4. …………….. you an overview of the history of VR.5. …………….. you an up-to-date on the latest findings of the study.
…and then I will go on to:
put discuss make highlight talk
1. ………………… what I see as the main advantages of the new system.2. ……………….. the situation into some kind of perspective.3. ……………….. you through our basic debt management procedure.4. ………………. detailed recommendations regarding our own Research and Development.5. ………………. in more depth the implications of the data in the files in front of you.
STATING YOUR PURPOSE 2
When you give a presentation in English, grammatical accuracy is important. In this exercise cross out the verbs which are not grammatically accurate for the sentence. The first one has been done for you.
1. First of all, I would like to preview / overview / outline the many points of my talk.
2. Perhaps I should start off by pointing / stressing / reminding thatthis is just a preliminary report. Nothing has been finalized as yet.3. But later on I will, in fact, be putting forward / putting out / putting over several detailed proposals.4. One thing I will be dealing with / referring / regarding is the issue of minimum wage.5. And I will also be asking / raising / putting the question of privatization.6. So, what we are really driving at / aiming at / looking at are likely developments in the structure of the company over the next five to ten years.7. If we could just draw / focus / attract our attention to the short – term objectives to begin with.8. The eighteenth month plan, which by now you should have all had time to look at.
outlines / reviews / sets out in detail our main recommendations.
9. Basically, what we are suggesting / asking / reviewing is a complete reorganization of staff and offices.10. I would like to turn / draw / focus my attention to some of the difficulties we are likely to face.11. I am sure there is no need to draw out / spell out / think out what the main problem is going to be.12. But we do need to seriously ask / answer / address the question of how we are going to overcome the difficulties.13. The basic message I am trying to get through / get across / get to here is simple. We cannot rely on government support for much longer.14. Disappointing end – of – year figures underline / undermine / underestimate the seriousness of the situation.15. And the main conclusion we have thought / got to / come to isthat massive corporate restructuring will be necessary before any privatization can go through.
SIGNPOSTING
In a good speech what you say – the content – is much more important than anything else. But a clear structure helps. When you move on to your next point or change direction, tell the audience.
You can do this easily and effectively simply by using simple phrases or signposts to guide your audience through your speech.
Choose one of the ‘signpost’ expressions from the box for the following situations.
To move on
To go back
To summarize
To expand on
To recap
To turn to
To digress
To conclude
To elaborate on
1. When you want to make your next point. ………………………………………………………………………….2. When you want to change direction …………………………………………………………………………..3. When you want to refer to an earlier point ……………………………………………………………………….4. When you want to repeat the main points ………………………………………………………………………..5. When you want to give a wider perspective ……………………………………………………………………..6. When you want to do a deeper analysis ……………………………………………………………………………7. When you just want to give the basics ……………………………………………………………………………..8. When you want to depart from your plan ………………………………………………………………………..9. When you want to finish your speech ………………………………………………………………………………
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